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WOMENS DEVELOPMENT XI - 28/09/2019 VS NORWICH DRAGONS A (A) 
 
TEAM: Womens Development XI 
DATE: 28/09/2019 
FIXTURE: Womens Development XI VS 28/09/2019 
HEADLINE: A game of two halves 
LEAGUE: NORFOLK DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 
LEAGUE SPONSORS: EMPRESA LIMITED 
VENUE: Dragons Den 
RESULT: Dragons A Development Girls 5 Norwich City Development Girls 2 
 
REPORT: 
Dragons started brightly and applied pressure on City with some quick attacks, however, City then started to find their feet and launch attacks of their own. Ten minutes into the first quarter City took the lead when a pass from player of the match Lucy Walton found Evie Hood unmarked at the top right of the circle and her hard push found it's mark. Early in the second quarter City increased their lead Emily Hicks winning the ball outside the circle beating the last defender and smashing the ball home. City had further opportunites to increase their lead whilst the defence held firm. 
 
The third quarter proved to be City's undoing with Dragons catching City napping almost straight from the restart to pull one back. This lifted Dragons who then started to exert pressure whilst the City defence which had resisted in the first half lost its composure and discipline. Dragons added a further three goals during the quarter, before adding a fifth in the final quarter to record a convincing win. 
City should not be downhearted as they were playing a team of older girls.  

WOMENS DEVELOPMENT XI - 21/09/2019 VS YARMOUTH (H) 
 
TEAM: Womens Development XI 
DATE: 21/09/2019 
FIXTURE: Womens Development XI VS 21/09/2019 
HEADLINE: A change of positions 
LEAGUE: NORFOLK DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 
LEAGUE SPONSORS: EMPRESA LIMITED 
VENUE: Taverham Recreation Facilities 
RESULT: Norwich City Girls Development 7 Yarmouth Girls Development 0 
 
REPORT: 
City's girls were boosted by the inclusion of first team player Oli Williams who forsook her normal attacking role for one in defence. This was to be a theme for the morning. City started strongly with Emily Hicks, Lucy Walton and Obie Hansell controlling midfield and by the end of the first quarter were three goals to the good, the first a Lucy Walton short corner strike, the second a strike from the top of the circle by India Fox following a nice pass from Emily Hicks, the third a Lucy Walton strike following a quick free hit by Obie Hansell. 
 
City added two further goals in the second quarter through Obie Hansell and Emily Hicks at which point the team changed positions allowing the players to gain experience in different areas of the pitch. This led to Ava Ingram scoring in the third quarter with a first time slap at goal. There were further attempts at goal as those that usually play in defence created chances but just weren't able to apply the finishing touch. 
 
The final goal was scored by Alice Marjoram who had moved from her usual centre forward position to centre half. Player of the match went to Emily Hicks who played some lovely passes around the back and across the pitch following her switch to full back.  
 

WOMENS DEVELOPMENT XI - 14/09/2019 VS PELICANS (A) 
 
TEAM: Womens Development XI 
DATE: 14/09/2019 
FIXTURE: Womens Development XI VS 14/09/2019 
HEADLINE: Great start to the season 
LEAGUE: NORFOLK DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 
LEAGUE SPONSORS: EMPRESA LIMITED 
VENUE: Lynnsport 
RESULT: Pelicans Devs 2 Norwich City Devs 3 
 
REPORT: City's girls turned in a super performance in their first match of the season to record an opening league win Hayling themselves back from a two goal deficit.  
 
With a new look team and new players entering the team it was an unfamiliar line up that took to the field. As the team found their feet in the first quarter Pelicans took advantage with their first two attacks to build a two goal lead. As the game progressed City began to find their feet and play with more confidence. Ccity had reduced the arrears by half time, Emily Hicks scoring the City goal. City played the third quarter with 10 players but were now the dominant team and were very unlucky not to add to their score. In the final quarter City were down to 9 when Lucy Walton suffered a blow to the hand. Pelicans sportingly loaned us a couple of players and with the return of Lucy fortunes took a tturn for the better. Lucy converted a short corner and the winner arrived when Player of the match Evie Brockington deftly converted her reverse stick. A great start to the season with lots of promise.