It was a perfect morning for a game of football down at Flint Utd ground today in the Cup for the U17’s .

It was a slow start for Airbus with the hosts starting brightly but they soon settled and started switching play effectively.

Girls are now starting to settle and learn their positions in the team, it all started after about 20 minutes when Sophie put Ava away who calmly slotted home. After some great football by the girls Niamh worked some space and found Ava to double the lead .

Flint had a breakaway from a long through ball which lead to a one on one but Aleisha was up to the challenge and dived at the players feet to claim the ball .

The girls were told at halftime how important it was for them to get the next goal and keep the momentum with them. It was good to have the option with Darcey coming back to put Kimberley into the no.6 roll alongside Alys, as Darcey showed calmness and great distribution from the back .

Evie gave a typical example of not giving up after pressing the Flint defence into a mistake she won possession on the left touch line, she composed herself cut back inside and unleashed a curling shot to find the net. Airbus commanded a lot of possession and if it wasn’t for the incorrect decisions up front could have made the hosts pay .

But it was another pull back by the skipper Niamh that fooled the Flint defender who took her standing foot away ,she cooly despatched the spot kick to put the result out of doubt .

Then Ava had another break down the left and struck the post but Niamh was on hand to tap in .

Let’s see who we get in next round.

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