
On Monday 28th November Methley girls football team travelled to Brigshaw to take part in the Futsal tournament. With lots of the team playing in competitive games for the first time there were a few nervous people but these nerves soon disappeared!
Game 1 – Methley Primary School 2 – 1 Kippax Ash Tree
In their first game the girls played against Kippax Ash tree. With the games lasting 9 minutes they had plenty of football to play and unfortunately soon found themselves 1-0 down. The girls didn’t get down hearted though and with excellent team work from Chloe Glover in defence and Grace Forbes in midfield they passed to Emily Johnson who scored with a long range effort to make the game 1-1. With the passionate Methley fans looking at their watches for full time Methley broke down field for one final attack and Molly Aitchison was on hand to pounce for a winner with the last kick of the game. With her powerful tackling and good organization Emily Johnson was the MVP in the first game.
Game 2 – Methley Primary School 2 – 1 Kippax North
Next up the girls played Kippax North. Again the girls started cautiously and when a free kick was awarded to Kippax they took full advantage by placing a powerful drive past Chloe Glover in goal. Again the girls didn’t let their heads go down and after tirless work in midfield Jodi Wade raced away from the defenders to make the score 1-1. With plenty of time still on the clock Methley began to pile on the pressure looking for a winning goal. The excellent Grace Forbes seemed to be on a mission to score and after having three good efforts well saved by the keeper she finally got her reward with a good finish to make it 2-1. With the time ticking away Methley nearly scored a third when Emily Johnson hit the bar with a good effort. The second match showed great determination from the team and this was typified by the MVP Jodi Wade who never stopped running for the whole game.
Game 3 – Methley Primary School 1 – 0 Allerton Bywater
In their final league game Methley played a very organized Allerton team. Emily Johnson dropped into goal Chloe Glover moved up to martial the defence. As the game wore on it was a close encounter with some fearsome tackling from Jodi Wade and Molly Aitchison in midfield giving Methley to get on the attack. As time passed it looked as if the game was heading for a 0-0 draw however Methley’s superstar striker Grace Forbes had other ideas. After shrugging off a couple of would be defenders she broke from the half way line and blasted a stinging shot passed the keeper. At the final whistle the girls were tired but had finished top of the league with a perfect record!!
Team P W D L F A Points
Methley 3 3 0 0 5 2 9
Allerton Bywater 3 2 0 1 4 1 6
Kippax North 3 1 0 2 2 6 3
Kippax Ash Tree 3 0 0 3 1 5 0
Unfortunately the final game for the girls saw them lose to Allerton Bywater 3-0 but the girls should be very proud of their fantastic effort on the night. After a quiet start to the evening they all finished full of confidence and their noisy supporters were very proud of their efforts and their second placed finish. Well done girls-you were awesome!!
