Well that was a much better performance. We probably had fewer clear-cut scoring opportunities than we did against Gordon Head last week, but we certainly were better defensively. Outside of one breakaway where Camille made a great save and a free kick where Justine "stacked the pads", I can't remember another JDF shot on our goal. This is an excellent response to our poor 2nd half against Gordon Head where we showed little patience and even less thinking when we were defending our goal.
Our two goals today weren't too shabby either. Robyn's free kick blistered past both the wall and goalkeeper and Camille finished her breakway chance with a great finish after a nice through ball from Erin. We still need to get on the business end of our corners, but at least today we got two or three whacks at the ball as it bounced off the JDF keeper and around their penalty area. Too often we dont even get a scoring opportunity from Robyn's crosses, but there was signs that the team is starting to get the idea all you need to do is let the ball hit your body.
So overall it was a good performance from everyone and probably one of our most complete sixty-minutes of the season. Genevieve, Olivia, Kathleen and Claudia did well to shut down the JDF attack, while Erin did a nice job of winning balls in midfield against JDF's tall #15. And up front Justine did a great job of holding-up play for her fellow forwards with Miranda and Robyn profiting with some good shooting opportunities. It certainly appears that our game against the U12 Boys prepared us well for today's game so we'll look to repeat this in a couple of weeks as we prepare for Bays United and Peninsula.
However next up is Lakehill so we'll concentrate on them for now. Game time and location are TBA as usual.
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