2 teams finished as runners up in the finals and 1 as semi finalists.
U15's
The girls had mixed blessings in the qualifying rounds with some wins and some losses. All the girls played well together and displayed some excellent skills. Chelsea in goals was her usual vocal self, oozing confidence and making some great saves throughout the day. Having qualified for the semi's the team were up against Appleby & Frodingham reds, the score ended at 1-1 so the dreaded penalties were to be the decider of who went into the finals. The excellent keeping skills was evident as the score remained at 1-1 after the first round of penalties!
Hemsworth kept their nerve as Carmen stepped onto the penalty spot to strike what was to be the winning shot. A nervous Chelsea stepped onto her line to make a 2 footed diving save, denying A&F a place in the final with their white team.
Hemsworth finished respectable runners up against A&F whites in the final.
U14's-B (Sid's)
The team opened the tournament with a confident 3-0 win against Shipley, with goals from Amy, Chazzie and Kelly. Unlucky near misses from Leah, Georgi, Nicky and Sophie. The girls demonstrated some excellent passing football and had at least 90% possession of the ball. The opposing goal came under threat at least every minute and the score line could have easily have been in double figures.
The team were denied a place in the finals having lost out to Bolton Woods in the semis, who went on to win the tournament.
U14's-A (Dave's)
The girls gave 100% effort today and reaped the rewards with a succession of goals from Becky(1) who enjoyed playing more up front, Ebony(2) and Chloe(3) who had a fab game today. Nikheala had her best tournament yet in the goals taking some hard shots to her body, and dominating her area. She is showing what a competent goalie she is becoming. Lindz and Chels played solid and provided some good passes, and Tiff stood up to the tough opposition of the bigger girls with spirit and determination.
The girls were beaten 1-3 in the final against the bigger Bolton Woods girl's.
