U11A IAPS East Region Tournament

The girls travelled to Bishop's Stortford to take part in the U11 IAPS tournament. We got off to a tricky start against the eventual runners-up South Lee. Felsted were a little slow to get going and went 3-0 down but a good goal by Holly E saw the match finish 3-1. Next was Kimbolton, the Felsted girls played some lovely hockey, passing the ball around and using all the space on the pitch. Goals by Hannah and 2 from Affrica saw the match finish 3-0. Holmwood House were next and even though Felsted had all the play we could not quite find the back of the net.

Felsted progressed to the quarter finals and played The Perse. An excellent game of hockey by both teams but Felsted were just too strong and an early goal by Eve saw Felsted relax and play some excellent hockey. Affrica and Holly also scored. 3-0. We met Kings Canterbury in the semi-final and let in an early goal, unfortunately we could not score one of our own and lost 0-1. In the 3rd/4th play off we met St Faiths and the score was tied at 1-1 at full time. We then went onto golden goal and Eve scored for us.

The girls finished 3rd in a very tough tournament and have progressed to the National Finals in Repton in November.

Well done to all of those who played and thank you to the parents for the support.

U11 & U13 Girls' v Bishop's Stortford

U13A: Won 3-1 

This was a good match, we moved the ball well and deserved the win. Congratulations to the team.

U13B: Won 6-0

This team are really coming together - some excellent defence and passing skills allowed H.Squibb and O.Snooks to score a substantial number of goals. A great effort! 

U13 C: Lost  0-3

Although a loss, the team played well once they had woken up! Chloe Green ran her socks off to help in defence and play attack and Lulu Tritton kept battling away on the left. Tayler Lodge worked hard in the middle.

U13 D: Lost 1-4

Ellie King was player of the match with a fantastic performance on the left wing, as well as scoring the goal. Gemma Wood made some well-timed tackles and Molly Bones tried hard in the middle.

U13 E: Lost  2-7

The team did not wake up until half time by which time they were 0-5 down. A much better second half saw each side score twice. Poppy Harnett and Emily Tydeman were the goal scorers.

U13 F: Lost  0-1

A great team effort, being unfortunate to be beaten by a goal in the dying 2 minutes of the game. Molly Griffiths and Imogen Gander both were outstanding at the back with everyone else working hard for each other.

U11 A: Draw 1-1

This could have been a very different score line for Felsted if we had taken all the chances we created. A good goal by Hannah Cowie saw us bring the score level. Unfortunately we just could not put the ball in the back of the net often enough, either through finishing touches or wrong choices in front of goal. All the girl's tried their very hardest in the match and some of the outfield play was excellent. We started to string our passes together and made Bishop’s Stortford panic. We will continue to work on that final touch in front of goal.

U11 B: Draw 1-1

The B’s started the game slowly with Bishop’s Stortford attacking hard and running around the girls. Phoebe tried hard and gave some great passes out to Luella on the wing. Unfortunately they were unable to score in the first half. The second half was a big improvement, with players making a bigger effort, especially down the wing, and having more opportunities to score. Francesca was sturdy in defence and stopped many attacks along with Cerys in goal. The end score was 1-1. Lots to work on in practice after half term but well done and keep up the effort.

IAPS Round 1

19 teams took part in the IAPS first round at Bishop Stortford College.

The U13 girls beat:

Barnadiston  6-0, Orwell Park  3-1, Junior Kings Canterbury 2-0 and drew with Ardingly  1-1 to win their section. In the quarter finals they beat St. Faiths 1-0, lost to Greshams 0-1 in the semi final and beat Holmwood House 6-0 to go through to the IAPS finals in 3rd place.

U11 Girls' v St Faiths

U11 A: Won 2-1

The U11A team won 2-1 against a strong St Faiths. We started well with some excellent passing out to the wings and teamwork. We had lots of shots on goal and eventually we managed to scrabble a ball into the back of the net, the final touch being claimed by Hannah Cowie. The second half saw St Faiths come out fighting with some fast attacking play but our backs of Holly Earl, Ilyd Thomas and Fenella Alexander as well as Katie Kingham in goal held them out. St Faiths finally won a short corner for all their attacking and managed to sneak a shot into the goal. Felsted responded brilliantly and a well worked goal saw Eve MacLennan push a ball perfectly into the corner of the goal. A good result for Felsted and still more attacking play to work on. Well done girls!

U11 B: Lost 0-2

The U11B team took on St Faiths and lost 0 -2. Overall it was a good game. The Felsted girls used the width of the pitch to full effect and looked dangerous when attacking. Unfortunately two quick goals from the opposition was just too much for Felsted to return from. Special mention should go to Jasmine Irvine-Scott for her excellent efforts and positional play. Plenty more goal scoring practices to come. Well worked girls!

U11C: Won 3-0

This was a great match as all the girls played with tremendous gusto and energy. Lucy B-B was the woman of the match as she played as she had never played before and scored 2 of the goals. The girls worked hard in defence and cleared the ball to the forwards who collected it and made a determined attack over powering the opposition.

U13 Girls' Hockey Tournament Winners

For the second year running the U13 Girls’ Hockey team were invited to Bedford Modern School's Hockey Festival on Saturday 29th September. They played every team and won the tournament beating;   

Bedford Modern A: 6-0
Wellingborough: 3-1
Swanbourne: 3-0
Wisbech Grammar: 3-0
Bedford Modern B: 8-0
Town Close: 4-0