Match Report 27th April 2002

U17 League v Farncombe

Drawn 1-1

The final league game of the season for AFC Newbury ended in a 1-1 draw. Lilly played in midfield in place of Caz who was away. The game started with Newbury in control and for the first 20 minutes the game was mostly played in Farncombe's half of the pitch. Hannah had little to do during this time. Farcombe again showed their strong defence which Newbury was unable to break down. The nearest to a goal was probably a nearpost header by Emma from a corner by Kelly. Eventually Newbury got the goal from a shot by Kelly which was deflected by the Farncombe defence away from the goalkeeper's reach.

In the second half Chelsea went in goal, Emma moved up into midfield and Hannah went into defence with Jo who was having another good game. The game was more even in the second half and was interrupted for a few minutes when Emma fell awkwardly and got a bang on the back of her head. Emma was off the pitch for about 10 minutes.

Farncombe equalised with about 10 minutes to go and although Newbury had several breaks they were unable to regain the lead.

Players: Hannah, Jo, Emma, Lilly, Chelsea, Kelly

Goalscorer: Kelly