X11 Ladies League, Matchday 2 report.
How are Viking South Utsira adapting to the rarefied air in Division 1a. Well let’s Just wait and see, shall we.
The visitors to Ragnar Rock were one of the best teams on paper ever to arrive on these weather blasted Islands. But Blood Eagles don’t intimidate easily. Velvet Android’s team put up a performance that matched their foes in possession and shaded them in chances, three to two. The only statistical category that they didn’t lead in was the key one – goals. Just wait managed with a little over 20 minutes to play, Viking’s all shots all foundered on the grade 23(!) performance of the visiting ‘keeper.
The three points picked up to date has VSU third in the early standings, but level on points with second. Their conquerors are top, the only side with a 100% record.
Coxy Ladies Wulpen were looking to back up an opening away win as they hosted Gazzas Gals.
The first half at the Curlew’s Nest had limited goalmouth action, with just to chances for The Waders all 45 minutes. However that was extravagance compared to the second, which completely bored the home crowd as neither side even managed a speculative shot from 35 yards!
Thankfully there was a little more excitement during Drakaina’s visit to Kongo BK.
It took less than 120 seconds for a goal to be scored, in fact. It came from The Dragons, Grace Winter firing home from close range after good work by Maria Gudlandur.
Etienne’s side retained the lead until half-time, but were pegged back very soon after the interval. In fact this goal was even closer to the whilst starting play than Winter’s strike. The Greeks reacted well to being pegged back, creating all the chances to occur in the remainder of the match. But they couldn’t convert either, so it finished all square.
The initial Division 4i standings shows Coxy Ladies in fourth spot with 4 points and Drakaina in sixth with 1.
Division 5:16 has been the one to watch for wild matches so far this season. Erbil were involved in a 6-3 on the opening week and week two went one better with a 10-goal thriller (6-4). The good news for your report writer is that that wasn’t Jdsx’s team’s match against Shinjuku Nadeshiko.
Not that the Erbil Arena crowd lacked for incident. The first one of note was a goal against the run of play for the visitors on 13 minutes. It would prove to be there only shot of the match. Following that set-back, Erbil got a strangehold of possession, but were struggling to create clear cut openings, or indeed openings at all and managed just one unsuccessful attempt before the break.
The pattern was much the same after the interval, but with one key difference – Erbil’s first attempt of the half, on 57 minutes, resulted in Caroline Hinton equalising. Harmony Lister also found the target with twenty minutes to play, but her effort was ruled out. A few minutes later Warren Peace made a make-up call as he showed Nadeshiko’s Miho Amagawa a straight red card. However the Man advantage was something Erbil couldn’t make the most of, the match ending as a draw.
That point saw Erbil in second place in the nascent ladder.
Like Erbil, Sockford Emollient had won their opening game following promotion though The Gatorsharks did so in rather less helter-skelter fashion. Foxy265’s side welcomed Cleckheaton Athletic to John Spencer Street as they looked to make it two from two.
Sockford started promisingly enough, created a number of chances before half-time. However they sat down to their half-time cuppas in arrears as Cleckheaton’s only shot of the opening half registered.
No mater said The Gatorsharks, we just keep going, keep doing the right things and the result will come. Well... what came was a carbon copy of the opening 45 minutes as the Framleyshire side made all the running, but were then caught out by the visitors only shot of the half to lose 2-0. Sockford ‘keeper Oianiyi John looked absolutely crestfallen at the final whistle.
Performances like this won’t often lead to defeats, meaning if Sockford can keep playing like this they will surely advance far above their current sixth place in Division 5:20.
Another looking to back up an opening win, in this case from an OTF derby, were Kanjeng Ratu Kidul WFC who welcomed Flick of the Wrist to Merapi-Kraton-South Sea.
It didn’t take the Sea Spirits long to go in front, Leila Azeite blasting home a direct free-kick after only 8 minutes. Another Azeite set piece made it two on 34 minutes, though on this occasion she only provided the set-up and it was Jennifer Willockx who applied the finishing touch.
At this point things were going swimmingly for the Islanders. However just two minutes later they suffered a blow when ‘keeper Kacey Rust went down and signalled she had to be subbed. Losing a ‘keeper is often a real handicap but the good news for Kanjeng boss SeanoftheShed was that veteran and club legend Eleonor Brusgård was on the bench, ready and only one skill bar behind current first-choice Rust (who will be out for 8 days after her knock), even now.
With Brusgård installed and emitting calm, The Sea Goddesses continued their merry way, Diksha Dalmiya making it three seconds after the restart. At which point it was clear Kanjeng had won, sub ‘keeper or no sub ‘keeper.
Kanjeng’s week 1 victims, Solent Sirens, were looking to get their campaign properly underway when they hosted Belle Ends.
The match didn’t get off to an auspicious start as far as Andrew7610’s team were concerned. In fact it could hardly have got up to a less favourable opening as referee Irre Levant awarded the visitors a penalty seconds in, which they despatched to take the lead.
