U16 Girls Push Lymm All the Way in Nine-Goal Thriller
Wilmslow U16 Girls were involved in a thrilling contest away at Lymm High School, narrowly losing 5–4 after a superb team performance.
With several U14 and U15 players stepping up to play above their age group, Wilmslow started strongly and took an early 1–0 lead before going into half-time 2–1 behind.
The second half was end-to-end. Wilmslow fought back brilliantly to lead 3–2 and then 4–3, showing real confidence and determination.
Unfortunately, two late goals turned the game in Lymm’s favour and secured a 5–4 victory for the hosts.
Wilmslow created plenty of chances throughout the match, hitting both the post and crossbar, and were unfortunate not to progress to the next round.
Players of the Match: Lucia Roca and Estelle Fenton
Both caused problems throughout and created numerous chances, with Lucia also scoring twice.
Defensive standout: Niamh Fitton
Niamh was excellent at the back and marshalled the defence brilliantly throughout.