Hibs Girls U15 1 : Musselburgh Windsor 4

Played at St Augustine ’s  Playing Fields, Edinburgh on 3^rd December 2005

On a cold and wet Saturday morning Musselburgh Windsor kicked off against an under strength Hibs side who hadn’t played for four weeks.  Initial play was scrappy but Musselburgh were first on the attack.  Danni broke down the move with a sliding tackle that gave Windsor the first corner of the game.

Hibs fought back and were unlucky when Laura’s shot was saved by the keeper following a great run from Rosie on the right wing.  Rebecca and Kirsten were also pushing out of defence to assist the Hibs attack.  They had further chances with the defender just taking the ball off Rosie when she was about to pull the trigger.

Gemma had a number of good runs as did Gillian and Briony although Hibs couldn’t capitalise on their pressure.

It was against the run of play when Musselburgh scored with an excellent long shot from Danjella.  It looked like Hibs would come straight back when they forced a corner immediately after the goal but they seemed to lack ideas in the box.

Musselburgh came more into the game after their goal and only a great tackle from Ashley stopped them from going further ahead.  The Musselburgh pressure eventually paid off when the ball was knocked in by Shona in a crowded box.  They continued to pressure and went 3 ahead when a corner from the left was allowed to run across the front of the goal for a simple tap in by Danjella on 25 minutes.

Another brilliant run by Rosie on the left followed by a deflected shot kept the Hibs attack alive but it was Musselburgh who made the best chances and they’d have gone further ahead but for a double save by Claire in the Hibs goal.

Hibs had one more attack involving a great run by Bryony that forced a corner but again they did nothing with it and went in at half-time trailing 3-0.

Bryony took over in goal and Claire moved to full back for the second half.  Most of the play occurred in the middle of the park and Musselburgh seemed happy to contain the Hibs attack.  A through ball from Rosie found Laura and she was brought down on the left wing.  Coral stepped to take the resultant free kick and scored with a shot that went high over the keeper into the roof of the net.

Despite some pressure Hibs could not find the net again and Mussleburgh were still very dangerous in counter attack.  Coral, Ashley and Claire were kept active in the Hibs defence.

There was further good play from Rosie and Gillian ably supported by Gemma but they couldn’t break down the solid Musselburgh rearguard.

There was a further blow to Hibs when an injury to Ashley forced them down to 10 girls.  Musselburgh pressed home their advantage and continued to attack.  Bryony pulled off a great save but could do nothing to stop the fourth goal from Kim a couple of minutes from time.

In the end a 4-1 defeat was perhaps a little harsh on a rusty Hibs side who seemed to suffer from a lack of match practice.  That being said Musselburgh Windsor fully deserved their victory with their hard working and confident performance.