Solent then showed some of the fighting spirit that saw them bounce back to this league with immediate promotion last season as they created chances throughout the first half despite having much less of the ball. The last of these, three minutes before the break, was converted by Jin-Ae Hyeong who raced clear of the Belle Ends defence to slot home.
The match calmed down rather in the second half, with only one more half-chance in the later 45. That wasn’t converted leaving the final score at 1-1 and Solent in seventh place in the early Division 5:21 standings, with one point to date. Kanjeng, by contrast are top, one of two sides still boasting a 100% record in their league.
Ugh. The clean up in the Ladies League has been reasonably successful, but it’s an old saw that eternal vigilance is required to maintain a free and fair environment. And I’m far from convinced the powers that be in the Ladies league have the will for that. For an example of why, see Menywod Maeshafn’s latest opponent, the sadly corrupted former Hammer Throwers now operating as Provokator FC.
The name alone gives an indication of the problem – the twat behind this side would love to be confronted over them, I’m sure. Tricky. For now, the only answer is to grind them into the dust, so that he might get bored and f*ck off. Congratulations there to IsThatcherDeadYet and his side for their 1-0 win, courtesy of Ada Westerberg’s 5th minute long ranger.
Now this one is out of the way, it’s back to trying to enjoy the league. Maeshafn’s position is good, which will help – they currently sit second in Division 5:28, level on points with the leaders.
The first league visitors to A kertem this season following Csiki Girls latest promotion were Lagermax.
The first half was an intensely contested affair, with just a single chance in the 45 minutes. That fell to Ellie Clevan midway through the half, and she converted it clinically. However Ad Hoc’s side were forced on to the defensive after the break and cracked once, Lagermax equalising on 58 minutes.
With no further goals it was two from two for the Csiki’s in their latest assault on Division 5:31. That has them in sixth place in the early standings. A win soon could be the catalyst the Csiki’s need to push themselves up to the table.
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Division 1a Viking South Utsira 0 - 1 Just wait Balae 69' Division 4i Coxy Ladies Wulpen 0 - 0 Gazzas Gals Kongo BK 1 - 1 Drakaina Drake 46' Winter 2' Division 5:16 Erbil 1 - 1 Shinjuku Nadeshiko Hinton 57' Oishi 13' Amagawa (sent off) 74' Division 5:20 Sockford Emollient 0 - 2 Cleckheaton Athletic Moungue 30' Musgrove 63' Division 5:21 Kanjeng Ratu Kidul WFC 3 - 0 Flick of the Wrist Azeite 8' Willockx 34' Dalmiya 46' Solent Sirens 1 - 1 Belle Ends Hyeong 42' Laurence (pen) 1' Division 5:28 Menywod Maeshafn 1 - 0 Provokator FC Westerberg 5' Division 5:31 Csiki Girls 1 - 1 Lagermax Clevan 26' Kirchner 58' Division 6:33 Somerset Strike 0 - 1 LNWR Locomotive Philipsson 5' Division 6:36 Ullapool Northern Star 1 - 5 kirkburton Juniors Andersson 45' Lever 9' Steck (O.G.) 13' Bohm 36' Spong 79', 85' Division 6:39 Aveley Ladies F.C 1 - 0 Invisible Ladies Hagberg 87' Division 6:40 Papperhavna 2 - 0 Witches of Chiswick Haug 12' Ramm 81' Division 6:53 Zeugma Dostluk Spor 5 - 0 GGW FC Fetele 4' Sales 14' Raquel Pedroso 17' Campos 26' Heatley 73' Division 6:56 Dublin City WFC 1 - 0 Real Persian CF Tyrell 16'
The visitors to Ragnar Rock were one of the best teams on paper ever to arrive on these weather blasted Islands. But Blood Eagles don’t intimidate easily. Velvet Android’s team put up a performance that matched their foes in possession and shaded them in chances, three to two. The only statistical category that they didn’t lead in was the key one – goals. Just wait managed with a little over 20 minutes to play, Viking’s all shots all foundered on the grade 23(!) performance of the visiting ‘keeper.
The three points picked up to date has VSU third in the early standings, but level on points with second. Their conquerors are top, the only side with a 100% record.
Coxy Ladies Wulpen were looking to back up an opening away win as they hosted Gazzas Gals.
The first half at the Curlew’s Nest had limited goalmouth action, with just to chances for The Waders all 45 minutes. However that was extravagance compared to the second, which completely bored the home crowd as neither side even managed a speculative shot from 35 yards!
Thankfully there was a little more excitement during Drakaina’s visit to Kongo BK.
It took less than 120 seconds for a goal to be scored, in fact. It came from The Dragons, Grace Winter firing home from close range after good work by Maria Gudlandur.
Etienne’s side retained the lead until half-time, but were pegged back very soon after the interval. In fact this goal was even closer to the whilst starting play than Winter’s strike. The Greeks reacted well to being pegged back, creating all the chances to occur in the remainder of the match. But they couldn’t convert either, so it finished all square.
The initial Division 4i standings shows Coxy Ladies in fourth spot with 4 points and Drakaina in sixth with 1.
