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Match Report – Ladies 1 vs Wycombe 2

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MATCH REPORT Ladies 1 vs Wycombe 2

The L1s were back to full strength on Saturday, travelling away to Wycombe on a chilly afternoon. There were positive attitudes all around — in relation to the hockey at least.

From the start, we could see Wycombe had some strong players, ready to mark their territory and show their strength, and with a quick attack they secured the first goal four minutes into the game. We didn’t let that knock us and kept our heads high.

Much to nobody’s surprise, Ellie did a long run through the pitch to set us up for a short corner. With Sophie on top, she banged the ball through the keeper to give us the leveller. This lit the flame we needed to bring some oomph to the game. Sophie picked up a through ball, left her defender behind and tipped it through to Julie at the top of the D. A one-touch control and a smash at goal gave us the second of the game.

Wycombe were able to bring the game level by half-time, outnumbering us in our own defence.

The positive attitude stayed with us through half-time and into the second half. With Sophie now getting a taste for goals again, she picked up the ball mid-D, rolled out to lose her defender and banged a second past the keeper.

With a very even game came a third goal for Wycombe — but Sophie wasn’t done yet!

With the defence working hard to dispatch any more goal attempts, and the midfield working tirelessly to get the ball up top, Sophie found herself with the ball just outside the 25. She battled her way to the top of the D and hammered it into the net to give herself a hat-trick and the team the 4–3 win.

MOM this week was Abby, who — after a game or two away — showed her excellence at the back.

Player of the Match Abby

who — after a game or two away — showed her excellence at the back.

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Match Report – Ladies 1 vs South Berkshire 2

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MATCH REPORT Ladies 1 vs South Berkshire 2

The L1s had to draw on its squad once again this week as they faced South Berkshire at home, meaning another heavily change match day team and unfortunately, this was quite obvious from the starting whistle as we were not ready for this weeks visitors.

The away team were constantly in our half from the get go! Their quick players were always first to the ball and put pressure on our defence relentlessly! The Wanderers managed to keep them from scoring until the 29th minute, when a shot towards a cluster of sticks found a deflection into the goal.

This lit a fire, and something clicked in the forward line. Ellie’s burners switched on, and she legged it through a barrage of white shirts to the oppo’s D shortly followed by Julie who on receiving the ball won a short corner. From this, Julie took a simple hit from the top of the D to give us the equaliser just before half-time.

The second half started stronger — the burners stayed on and possession became more even. South Berks regained the lead from a hard-fought short corner, but this only kept our drive high. With end-to-end play, another short corner came our way. Julie’s first shot was stopped, but Sophie loomed up top to bang in the deflection without controlling it first.

The game was now 2–2. Emotions started to rise and both teams fought to the end — tackles became choppy and bodies were being thrown around. The final whistle blew as Steph kept the ball in the corner to run down the last few minutes.

Sophie was MOM this week for her newfound midfield skills

Player of the Match Sophie

For her newfound midfield skills

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Match Report – Ladies 1 vs Yateley 1

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MATCH REPORT Ladies 1 vs Yateley 1

The L1s welcomed Yateley at home this week, after presenting our lovely assistant manager, Donna, with her new dry robe for all her brilliant help alongside TB.

This must have brought us good luck, as Wootton showed dominance early in the game. A quick push up the pitch and an early short corner gave Witts the opportunity to neatly deflect Julie’s shot into the goal for the 1–0 advantage.

Yateley were quick to respond, putting on the pressure, and after a scramble at the back managed to slot one in themselves for the equaliser.

The Wanderers kept pushing, making multiple entries into the D. Sophie made a run across the D, dancing around defenders and drifting wider and wider into the “no shooting” zone—only to prove us all wrong by firing the ball in from a narrow angle.

After half-time, Wootton were once again quick to press towards Yateley’s D. Another short corner saw a quick tap-in routine, but this time Sophie sent a powerful shot towards young Emily, who converted it for the goal.

The remainder of the game was end-to-end. Wootton continued to push players up the pitch to extend their lead, but Yateley countered with a strong offensive spell and, using a heavy overload, managed to score their second.

The final score ended 3–2 to the Wanderers, who will keep riding their winning high into next week’s fixture against new side South Berkshire.

MOM: Liv Witts — clearly Donna’s new stash helped her shine!

Player of the Match Liv Witts

Clearly, Donna’s new stash helped her shine!

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Match Report – Ladies 1 vs Windsor 2

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MATCH REPORT Ladies 1 vs Windsor 2

This week, the L1s travelled to Easton — a place many players dreaded revisiting!
However, team spirits were high, and any negativity was brushed aside with a strong team talk.

The starting whistle blew, and before anyone could think, Ellie hot-stepped her way through the bulk of the grey opposition, firing the ball towards goal. Charlotte was right behind her shoulder to pick up the rebound and slot it into the bottom corner, making it 1–0 to the Wanderers just one minute into the game!

