Ladies 4s Match reports

We dusted off the ladies vets (aka masters) team and took them on a jolly outing to the seaside to play Herne Bay. Despite some worries that their team seemed to have less grey hairs than ours, Anchs started the game by far the brighter side.

Lacky and Heidi picked up loose balls in midfield, with Laura, Jackie and Biffo making runs ahead, there were a few close chances for the visitors. Sara and Katy made fantastic runs down the wings, with Panda, Vicky and Carrie shoring up the back line in front of Kirsty.

After riding their luck on the goal line, Herne Bay counter attacked and scored with their literal first circle entry of the game! We stayed positive and kept pushing, with Hoppo giving the defence a lift, Mel and Hev putting legs into midfield.

We went in 1-0 down at half time, but knew we were pushing HB hard. Second half saw a bit of a shuffle, with Sara going into the middle, Mel on the right, me on the left and Katy, Biffo and Hev (yes, you read that right) up front. Shots from all three went just wide of the post, but as Anchs searched for the equaliser, Herne Bay snuck another one past Kirsty who was having a brilliant game.

I kept plodding down the left, desperately looking for a pass as Hev kept shouting "keep going" and that somehow got me player. Katy, after a big night out, tripped over her own and a defenders feet at the same time, under literally zero pressure to take special.

We did manage to sneak one back as Panda put a short corner my way for a tap in on the post but despite by far more possession in the opposition half, we couldn't quite make the draw.

So proud of how everyone approached the game, everyone worked hard, kept laughing throughout. Really lovely to see old friends and be umpired by the ladies most capped national league umpire, Ann Hopkins.