Tight cup clash with local rivals Wargrave
Maidenhead Girls U13s lost 3-2 against Wargrave in a very tight Berkshire County Girls Football League Cup cup clash. Wargrave scored first and Sofia Lacey equalised for Maidenhead. Wargrave are a very strong local side who played some excellent football and scored 2 more to make it 3-1 at Half Time. Maidenhead fought back with a goal from Emily McMaster but they couldn’t quite make the equaliser happen. Girl of the Game was Laila Knowles who also captained the side on the day.
It’s the group stage of the Cup, with one more match next Saturday against Tilehurst and then we are back to league matches.
A day of rememberance – Nov 18
This year rememberance took on a deeper meaning. Not only was it appropriate to honour those that lost their lives fighting for our freedom but it also coincided with a tragic event at Leicester City Football club.
In 2016 we were a new team and needed an identity. Following the success of Leicester that season we chose our name as we felt it appropriately reflect what we wanted as a team.
The boys stood together, poppies on their chests, giving a moment of thought for all those lost. Well done boys.
4-0 League Cup match win for U13 Girls
Official Team Mascot!
Maidenhead U13 Girls got their League Cup for the Berkshire County Girls League off to a flier with a 4-0 win over Laurel Park on Saturday 10th November.
On a pitch that had as much mud as it had grass, the first half was explosive with 2 goals each for Charlie Potter and Lily Gibson. The second half was much more even and with no goals conceded the Maidenhead Girls will get a bag of sweets to share at training on Friday night!
Whilst it was a great all round team performance again, Dani Yakubovich won the girl of the game accolade. Next up in the cup are Wargrave…..
Maidenhead U13 against Caversham Swans.
Maidenhead U13 Girls vs Caversham Swans (away)
The first half was a close physical contest with great football and attacks from both teams. Maidenhead had a few chances with some great crosses from Sophia, but Caversham kept breaking with one excellent shot off the cross bar and one goal.
Maidenhead started the second half with much more control and had lots of chances with Emily forcing the goal keeper to make a few saves. Eventually this paid off with Emily levelling the game.
The defence still had to cope with some brilliant breaks from Caversham. Laila, Dani and Emily played really well in defence, but the Maidenhead goalie was still kept busy with two brilliant saves – one out of the bottom corner and one hard shot tipped over the crossbar.
Caversham have beaten us the last few times we have played and a few of the girls had knocks during the game, so really well done for to Maidenhead for keeping their heads up and coming away with a draw. And thanks to Caversham for a great contest at a really nice venue!
