Wotton-under-Edge Under-16s…3
Cheltenham Cheetahs Under-16s…0
Two goals from Francesca Barton and one from Francesca Benjamin secured a 3-0 victory over Cheltenham Cheetahs.
Barton converted a short corner injected by Eliza Reynolds after 10 minutes, guiding the ball left from the top of the D and then reverse stick smashing it past the helpless keeper.
Midway through the half, Maisie Laddle took the ball down the right, flicked it inside and Benjamin hit the ball on the run for the sweetest of second goals.
And, in a perfect finish to the half, the Frans combined down the left, with Barton flicking the ball in to leave the Cheetahs shocked.
The victory was built on solid foundations and, though the Cheetahs had enough possession in the D, they could not break through a tigerish defence marshalled by captain Rowen Moss.
With a fearless defensive triangle at any given period of Moss, Sophie King, Reynolds, Rosie Brown and Olivia Milne in front of Ella King - a rock in the goal with giant defensive feet firing the ball away like a howitzer - Wotton were able to build forward.
And they were able to carve Cheltenham up through Ella Townsend, Alice Hayward, Lottie Madefefield and Neeve Gill to provide the openings for 'Fran squared'.
Wotton-under-Edge Under-16 girls: Francesca Barton, Francesca Benjamin, Rosie Brown, Neev Gill, Alice Hayward, Ella King, Sophie King, Maisie Laddle, Charlotte Mandefield, Olivia Milne, Rowen Moss (capt), Eliza Reynolds, Ella Townsend.
Players’ player of the match: Francesca Barton
Opposition voted player of the match: Ella King