The Team

League Match
WED 25 APR, 6.45	Manchester Stingers	0	v	0	Macclesfield Town

Scorers


Player of the Match
Vicky Smith

Match Report

Bee’s Eye View:

My notes for this game started as “end to end stuff, very tight game against a well organised Macc Town”. In fact they ended as that too because I got so wrapped up the match that I forgot to write anything else down!

For the home team Armstrong, Jinny, Rachael, Irish Nic and Scouse all had plenty of shots on goal, only to see the ball blocked time after time (that’ll be that well organised Macc Town defence – they weren’t runners up last season for nothing!). Jinny and Rachael battled it out down the wings against very physical opposing players (Jinny especially came in for a few clattering tackles). Player of the match Vicky, Irish Nic (she’s here, she’s there, she’s every f**king where) and Scouse worked tirelessly in midfield, moving the ball forward or stopping it heading back the other way.

At the back, after a few lapses on Sunday, Stingers defence held firm (the team have conceded the least number of goals in the league so far this season), with club captain Shelley a rock in the middle, Scooby her usual skillful, unflustered self, Maxine sliding in with some timely interceptions, Katie Fingers making plenty of assured clearances as ever and Mickey a commanding presence between the sticks.

The Yellow’s nearly even won it in the last five minutes, with Sunday’s super-sub Irish Emma just shooting over the bar and a goal-bound header from Irish Nic cleared off the line at the death.

So there we go, it’s all still to play for on Sunday as the team make their way to Wales to face Airbus, only needing a draw to possibly clinch the league title on the last day of the season.

Remember girls, whatever happens on Sunday, win, lose or draw, this will be a season to remember, with the team gaining their highest league position in the club’s seven year history. See you Sunday, with musical instruments, lucky bees, crossed fingers, held breath and a great deal of excitement!

Idiots of the match: A certain rival team’s players coming to support the opposition (again!).

Effort of the match: Every member of the Stingers team on that pitch – you all worked your socks off!

Philippa Jarman