U12Gs compete well against Petersfield

The Romsey U12 girls played their first match on a full pitch and faced a strong Petersfield team.
The first third showed the teams were evenly matched, with Maya and Clara setting the standard for a strong defence which remained throughout the game. Elsie on the right wing had a strong run taking the ball up for Caitlin in midfield to put pressure on the Petersfield defence and spotting a space, passed beautifully to Grace who finished off with a confident goal giving Romsey an early lead. Petersfield equalised in the last few minutes of the third.
The second third started with the girls mixing up their positions due to injuries. With Rosie dropping back to midfield, she intercepted many passes and with Sophie quickly clearing balls out to the sides. Phoebe did well on the left wing this being her first hockey match – she keep her head up looking for spaces, finding Camila and Maggie who were ready to push forward but were met with a strong defence. Meanwhile, Petersfield pushed forward and scored a second goal.
In the final third, Petersfield continued to put on the pressure. Romsey girls stayed on their toes and Anna on the left back, who was up against a strong forward from Petersfield, showed huge resilience, and just didn’t give up, going in for tackle after tackle. Elise and Maya backed her up, with Clara making strong clearing passes to the wings. Petersfield sealed their win with a third goal, making it past Daisy in goal who was so strong, saving many attempts which would have left a very different score.