Match Report - Leeds Athletic 53 vs Sheffield Concord 34
This was our toughest match so far this season and we turned in a very gritty performance to secure victory.
We started well, blazing into a 3 goal lead, but our opponents fought back well and the first quarter was close, 14-10 in our favour. A tactical switch in the second quarter with Lucy Burgin moving from GD to GK and Lucy Simpson in the other direction reaped rewards as we stretched the score to 33-19 at half time. Some excellent attacking play, with particularly fine moves from Hannah leaving the circle and linking with Lexy (C) and Katy (WA) with Georgia driving into the space in the circle to score.
In the third Ailsa took a rest from WD replaced by Katy, with Zoe coming on at WA. It was quite an even quarter, just shading it 11-9. The opposition shooting was excellent, rarely missing, whereas we appeared to squander good situations too frequently. However, the team dug in and fought hard throughout, shading the fourth 9-6, but we certainly felt we had been in a scrap. We might reflect that we have come through a tough test with a victory, showing great strength under pressure with each member of the team giving 100%
John Hipshon
We started well, blazing into a 3 goal lead, but our opponents fought back well and the first quarter was close, 14-10 in our favour. A tactical switch in the second quarter with Lucy Burgin moving from GD to GK and Lucy Simpson in the other direction reaped rewards as we stretched the score to 33-19 at half time. Some excellent attacking play, with particularly fine moves from Hannah leaving the circle and linking with Lexy (C) and Katy (WA) with Georgia driving into the space in the circle to score.
In the third Ailsa took a rest from WD replaced by Katy, with Zoe coming on at WA. It was quite an even quarter, just shading it 11-9. The opposition shooting was excellent, rarely missing, whereas we appeared to squander good situations too frequently. However, the team dug in and fought hard throughout, shading the fourth 9-6, but we certainly felt we had been in a scrap. We might reflect that we have come through a tough test with a victory, showing great strength under pressure with each member of the team giving 100%
John Hipshon
