Say Hello to the Yorkshire Youth League Play Off Finals Girls

Their first game of the day saw the girls take on Driffield, with what can only be described as a slow start the Rotherham side found themselves 1-0 down after 10 minutes. After conceding the first goal of the game, their field play began to pick up and they started playing the ball around the nicely finding the wide players and forwards on numerous occasions. Jade Hamer worked relentlessly in the right midfield position and the combination of Kate License and Sarah Hartley on the right hand side created breaks for Rotherham team time after time. However, it was playing down the left hand side of the field that lead to Rotherham’s equalising goal, the ball was played wide from defence to Alice Clegg who drove it into the top of the D where Lucy Cooke sensibly found Emma Bray unmarked at the back post, Bray coolly slotted the ball past the post and into the back of the net claiming a much needed point for the Rotherham girls.

Rotherham second game saw them face Slazengers, after a short team talk and some inspirational words from Captain Helen Chapman the girls were fighting hard to beat the West Yorkshire side. It didn’t take long for Rotherham to find the opener Cooke masey run found the back of the net after just 4 minutes and in the 10th a deflection from Hamer at the near post flew past the goal keeper, followed up by a well worked penalty corner was tapped in at the back post by Hartley.

Rotherham continued to press in their final two fixtures as they beat Harrogate 2-0, goals coming from Lucy Cooke and Emma Bray, when their final fixture saw them beat Halifax only 1-0, although it could have been a lot more.

The Rotherham girls sail through to the Yorkshire Youth League Play Offs that are due to take place on Sunday 15th April at Halifax HC.

Man of the Match is a joint honour this weekend going to Sarah Hartley and Jade Hamer for their superb work ethic and defending down the right hand side of the field.