Following the glorious victory of the first match at Coombe, Bristol 2s headed over the bridge to Wales for the first away game of the season! And spite of the grey clouds, long grass and loud sounds of construction, everyone was excited and rearing to go.
The game began with a Cardiff kick off, but a quick press from captain Bea means Bristol are off to a strong start. As the game commences the 2s have some great chances, with a lovely ball from Alice down the line to Ffion, but unfortunately the back of the net is just out of reach. At the other end of the pitch Cardiff begin an attack, but Millie’s safe hands have other ideas, stopping any chances their attackers think they may have.
The game progresses and Bristol are looking like the stronger team with a very high press and lots of attacking play. Cardiff are clearly very shaken as their motto for this half seems to be ‘if in doubt kick it out’, seeing Bristol have 7 throw-ins the space of 5 minutes and giving fullbacks Ellie and Ella a proper arm workout. The 2s are dominating the first 10 minutes and our prayers are answered as an outrageous long shot from Ffion glides into the back of the net!! 1-0 TO BRISTOL!!
Looking for revenge, Cardiff has 2 close chances, but both are no trouble for centre backs Phoebe and Lotte who comfortably get rid of everything. Not even 5 minutes passes from the first goal and a beautiful ball from Annie falls at the feet of Ffion for ANOTHER GOAL!! Ffion is on fire and it's BRISTOL 2 CARDIFF 0! But Bristol don’t get complaisant and continue to press hard, with the midfield working tirelessly. Feeling feisty, Lotte gives away a free kick to Cardiff, which just bounces off the crossbar (few!!!) and Bristol continue to create chances, with a powerful shot from Ella and another from Annie that is inches off the top left corner. The end of the first half arrives and its 2-0 to the 2s!
After a pep talk from Dean and a small issue with subs (we won’t talk about it…), the second half begins. The 2s don’t hang around as they’re straight on the attack, with Yas bombing down the wing, leading to a corner expertly taken by Annie. The ball comes back out of the box to Serena who for a split second thinks she’s a striker and shoots the ball into the heavens. Maybe stick to the defending Serena! Soon after she shows us why as she executes a great tackle on the Cardiff winger, passes the ball to Annie who sends a through ball to Ffion, who then smashes it into the back of the net!!!! And it’s a HAT-TRICK to Ffion on her fabulous debut for the 2s!
The 2s continue to battle for the remainder of the second half, with really strong play in the middle from Molly and lots of chances created by attackers Yas, Noa and Bea. But the game end with 3-0 as the final score and the whole team can be really proud of a great performance all round.
2 wins under the belt for the 2s as they take a week off to the prepare for the big derby at UWE next week!
WOTM: Hat-trick Hero Ffion Robinson
Written by: Noa Taylor :)
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