Greenisland Ladies Hockey Club

Greenisland’s U12s in Action

In the shelter of the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Magherafelt, Greenisland’s U12s played in four games on Sunday.

With no goalkeeper available, the girls democratically decided to do a draw to see who would don the kit. First up in goals was Julea Glover who kept a clean sheet in an evenly contested match against Ballymena U12s. Final score 0-0.

The defence of Abbie Kirker and Caitlin White were also kept busy during the second match against a strong Rainey side. The 2-0 loss reflected the dominance of the Rainey side.

Next to don the kit was Chloe McGrugan in a match against Randalstown. The Greenisland girls feared for the worst when moments into the game a shot whizzed past the defence and Randalstown scored. However, the midfield of Lauren McDowell and Annie Brown worked hard and the score remained 1-0 to Randalstown at the final whistle.

Ending the day on a high, the Greenisland girls came out on top against Larne. The pressure was all one-way, with excellent defensive clearances by Anna Hutchinson. It was Judithe Allen who pounced on a Larne defensive error to bring the match to 1-0 win for Greenisland.

Thanks go to umpire Barbra Webber and also to the girls’ parents who came along to encourage and cheer-on their daughters. U12s coach, Nikki Cairns was delighted with the girls’ performance and high 5’d all round!