We are pleased to share that our U16 team won the GDST Football Rally yesterday at Northampton Girls School. It is an amazing achievement – well done!

Here is a match report from the team:

We started the tournament with our heads high, not expecting much. We were there to show the best versions of ourselves and that’s exactly what we did. We won the first two matches which fuelled our motivation. Following that we drew 0-0, the only draw in the whole tournament. Everyone was playing incredible football even though we hadn’t played as a team before.

We proceeded to win the next match with a lovely goal from Alva, which secured us the win in our group. Because of this we triumphed into the quarter finals. The level of football being played just kept on getting better as every individual highlighted immaculate skill. We then won the quarter final 2-0 and entered the semi-final full of energy.

In the first half we were starting to get nervous as it was 0-0, and that’s when Isabella scored a hat-trick to win us the match.

We had a detailed team talk before the final and walked on the pitch with our heads high. Molly scored a great goal in the first 3 minutes which immediately put us in front. We kept this score throughout the game and ended with the win.

It could not be more deserved as everyone worked so unbelievably hard until the final whistle. Overall, it was a sensational performance from everyone. This day will most certainly be remembered for a long time.