03/01/2010 - Great Start to the New Year!

Sutton & Cheam's Junior LadiesTeam got the New Year off to a flying start with 3 wins out of 3 on Sunday, placing them at the top of the Winter League table.

Victories over Worthing (5-1), Croydon (5-0) and Beckenham (4-0) were in fact somewhat tougher than the scorelines suggest; since in each game, there was only a single goal in it at half time. However the team's superior teamwork opened up the scoring during the second half of each game.

Particularly pleasing to coach Dave Andrews was the team's outstanding defence, ably marshalled by Brooke Tafazolli, which limited the opposition to very few scoring chances; the team only conceding a single goal over all three games.

Louise Bampton top-scored with 6 followed by Alice Rogers (4), Georgina Pashler (2), Brooke Tafazolli (1), and Eve Tidy (1). Both Ellie Quin and Rebecca Hedges had further excellent chances to increase the scoreline but for the woodwork; whilst Amy Styles was her usual immaculate self in goal.

The team was: Amy Styles, Rebecca Hedges, Ellie Quin, Louise Bampton, Sophie Ovens, Alice Rogers, Georgina Pashler, Brooke Tafazolli, Eve Tidy, Reanna Howells, and Ferne O'Brien.