The Team

League Match
SUN 02 OCT, 2pm	GMP	3	v	1	Manchester Stingers

Scorers
Shelly Hollihead- 60 mins


Player of the Match
Scooby

Match Report
Stingers arrived at GMP with an excellent track record against GMP, but we knew they would love nothing more than to beat us. With Jin out due to an ankle injury that she picked up in 5 a side, Gemma took Jin's position on the wing. Stingers started really well with chances against a keeper that wasn't communicating with her defence at all. GMP had spurts of possesson and grabbed a goal that could have been prevented if I picked my dorothy boots off the floor and my defenders made a challenge.

Stingers played good football but went off at half-time frustrated with our lack of concentration, not marking players and no sense of urgency at all. Stingers should have gone off at least 3-0 up but for some reason just couldn't get the ball in the back of the net. Coach tried to motivate the team by making us realise that unless we changed our play and made it look like we wanted to beat GMP we would in fact get beat and be disappointed with the result. GMP got a corner and scored from a player who was unmarked, Shelly got a goal back for the Stingers with a stunning free kick which built our confidence. Unfortunately GMP got another goal from a scrambled corner which went through my legs. Helen and Aisha came on and gave a good performance. Stingers were very disappointed with the result as we were the much better side but on the day it wasn't to be.
Jane Laycock