US1 Women's Premeriership

Pics from game 18th April against Glenfield
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PRE-SEASON GAMES

FORREST HILL MILFORD  -v- West Auckland   21st March 2010
Forrest Hill Ladies went out on the park at Greenhithe Memorial Park on Sunday with a great level of confidence,even after last weeks tough game. Facing up against West Auckland who are in the same league.

West Auckland were straight into the game with more possession which lead to an early goal, which didn't dampen the hopes of the Forrest ladies as they were down at the end of the first third 1-0.

Changes made for Forrest had the girls with a lot better structure and were playing great football, moving the ball around with quick passes and creating some great chances. We eventually found the back of the net after a shot from Tayla O'Brien on the far left wing which stunned the keeper and fell just under the cross-bar to make it tied at 1-1. Both keepers we tested a few times but nothing got through.

Injuries still hitting the Forrest ladies which had them struggling to make any substitutions. With a team not 100% fit, West Auckland managed to slip in one last goal, resulting in a 2-1 defeat.

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FORREST HILL MILFORD -v- THREE KINGS UNITED  14th March 2010
First game of the pre-season tournament and the Forrest ladies knew they were straight in for a tough challenge, but they went out heads up and played as they had been instructed by coach Luca and incorporated what he has been working on in the training sessions. 
 
The game kicked off at 3pm and was straight into a high paced game, playing ladies with great skill and pace. We managed to hold the scoreline at nothing for the first 20 minutes until injuries started to occur and the fitness of the Three Kings began to break through Forrest's defence. 
 
The gap in the scoreline gradually increased as Three Kings were clearly fitter and quicker than our ladies, as they are in a higher league we were expecting this. We managed to find a weakness in the team in the pace of TKU centre backs, and we were able to play through balls which eventually gave us a goal, which was well deserved, and boosted the teams adrenaline. 
 
The final score was 10-0
but we are happy with this result, being a first game with a new team, learning how each individual plays, and areas to work on. A slight learning curve for the team and after all are healed will come out stronger.