On a snow-swept Hobart morning, concerned parents and anxious players scanned the heavens and wondered if the game was on or not. No mention on the radio; no frantic phone calls; it's time to don the thermals and make tracks to the Hobart College ground.
With numbers down, the game started with 10 players each. Both teams were cold and the start was slow with many players trying to warm up. A number of good runs by Princes Street players put lots of pressure on our defenders. However with Jessica, Holly and Annie they found these attacks rebounded.
The game was very free flowing with all our players having to run hard to make position and to help defend. Charlotte was magnificent in goals, making two incredible saves by catching the ball. She was then able to turn defence into attack with her booming kick outs.
One booming Charlotte kick was met by Susanna in the middle of the ground, she then moved the ball forward to where Tessa was lurking. After some deft dribbling Tessa found herself in space with only the goalie in front of her! A good hard kick brought up our first goal.
The second half started with Susanna in goals and Charlotte, Tessa and Annie attacking up forward. The tempo of the second half was frantic. Phoebe was fantastic in deep defence, reading the play and covering to help out Megan, Audrey and Holly who were stopping many attacks from Princes Street.
The mid-fielders were tenacious all day. Kira, Audrey, Lily and Jessica were able to move the ball forward to Tessa who seemed to have the ball on a string. Again Tessa found her way through the opposition and slotted through another great goal.
The game picked up another level of intensity with Princes Street attacking relentlessly, putting lots of pressure on our defenders. Jessica was very committed, arresting a strong kick with her body which caused a lot of pain but it stopped the dangerous attack.
Rebounding through big kicks from Susanna, the team was able to move the ball forward with great passing to Charlotte who was able to dribble into space and launch a strong kick at goal from 10 metres out to send in our third goal.
All the girls should be congratulated for the fantastic effort. With only one sub, all the girls had to run hard all game and the passing and help given to each player was superb. A great spectacle for all the onlookers.
Final score: 3-0
Goals: Tessa (2) Charlotte (1)
