Match Report
Match Report - 28 Nov 2009, Western Wildcats Hockey Club Women 2 drew with Glasgow Uni. 3
Wildcats II hosted GU III at a fogbound Auchenhowie in a classic "game of two halfs". The students took control of the early as the home side struggled to match the strength and pace of the visitors. Stout defending and another impressive display by Kate MacArthur at sweeper kept the scores level for much of the half. Eventually the visitors scored from a broken PC play.
The loss of a goal was a catalyst for the wildcats to up their game. Captain Katie Dougherty led from from front with a series of powerful runs down the right. Wildcats started to create chance sof their own.Sarah Goodwin was unlucky not to get a touch on a pass from Alice MacArthur. Emma Reece crashed a PC off the post and Dougherty couldnt quite reach the rebound
At the half GU would be the happier side but the Wildcats had done enough to be optimistic of their chances in the 2nd half. The thickening fog put the future of the game in doubt but the captains and umpires agreed to try and complete the fixture
GU started the 2nd half well but the home side were soon in the ascendancy. Player of the match Juliet Gordon leading a midfield that had a strangehold on possesion for most of the second half.The Wildcat defenders took up home in the GU half and after a busy first half keeper Stephanie Gillespie was a spectator for most of the 2nd half. Unfortunately her enjoyment of the game was spoiled by the fact that she couldnt see the ball when it was outside her 25.
But possesion and territority were not converted into scoring chances, too many loose passes through the middle were easily stopped and cleared by a powerful GU defence. At last Alice MacArthur picked up a ball in the 25, beat two players then popped through a defender sandwich to slip the ball past the keeper. Another example of the goalscoring talent that has earned her an U16 Scotland trial
A game that both teams would feel they could have taken more from, so a draw probably a fair result. Thanks to both umpires for a well controlled game, even the Moanie Old Man found little to complain about
Western Wildcats Hockey Club Women 2 1 - 1 Glasgow Uni. 3