With the wind in our sails, it was clear Thursday’s training had paid off — anticipation and opportunity were the words of the day. With that in mind, Julie picked up a through ball from Easty, miles inside the D, and smashed a second past the keeper to give us a 2–0 advantage in under ten minutes.

Windsor retaliated quickly, forcing some Matrix-style dodging from the backline and slipping one in as the players waited for the whistle.

The game tempo started to settle. Windsor began to apply some pressure, but the Wanderers knew they were in control.
With a short corner set up in our favour, Amber took the opportunity to force the ball through on goal after a slick rebound pick-up, making it 3–1 to the Wanderers before half-time.

As the second-half whistle blew, it was clear Windsor had found their feet. They began to press hard, stepping to the ball and driving forward until they managed to find a second goal.

With our advantage in mind, brains were switched back on, and possession fell back into the Wanderers’ court.
Julie found herself perfectly placed in the D again, latching onto a long ball from Steph to nudge it towards goal — just enough to slip over the line!

With under ten minutes to go, the Wanderers were hungry for more. A crafty short corner to Easton gave her the perfect opportunity to smash the ball into the bottom corner, sealing the final score at 5–2 to Wootton.

Once again, despite a much-changed lineup from the previous two weeks, the L1s maintained their quality — which looks to be the defining difference in this season’s squad.

This week’s Player of the Match went to Easton for her stellar work in midfield.

Player of the Match Easton

For her stellar work in midfield.

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Match Report – Ladies 1 vs Sonning 2

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MATCH REPORT Ladies 1 vs Sonning 2

It was a bit of a grey day last Saturday. A much changed team from the previous week and still maintaining the quality that’s in this seasons squad. The team were a little subdued as the visit last season by Sonning didn’t really go as we would have liked, but today was a new day!
5 minutes before pushback the umpire asked if Sonning’s keeper was going to get ready! And that’s when clouds darkened as the Sonning contingent stated they were playing without a keeper as an experiment, so 11 outfielders and two subs awaited the Wanderers! Our team manager blew a fuse at the news with the very loud mutterings of “how unsporting” of the Sonning contingent and not playing to the spirit of the game!!
Anyway whistle went and for the next 35 minutes it was a continuous onslaught from the Sonning 11! Despite our valiant defending the 11 outfielders went 0-1 up on the 9th minute but that was it for the first half. The mighty 10 plus goalee fought for every ball and following a structure change we went in at HT 0-1 down but very much in the game.
Following a very positive team talk from Easty and the team manager, the change of formation remained but we had collectively decided to implement chaos hockey. A rock solid defence and beefed up mid, the team who played within the spirit of the game pounced and boom 💥, chaos hockey saw out Julie slotted the ball home! 1-1 and Sonning were on the ropes!! With the wall of 4 defenders and 4 midfielders and importantly a Goalee, Wanderers were able to withstand the 11 experiments and continue to venture to their D a number of times one resulting in a PC being awarded.
So the question really at this time should have been asked was “how’s your experiment going” as with no keeper their defender used their body (leg) to stop the ball on the line! Boom penalty stroke awarded and again with no keeper! a poor defender with a stick and face mask faced the might of Easty power. What did you say 2-1 to Wanderers I hear you say, hell yeah damn right it was. So as the saying goes “ it ain’t over until the umpire blows their whistle” and unfortunately for Wanderers, the umpire blew and awarded a penalty stroke to the 11 outfielders! Fortunately for Wanderers, although being a young club we are very traditional club and we had a goalee! Who would have guessed a goalee could make the difference and ours certainly did boom! 💥 flick saved, the team saw the remaining minutes out and the righteous Wanderers won the match and the moral victory. Massive effort from all 12 outfielders and goalee and a further 3 points, as we move on to Windsor next week.
Goal Scorers – Julie Allington FG, Rebecca Easton PS

Player of the Game, joint between Emily and Goalee Jade!

Player of the Match Emily and Goalee Jade

For their hard work and determination

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Match Report – Ladies 1 vs Oxford 4

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MATCH REPORT Ladies 1 vs Oxford 4

The Ladies 1s had a slightly later home game this week vs Oxford 4s. With manager Tone back but captain Steph missing, we were keen to see what we could do!

It was clear from the start that heads were switched on and we were hungry for the win. Oxford’s keeper made some excellent saves, stopping Wootton from gaining three goals early in the game. However, eventually their keeper became more exposed — Ellie picked up the ball, used her quick legs to beat the defender, and then beat the keeper to slot the ball in for the early advantage.

We had a quick half-time talk from the boss man, full of positivity, before moving swiftly into the second half.

Oxford fumbled quickly after pushback, with Abby picking up the ball within our D and passing it to Ellie. She proceeded to run the length of the pitch, shuffling her way around Oxford’s players. Facing the keeper one-on-one, she calmly spun around with her dancing feet and rocketed the ball into the goal!!!

2–0 up, the Wanderers held strong, making several more attacks toward Oxford’s D. After picking up a short corner, Easty took no prisoners — with a simple hit of the ball, she made it 3–0 to Wootton!

