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!