On Wednesday, our YR 7 & 8 Girls football team travelled across to St Peters to take part in a football fixture and their first of the year. Some of the girls were really keen for a fixture after attending Girls Football Club before half term and had really progressed with their skills, and then some of the girls hadn’t had any experience of football before but were really excited to be involved and have an opportunity to play football. The girls started the game really well and were playing some fantastic football in the first half with lots of chances for both teams, our best chance came towards the end of the half where Shardae picked the ball up in the centre of the pitch and drove toward their goal before unleashing an unstoppable shot. The girls were ecstatic and took this lead into half time which really helped their confidence.

The girls started the second half where they left off and really coming together as a team, they did then tire towards the end with it being their first experience of football and St Peters picked up their game. However the girls did not give up and showed really resilience and togetherness to keep going for the whole of the game and were really unlucky not to add anymore goals in the second half with the St Peters goalkeeper making some great saves from Ameliah, Kyra and Layla.

At the end of the game, St Peters girls voted Daania (YR7) as player of the match. Daania volunteered to play as goalkeeper for the girls, bare in mind she had never done this before she was absolutely fantastic. Pulling off some great saves throughout the whole game and really excelling in her position.

The girls really enjoyed themselves and were together as a whole team, they are excited for the next fixture and to keep developing and progressing as footballers. Well done Girls!