Division 5:16 has been the one to watch for wild matches so far this season. Erbil were involved in a 6-3 on the opening week and week two went one better with a 10-goal thriller (6-4). The good news for your report writer is that that wasn’t Jdsx’s team’s match against Shinjuku Nadeshiko.
Not that the Erbil Arena crowd lacked for incident. The first one of note was a goal against the run of play for the visitors on 13 minutes. It would prove to be there only shot of the match. Following that set-back, Erbil got a strangehold of possession, but were struggling to create clear cut openings, or indeed openings at all and managed just one unsuccessful attempt before the break.
The pattern was much the same after the interval, but with one key difference – Erbil’s first attempt of the half, on 57 minutes, resulted in Caroline Hinton equalising. Harmony Lister also found the target with twenty minutes to play, but her effort was ruled out. A few minutes later Warren Peace made a make-up call as he showed Nadeshiko’s Miho Amagawa a straight red card. However the Man advantage was something Erbil couldn’t make the most of, the match ending as a draw.
That point saw Erbil in second place in the nascent ladder.
Like Erbil, Sockford Emollient had won their opening game following promotion though The Gatorsharks did so in rather less helter-skelter fashion. Foxy265’s side welcomed Cleckheaton Athletic to John Spencer Street as they looked to make it two from two.
Sockford started promisingly enough, created a number of chances before half-time. However they sat down to their half-time cuppas in arrears as Cleckheaton’s only shot of the opening half registered.
No mater said The Gatorsharks, we just keep going, keep doing the right things and the result will come. Well... what came was a carbon copy of the opening 45 minutes as the Framleyshire side made all the running, but were then caught out by the visitors only shot of the half to lose 2-0. Sockford ‘keeper Oianiyi John looked absolutely crestfallen at the final whistle.
Performances like this won’t often lead to defeats, meaning if Sockford can keep playing like this they will surely advance far above their current sixth place in Division 5:20.
Another looking to back up an opening win, in this case from an OTF derby, were Kanjeng Ratu Kidul WFC who welcomed Flick of the Wrist to Merapi-Kraton-South Sea.
It didn’t take the Sea Spirits long to go in front, Leila Azeite blasting home a direct free-kick after only 8 minutes. Another Azeite set piece made it two on 34 minutes, though on this occasion she only provided the set-up and it was Jennifer Willockx who applied the finishing touch.
At this point things were going swimmingly for the Islanders. However just two minutes later they suffered a blow when ‘keeper Kacey Rust went down and signalled she had to be subbed. Losing a ‘keeper is often a real handicap but the good news for Kanjeng boss SeanoftheShed was that veteran and club legend Eleonor Brusgård was on the bench, ready and only one skill bar behind current first-choice Rust (who will be out for 8 days after her knock), even now.
With Brusgård installed and emitting calm, The Sea Goddesses continued their merry way, Diksha Dalmiya making it three seconds after the restart. At which point it was clear Kanjeng had won, sub ‘keeper or no sub ‘keeper.
Kanjeng’s week 1 victims, Solent Sirens, were looking to get their campaign properly underway when they hosted Belle Ends.
The match didn’t get off to an auspicious start as far as Andrew7610’s team were concerned. In fact it could hardly have got up to a less favourable opening as referee Irre Levant awarded the visitors a penalty seconds in, which they despatched to take the lead.
Solent then showed some of the fighting spirit that saw them bounce back to this league with immediate promotion last season as they created chances throughout the first half despite having much less of the ball. The last of these, three minutes before the break, was converted by Jin-Ae Hyeong who raced clear of the Belle Ends defence to slot home.
The match calmed down rather in the second half, with only one more half-chance in the later 45. That wasn’t converted leaving the final score at 1-1 and Solent in seventh place in the early Division 5:21 standings, with one point to date. Kanjeng, by contrast are top, one of two sides still boasting a 100% record in their league.
Ugh. The clean up in the Ladies League has been reasonably successful, but it’s an old saw that eternal vigilance is required to maintain a free and fair environment. And I’m far from convinced the powers that be in the Ladies league have the will for that. For an example of why, see Menywod Maeshafn’s latest opponent, the sadly corrupted former Hammer Throwers now operating as Provokator FC.
The name alone gives an indication of the problem – the twat behind this side would love to be confronted over them, I’m sure. Tricky. For now, the only answer is to grind them into the dust, so that he might get bored and f*ck off. Congratulations there to IsThatcherDeadYet and his side for their 1-0 win, courtesy of Ada Westerberg’s 5th minute long ranger.
Now this one is out of the way, it’s back to trying to enjoy the league. Maeshafn’s position is good, which will help – they currently sit second in Division 5:28, level on points with the leaders.
The first league visitors to A kertem this season following Csiki Girls latest promotion were Lagermax.
The first half was an intensely contested affair, with just a single chance in the 45 minutes. That fell to Ellie Clevan midway through the half, and she converted it clinically. However Ad Hoc’s side were forced on to the defensive after the break and cracked once, Lagermax equalising on 58 minutes.
With no further goals it was two from two for the Csiki’s in their latest assault on Division 5:31. That has them in sixth place in the early standings. A win soon could be the catalyst the Csiki’s need to push themselves up to the table.
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