Bottisham 0-6 Royston Town Colts SAT 16 SEP 2006 10:00
Battling Under Pressure
Bottisham U11 girls battled hard today against sustained pressure from an experienced Royston side. Their determination and perseverence limited Royston to 6 goals, which was a great performance, as many of the girls were playing their first competitive league match. Bottisham were well organised and defended well, particularly against corner kicks. Hannah was confident keeping goal, coming out to narrowing the angle on number of occasions and forcing shots wide. Rebecca and Anne-Marie stuck at their task well, undeterred by a lot of shouting from the assistant coach! Phebe ran tirelessly in a defensive midfield role, tackling consistently well and covering a large area of the pitch. Charlotte showed flexibility and committment in switching successfully to a defensive role for the second half. Mima ran well on the ball and linked up well with Marie who showed great enthusiasm and movement off the ball, always available for goal kicks. With no substitutes all the girls did really well to keep going right up to the final whistle even in their first game of the season. Well done all of you and well played Royston.
Giirl of the Match - Phebe.
Written by: Corinna Lawrence

Bottisham 0-0 Haverhill Rovers Girls SAT 07 OCT 2006 10:00
So close to a win!
A superb well organised performance from Bottisham U11 girls. Great performances from our two new signings, Jenny making a very strong contribution in defence and Emily excelling in the second half with numerous surging runs into the oppositions box, very unlucky not to score. Overall the team was very well disciplined, sticking to their tasks with good movement and positioning off the ball. Charlotte made her presence felt up front in the first half with good support from Emily and Marie. Maddie took the role of last defender making the final challenge count on many occasions. Hannah, although not tested on many occasions was there when it mattered tipping one shot around the post at full stretch. Phebe covered the ground with her usual commitment making a good contribution to the strong defensive performance. Mima, Rebecca and Anne-Marie all made good contributions in the middle of the field with good tackling and link up play. All in all a great performance and unlucky not to come away with all three points.
Girl of the Match: Emily
Written by: Corinna Lawrence

Bishops Stortford Community 0-1 Bottisham SAT 04 NOV 2006 10:30
A great away win!
great team performance giving us our first win of the season. We continue to build on the foundation of our well organised defence, managing our second clean sheet in a row. Charlotte emerged from a goal-mouth melee in the first half, managing to find the back of the net and giving us a slender one goal advantage. From then on it was a well balanced game, both teams having their share of the ball and threatening the opposition's goal. A couple of great saves from Hannah maintained our lead, whilst continued forward runs from Emily, Charlotte and Marie kept the pressure off our defence. Jenny was a solid presence at the back, seeing off numerous attacks with good support from Maddie, Rebecca and Anne-Marie. Phebe covered a lot of ground, playing a slightly more defensive role than usual, with Mima having a number of good runs from midfield. We ran our luck a couple of times in the second half, but continued to be well organised and played positive football. A great all round performance and a very welcome first win, against strong opposition. Well done everyone.
Girl of the Match: Jenny.
Written by: Corinna Lawrence

Burwell Swallows Girls 1-1 Bottisham SAT 11 NOV 2006 11:15
A Great Recovery
Burwell Swallows started the most competitively in what turned out to be a very entertaining match. Bottisham started very much on the back foot, not showing the same hunger for the ball as they have in recent matches. As a result they allowed Burwell to come onto them and dominate possession for much of the first half. Burwell were constantly threatening and in spite of an inspirational captain's performance from Jenny in the centre of the Bottisham defence the almost inevitable goal was eventually conceded. Bottisham continued to battle, working hard to contain the Swallows in defence, but rarely venturing forward with attacks of their own. Good defensive work from Jenny, Maddie, Anne-Marie, Phebe and Mima and Hannah in goal kept the score at 1-0 and the game within reach. Following a team discussion at half-time the girls came out with a renewed enthusiasm and sense of purpose. They started to fight much harder for possession, chasing every loose ball and gradually growing in confidence as the half progressed. As a result of this extra effort, less of the play was deep in our own half and Emily, Charlotte, Marie and Phebe started to create more and more opportunities going forward. The goal finally came with a characteristically powerful run down the right by Emily, who managed to get in a beautiful cross to Charlotte, who controlled it and finished in style. Shortly afterwards Marie came close, shooting just wide after a solo run down the left. Burwell still threatened on the counter attack, but Jenny pushed up to keep the momentum going forward and Maddie played a faultless second half as the last defender, always clearing with confidence. In spite of creating a number of further chances and forcing a number of corners the deciding goal was just out of reach resulting in a well deserved draw.
Girl of the Match: Maddie
Written by: Matthew Wells

