SL 1 women round 12 match report

Waverley hosted Greensborough for round 12.

Even though the end result was not the win Waverley wanted, the crowd appeared to be enjoying the game.

A loss for Greensborough would most likely take them out of finals contention for 2010. However a hard fought draw has seen them keep their finals chances alive.

Waverley went 2-0 up early in the first half and Waverley Captain Renee Trost assisted both goals. The first goal saw Trost run the ball down the right to find Kirsty Sheppard in good position in the circle, Sheppard had a shot which was saved by the Greensborough keeper, Eliza Larter pounced on the rebound, passed back to Sheppard who scored Waverley’s first goal.

The second goal stared from the left half defence. Johnstone passed the ball to Eastman at full back, Eastman passed the ball to the right side attack where Trost and Larter combined to run the ball into the circle, Trost ran the ball along the backline to find Sheppard on the spot who scored her second goal for the game.

The home side mid-field continued to make interceptions and probably should have created more from numerous dangerous breaks, but Greensborough weathered the storm and looked to hit Waverley on the break away, especially utilising the dangerous pace of Riordon up forward.

Greensborough’s first goal came from what can only be described as a gift, Waverley’s deep defence caught on the back foot and the dangerous Riordon pounced, slamming the ball past the Waverley keeper Sue-Anne Hocking.

Approaching the half time break Greensborough scored again this time through a penalty corner.

The home side came out firing in the second half, creating lots of chances to penetrate the circle and Waverley’s third goal came from Kirsten Thompson passing the ball into Price, who was in great position to slot the ball passed the keeper.

Waverley scored again shortly after, but a moment of madness handed the advantage to Greensborough. A straight shot was taken on a penalty corner and a goal was awarded after it appeared the ball deflected off the keeper’s pads, however Greensborough appealed for the decision to be reversed claiming the shot was too high. After consultation the umpires agreed the shot was too high and a free hit was awarded to Greensborough.

With the match finely balanced, Greensborough scored the equaliser to go 3 all where the score line remained.

Fake n bake: Sue-Anne Hocking.