Romsey Ladies 1s played away at Hamble in a 9 goal thriller!
Hamble took an early lead, but Romsey responded with an excellent counterattack using their pace to score in the 7th minute with a goal from Olingschlaeger, assisted by Player of the Match: Jenner.
Soon after, Jenner passed to Olingschlaeger, who took it round two defenders before having a shot on goal. Hamble’s goalkeeper made a great save but Williams was quick to respond with a rebound shot and scored at an acute angle. A perfect finish, which gave Romsey a 1-2 lead.
Jenner scored Romsey’s third goal, from a rebound shot from Olingschlaeger, who turned over the ball from a Hamble free hit. Romsey’s defensive unit made some great tackles but, Hamble came back to score. Romsey were winning 2-3 at the half time break.
In the second half, Hamble scored 2 early goals to take a 4-3 lead. With the fight still on and Romsey determined to take home 3 points the whole team dug deep and continued with their attacking play. Not to be beaten, Romsey took a 4-5 lead after scoring two goals in close succession.
Katie R scored her first goal for Romsey Ladies 1s managing to get on the end of a hit from Drake. Romsey won a short corner, which Jenner scored from a straight strike. Jenner’s rarely seen goal celebration showed how much a win meant to Romsey.
Hamble kept on the attack but Romsey’s defence held strong despite multiple short corners being awarded to Hamble in the dying minutes of the game.
Today was a triumphant win for Romsey, a fantastic team performance.