Bottisham 0-2 Fulbourn Institute SAT 25 NOV 2006 10:00
The end of the unbeaten run...
A good solid performance from Bottisham U11 girls. They were well organised and defended well, but in the end were beaten by a team with a slightly better cutting edge going forward, the difference amounting to only a single goal in each half. Even so, Bottisham were unfortunate not to get on the score sheet. The first goal came early in the first half on one of the few occasions that Fulbourne got behind our defence. The opportunity was capitalised on with a beautiful finish. Shortly afterwards, at the other end, Emily combined with Charlotte who hit the crossbar from close range. Further scoring opportunities were scarce at either end, with most of Bottisham's attacks over-running the pitch in the strong wind. In the second half, Fulbourne came out strongest, maintaining sustained pressure in the Bottisham half, but failing to increase their lead thanks to an number of good saves by Hannah, good defending from Maddie, Jenny, Rebecca and Anne Marie and some timely interventions by Phebe. As the half progressed Bottisham gradually committed more players forward, Marie, Mima, Charlotte, Emily and Phebe all battling well, but Bottisham were eventually hit on the break by Fulbourne who beat the last defender and again finished confidently. Bottisham continued to push forward winning a number of corners, probably the best scoring chance being a break from midfield by Phebe who ended up one on one with the keeper who challenged well, conceding a corner. An exciting game played in with a good spirit by both teams.
Girl of the Match: Phebe.
Written by: Matthew Wells

Fulbourn Institute 2-2 Bottisham SAT 02 DEC 2006 10:00
An Excellent start!
The girls came to Fulbourn thinking they would loose following their defeat at their hands last week. But this was soon put behind them when early in the first half Jenny passed an excellent ball to Emily who crossed to Charlotte who in turn passed to Marie who tapped it past the keeper giving her her first goal of the season. It wasn't long before Fulbourn were on the attack with very strong defending by Maddie and Anne-Marie, but persistant attacking soon paid off for Fulbourn. In the second half Fulbourn came on strong with prolonged attacks on the Bottisham goal, which eventually got the better of Rebecca and Maddie putting them in the lead, but the girls did not give up, soon on the attack Emily ran up the outside crossed to Charlotte who controlled the ball and put it into the net. Fulbourn were soon back on the attack but Maddie Anne-Marie and Hannah were an excellent match, with Hannah making some amazing saves. Altogether a very exciting match with all the girls playing with enthusiasm.
Girl of the match:- Hannah
Written by: Corinna Lawrence

Bottisham 2-0 Balsham Colts SAT 13 JAN 2007 10:00
Spirit and Commitment
An exciting match with some end to end football and plenty of attacks and counter attacks in spite of a strong wind. Bottisham and Balsham both played with great spirit and commitment throughout. The first half saw Bottisham attacking into the wind, with Balsham defending strongly and making some good chances on the counter attack. Bottisham worked hard against the wind, with Charlotte, Emily and Marie, with support from Anne-Marie, pushing forward into the box on many occasions, but failing to penetrate Balsham's defence. One clear break by Emily was defended bravely by the advancing Balsham keeper. In the second half Bottisham had the wind behind them and were able to create more sustained pressure up front, forcing a number of corners, with Emily, Marie, Mima and Charlotte keeping the pressure on, but it was the introduction of Jenny in midfield that made the difference and then, it was only a matter of time before the ball was scrambled home by Emily. Balsham continued to threaten on the counter attack and produced a couple of their best chances in the final quarter of the game, but good defending from Rebecca, Maddie, Jenny and Hannah proved enough to keep them out on the day. Impressive running and commitment from Jenny in midfield helped to keep the pressure on at the Balsham end where Emily missed out on a second thanks to a brilliant save by the Balsham keeper and then again, thanks to a deflection. Finally Charlotte scrambled home a second to make the game safe.
Girl of the Match: Jenny.
Written by: Matthew Wells

Bottisham 1-3 Bishop Stortford Community SAT 24 FEB 2007 10:00
Finally, another game!
First match for Bottisham after quite a long layoff. The girls started very well, battling and focused. Jess settled well in her first match and there was some confident defending and passing of the ball. After the first quarter Charlotte took a turn in goal to give Hannah the treat of a run out up front. Shortly after this change Emily received the ball from a throw in, cut across the field into space and took an early shot, putting Bottisham ahead. Solid defending continued from Jenny, Rebecca and Phebe, with Jess out of action after being winded. Emily, Marie and Hannah continued to push forward, but half time found us just one goal ahead. Stortford began the second half like a different team, pushing forward in numbers, right from the start. They were immediately rewarded after Hannah made a great one handed stop, but the hungry blues were first to the rebound and buried it. The second half continued with Stortford playing with much more confidence, their awareness and passing causing Bottisham problems at the back. Bottisham continued to battle, but they were always on the back foot, with just the occasional break by Emily and Charlotte to ease the pressure. Marie, Mima and Phebe contined to battle in midfield, with Jess, Rebecca and Jenny all chasing balls down valiantly in defence, but eventually Stortford scrambled the ball home for a second. The third goal, that put the game out of Bottisham's reach was an unstoppable curving strike into the top corner from distance. Bottisham continued to push forward, but chances were few and far between and in the end Stortford deserved the three points. Girl of the Match: Phebe.
Written by: Matthew Wells