Sunday
07 March 2010
Spartans C 1 East Fife 5
Spartans C team take to the
pitch.
It
was a proud afternoon for
Spartans girls/ladies football
when the newly formed C team
took to the pitch for their
first match against East Fife.
The
C team was set up to keep
players of U17 and U19 age level
in the game.
There weren’t enough of
each age group to make their own
youth teams so they took the
brave step up to the ladies
league.
Despite
coming up against a very
experienced team who finished
mid way in the league last
season the team gave a great
account of themselves.
After losing an early
goal the team settled and began
to adapt to the pace and
physicality of the ladies
league.
A momentary lack of
concentration in defence at a
corner resulted in the visitors’
second goal.
On several occasions
Spartans ran through on goal and
were unlucky not to convert
these chances into a goal.
It remained two nil at
half time.
Following
the break Spartans quickly got
into their game and after a good
passing move down the right Eve
Cummings controlled the ball
before shooting low into the
bottom corner of the net.
Spartans C team
deservedly celebrated their
first goal together.
As
the game progressed the
opposition put the ball in the
net twice only for the goals to
be ruled off side.
Spartans replied with
several penetrating passes
beating the defence and leaving
an attacker running through on
goal.
Again it was unfortunate
that none of these resulted in
goals.
Towards
the end of the game the
experience of the opposition led
to a couple more goals.
The final result was a
5-1 win to
East Fife.
This
was a hard first match for the C
team but they can only take away
positives from the game.
They are worthy members
of the ladies league and this
season will just add to their
skill, making them stronger,
more formidable players for the
future.
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