Ossett Albion 2-1 Brighouse Juniors
On paper, this was one of the hardest fixtures in the season’s calendar, as the U14 girls made the trip down the M1 to last year’s Division 1 and Cup winners on a warm Sunday afternoon. Ossett started the better of the two sides, and found themselves 1-0 up after 15 minutes when a cross was inadvertently steered into the Brighouse net off a Brighouse foot. The hosts were confident, and more joy down the right hand side saw a good cross met with a tame strike that squirmed its way underneath the ‘keeper.At 2-0 down, the visitors rallied and finished the half strongly. The introduction of Amy Herman into the defence added a more balanced look to the side, and Honey Newburn skipped past pressing attackers with ease and flair as normal. The Ossett goal lived a charmed life, with Brighouse being unable to capitalise on a number of goalmouth scrambles from corners from Grace Warren. When they did deservedly put the ball in the net, the referee ruled the goal out for a push, to the bemusement of players and supporters of both sides. Despite this set back, the away side came into half-time in the ascendancy.
The second half saw increasing amount of pressure on the home goal, with the occasion break keeping the Brighouse back line on their toes. Shackleton made one great low save with her legs before being taken ill and replaced by the ever willing Ellie Corbett. The Brighouse goal was sensational. When the referee gave a free kick about 25 yards out, Maddy Rodd struck a set-piece of the highest quality right in the top corner to give the visitors hope. More pressure was applied but the home defence managed to survive. A corner in the last minute had 20 players in the box, but the away side were unable to force it in, meaning a first league defeat in over a year for the team
Matchday Squad
Shackleton
Aykroyd
Clark
Newburn
Coley
Fryer
Warren
Mattock
Barker
Rodd
Eccles
Corbett
Herman
Curnick
Goalscorers: Rodd
Assists:
Player Of The Match: Maddy Rodd
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