Women's Team 2008
Gosnells Women's FC will begin the 2008 season in a new division, after winning division 2 in 07 they will now move up the ranks and fight for honors in Div 1.
The squad is taking a new shape this year and will be lead by coach Ann Gourley with Gill Ingham Manager. The women have recruited some new blood from last years girls u15 squad, these young guns have great talent and ability and are the future of the club.
There is a new reserve team which will play in Div 5 in 08 this will be the grounding for new players and the up and coming youngsters.
The women are still recruiting and are in search of a goal keeper and a few more outfield players, so if you know anyone out there who is interested in playing and developing as a footballer and wants to become part of the new generation of female footballer players at Gosnells please get in touch with us. Here is to the new season 08 being a successful one and good luck to all involved.
Match Reports 2008
Sunday 21 July 2008
Sunday 21st July saw the fifth division game between Gosnells City and Kalamunda at Maida Vale Reserve.
After much discussion over the nets being set up properly and lack of a referee, Kalamunda provided a referee 25 minutes after the initial kick off time.
Gosnells started off strong with most of the ball possession and a few shots taken to no avail. Kalamunda had a few attempts at goal but none were successful, a free kick awarded to Kalamunda just outside the 18 yard box was saved and we made it to half time 0 – 0.
Both teams came out hard after half time, Leah Bulloch Lee who was filling in for the side scored shortly after being on the pitch taking the score to 1 – 0 and boosting the teams’ morale. Some good defence by Chante McCann and newcomer Kelsey Gubb kept Kalamunda at bay but they did not give up their attack and one of their strikers lobbed a ball over the defence and goal keeper in an attempt to score. Gosnells goalkeeper ran back to stop the ball and managed to scoop it at the last second with one hand and save Kalamunda from scoring – the ball was cleared back up to the Kalamunda goals and soon after a brilliant left footed shot from the edge of the 18 yard box by Paula Ferris put Gosnells further ahead.
Both teams fought hard to the final whistle but Kalamunda couldn’t manage to score against Gosnells – whose determined attackers and strong defence were working well together and saw the game end 2 - 0.
The division 5 girls were happy to sing their victory song after a well played match saw the girls working harder and better together.
Gosnells Vs Fremantle: 25 May 2008
On a warm and humid afternoon the pre-match warm up saw us pick up our first casualty for the day
with Paula Ferris tweaking a hamstring.
From the kick-off Gosnells looked threatening, first up we received a gift from Fremantle, they scored an own goal.
After a few early rangefinders Donna Douglas eventually found the mark, we were soon 2 - 0 up until a couple of defensive blunders allowed Fremantle back into the match.
Half-time saw the teams deadlocked on 2 – 2.
In an attempt to shore up the leaky defence Elaine Doherty was dropped into the backline. Aisling scored our first goal for the second half, to get our noses back in front. With many key players injured Gosnells were forced to rotate the front runners on a regular basis in order to keep them as fresh as possible. With this Jacqui McCrum was moved up into attack (and almost scored a goal!!) her key function was to press the defence. In the dying minutes of the match Donna Douglas’ rocket like header on goal was saved by the keeper, but quick footwork saw her nudge the ball over the line. End result Gosnells 4 Fremantle 2
Overall the team is working well together, still need to keep up the communication.
Gosnells Vs Subiaco Utd: 18 May 2008
Sunday 18th May saw Gosnells Women’s first division team take on Subiaco Utd at their home ground. It was a well fought out game by both teams. Gosnells then lifted their game and had most of the possession to see a superb shot by centre midfielder Ann Gourley hit the post that would have put gosnells 1 0 up, but then Gosnells attacker Donna Douglas seen the keeper of her line and had an excellent shot to make the score 1 – 0.
As Gosnells kept up the battle they managed to put away another two great goals just before half time. As Gosnells kept the pressure on through out the second half Gosnells were unlucky not to get 2 or 3 more. Gosnells kept a clean sheet with the score finishing 3 – 0 to the away team.
Gosnells Vs Balcatta: 4 May 2008
Sunday 4th May saw our first division team take on Balcatta at home. It was an even first half with no score at half time. The second half saw both team step up a level with Balcatta scoring a goal to lead one nil. The last fifteen minutes of the match was a great fight and we scored with less than five minutes to go. The match ended a draw at 1-1.
Gosnells Vs East Fremantle: 4 May 2008
Sunday 4th May saw Fifth division Gosnells Women’s team take on East Fremantle at home. It was an even game throughout with Gosnells hitting the post a few times. The Gosnells girls could not finish with any conviction, unlike East Fremantle who scored after 25 mins. East Fremantle contunied their attack on Gosnells goal score making the half time score 0-4. The second half saw both teams step up a level but Gosnells struggled for players due to injury, they fought back hard but just could not hold off the top of the ladder team. East Fremantle kept the attack flowing it ended 0-8.
Gosnells Vs Jacks: 27 March 2008
Sunday 27th saw the fifth division game between Gosnells City and The Jacks at Gumblossom Oval. First to score was Gosnells with an excellent shot from the striker Kayleigh Gobel. Gosnells defender Kristy Williams received an injury and had to leave the field when the Jacks nipped in and equalized the game just before half time.
Both teams came out hard after half time, again Gosnells got another injury, Jacks capitalized on this by getting another goal and took the lead, Gosnells fought back hard with some good play from their young attackers. In the last 5 minutes of the game the Jacks had a great shot from their mid fielder which saw the score to go 3-1 with time running out for any come back. Both teams battled to the last dying seconds but the score remained 3-1 to The Jacks.
Gosnells Vs Curtain Uni: 27 March 2008
Sunday 27th April saw our first division team take on Curtain Uni at their home ground. It was a well fought out game by both teams. We then lifted our game and had most of the possession to lead the match 2-0 at half time. The intensity dropped a little in the second half but we were still able to score another goal. Our defence did a great job to keep a clean sheet and we won the match with the final score of 3-0.
Gosnells Vs Jacks: 27 March 2008
Sunday 27th saw the fifth division game between Gosnells City and The Jacks at Gumblossom Oval. First to score was Gosnells with an excellent shot from the striker Kayleigh Gobel. Gosnells defender Kristy Williams received an injury and had to leave the field when the Jacks nipped in and equalized the game just before half time. Both teams came out hard after half time, again Gosnells got another injury, Jacks capitalized on this by getting another goal and took the lead, Gosnells fought back hard with some good play from their young attackers. In the last 5 minutes of the game the Jacks had a great shot from their mid fielder which saw the score to go 3-1 with time running out for any come back. Both teams battled to the last dying seconds but the score remained 3-1 to The Jacks.
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