Romsey u16 Girls played Havant in the wind and rain courtesy of Storm Freya.
Push back was 10.00am and Romsey were quick into their stride with Clara H and Jess G combining well in Midfield to get Romsey up the pitch.
Tessa D made one of her trade mark fast breaks forward and found Anna R in the D who turned well and slipped a super pass into Ella M at the back post who shot narrowly wide.
This spurred Havant on and they made a succession of breaks forward only to be foiled by a resilient Romsey defence with great tackling from Alex O and Molly O. Romsey regained composure and started to pass the ball more quickly with Grace M and Emily J using the width of the pitch well.
Jess W made a great run down the right feeding the ball into the D , Havant initially defended well but the loose ball was picked up by Tessa D who drove back into the D and shot with power to send the ball past the Havant goalkeeper 1-0!
Romsey were on top now and a succession of shot corners followed , fizzing injections from Katie S were met by Liz F who had two shots that narrowly flew past the right hand post.
It was not long before Romsey got another goal with good work by Tessa D to grab her second goal. 2-0! Half time came and went and Romsey new the next goal was important.
Havant started with an attack which was snuffed out with great work from Antonia L who fed the ball into midfield for Jess G to make a strong run down the right which produced a short corner. Katie S injected smartly again and Liz F reversed a pass to Tessa who shot but was saved by the keeper and deflected into the path of Anna R at the back post who calmly slotted the ball home. 3-0!
Within minutes Romsey were on the attack again and Jess W got free in the D to slot home for number 4!
Romsey were comfortable at this stage but a tactical change from Havant brought immediate success , they pushed another attacker forward to put pressure on the dominant Alex O in defence. This created an overload and Havant were through on goal and despite a great diving attempt from Daisy R to stop the ball they scored 4-1!
For the first time in the match Romsey were under a bit of pressure but a tactical change themselves with Katie S dropping back to help the defence kept Havant at bay for the remainder of the match.
Final Score Romsey 4 – 1 Havant
Player of the match – Alex O , strong defending throughout.
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