With full time nearing, Oxford put themselves into sixth gear, sending their forwards high and pushing for a goal. It took a Wootton mistake and a GK/CB tangle for them to sneak one through and break the clean sheet.

The final score was 3–1 to Wootton, and after her two beautiful goals, Ellie deservedly won herself MOM.

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Player of the Match Ellie

For her amazing two goals

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Match Report – Ladies 1 vs Abingdon 1

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MATCH REPORT Ladies 1 vs Abingdon 1

The L1s started the season at home against Abingdon, a team we knew would be strong after some close fixtures last season.

The game began evenly but scrappily. Missing our loudmouth manager, we took some time to find momentum and set ourselves up. Mistakes from both sides meant possession swung back and forth, with some exciting chances at both ends.

Young Emily played a ball down the line to Julie, who battled to keep hold of it. Just when it looked like the chance had gone, a mistake in Abingdon’s backline allowed the ball to slip cleanly through two defenders’ sticks. Waiting right in the middle of the D was Sophie, who smashed it first time past the keeper for a tidy finish.

The opposition shifted gear after half-time, starting to get some strong shots on goal, but the Wanderers’ back four held firm and kept the goal clear.

We rode the single-goal advantage for the remainder of the game, using a little s***housery to maintain possession and give Abingdon as little ball time as possible—securing a 1–0 win.

MOM – Abby, for reminding us of her silky skills in defence and midfield

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Player of the Match Abby

For reminding us of her silky skills in defence and midfield

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Match Report – Ladies 1 vs Yateley 1

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MATCH REPORT Ladies 1 vs Yateley 1

Saturday brought a tight, back-and-forth match against Yateley for our last game of the 2024/25 season.

Wootton started on the front foot, unlike our usual style, and quickly after the starting whistle, Mason slotted in the first goal after a quick assist from Ellie.
Yateley were quick to level the score, and the majority of this game followed that pattern.
Easton used her slick skills to nutmeg the goalkeeper not once but twice, weaving her way around the defenders.
Yateley struck again both times, finding gaps above Jade’s small stature. The defense pulled off some awesome goal-line clearances, both on the line and in mid-air.
But with a clean reverse hit in a busy D, Yateley found the winning goal.

MOM this week went to Easton for her skills and determination up front.

Spirits remained high post-game. After gaining promotion last season, we were more than happy with our mid-table finish.

The ladies celebrated with a cheeky night out, and we’ll be back in September with our sights set on bettering ourselves and our table position next season!!!

Player of the Match Easton

For her skills and determination up front

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Match Report – Ladies 1 vs Sonning 2

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MATCH REPORT Ladies 1 vs Sonning 2

With just two games remaining, Wootton Wanderers Ladies 1s find themselves comfortably mid-table, with both promotion and relegation out of reach. Saturday’s match against Sonning offered little excitement but did showcase the team’s resilience.

The game saw both teams display their strengths and weaknesses, but it was Sonning who found the decisive crack early in the second half, scoring the only goal of the match to secure a 1-0 win. The Wanderers’ defense kept them in the game for the majority of the 70 minutes, with Abby making several extraordinary goal-line saves to deny the opposition.

Young Ellie and Mason shared the Player of the Match honours, both delivering stellar performances in midfield.

With one game left in the season, the Wanderers will be looking to iron out a few wrinkles and aim for a 3-point finish.

Player of the Match Ellie and Liv

For both delivering stellar performances in midfield.

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Match Report – Ladies 1 vs Abingdon 1

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MATCH REPORT Ladies 1 vs Abingdon 1

This week, the Ladies 1s had a mid-table match against Abingdon 1s. We knew they were a tough side with a strong keeper after scraping a 1-0 victory from them in our away fixture before Christmas.

The game started slowly, with both teams showing low energy levels. Wootton had the upper hand, keeping most of the play in Abingdon’s half, but as both teams started to find their feet, the opposition made some quick breaks towards our D.
Wootton did well to protect the goal, with a few mid-air, goal-line saves from CBs Steph and Abby, but Abingdon’s persistence gave them the upper hand after a 4th or 5th rebound attempt. This took us into halftime 1-0 down.

We had a quick halftime talk and were back on the pitch swiftly, aiming to use our subs more and keep our energy levels high.

The forwards started to make some strong attacks, with shots coming off but being kept out well by the young GK. After a few swings under her belt, Frankie bombed into the D, fluffing the shot but creating a perfect pass to Easton, who took control and banged the ball in to level the score.
Both attacking lines continued to create chances. Wootton earned a barrage of short corners, but Abingdon hit harder, collecting a P-flick and a second goal.

The Wanderers didn’t give in, but after endless shots on goal, we couldn’t quite break through the opposition defense. The final score was 2-1 to the visitors.

MOM goes to Ellie, who is quickly making the midfield her new home

Player of the Match Ellie

 For making the midfield her new home

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