U14 Girls’ Football in The Hague
This was the first opportunity for the girls to play together this season. With no pre-tournament fixtures and a lack of team training sessions, the team had to bond together quickly. We had some fantastic performances: one girl on the right wing was our top goal scorer with 6 goals, another in defence did a superb job, one girl led by example and another pulled off some fantastic saves despite this being her first time in goal.
The standout performance was when we played as a team and pushed the eventual 3rd place team (BSB) to a draw, almost clinching the win in the last minutes. The girls behaved with real character, supporting each other in both the wins and the tough moments.
Please see a report from the U14s Girls’ Football Team Captain:
“I was very proud to have been given the opportunity to captain our U14 girls’ football team last week in the Netherlands. It was a packed three days of matches against schools from Belgium, the Netherlands, France and England. I think we really grew as a team and learnt how to play together. We played five matches one day and three the other, it was tough.
The first matches we weren’t very confident but we swiftly got our heads into the game and got stronger every match. The team was extremely proud to have had one Year 7; she really shone as she bolted down the wing with her impressive speed. Also, we were very happy to have had our fellow student step up when we were in need of a goalkeeper, she was amazing!
Thank you to Ms B and Ms H for always believing in us even when the matches were difficult. Finally, thank you to the whole team for a trip we will never forget!”
U14 Boys’ Football in The Hague
The U14 boys performed exceptionally well considering we only had one substitute for the whole tournament. We were drawn against very tough opposition in Group B but were able to progress to the quarter-finals and the semi-finals where we lost to the eventual winners of the whole tournament. The boys enjoyed the experience and have grown as a team.
Please see a report from the U14s Boys’ Football Team Captain:
“I really enjoyed our time in the Netherlands and as captain, I had my ups and downs but overall it was a good experience for all of us. We started our first match early on Thursday and played against Antwerp who we beat 5-2 with goals from three students and good play from everyone.
We then played our second match against the British School in the Netherlands who we unfortunately lost 5-2 to which only motivated us to train even harder for our next match against the American School of Paris. We also lost 4-2 to them but we all felt motivated to win our quarter final game against The American school of The Hague on Friday morning. We beat them 3-1 which earned us a place in the semi-finals against the British School in the Netherlands. Unfortunately they beat us 7-2 and we also lost our 3rd/4th place game against the American School of Paris and finished in fourth position overall out of 12 teams.”
