Scarborough College Hockey Girls First XI have reached the national finals of the U18s Schools Cup
Scarborough College’s First XI Girls’ hockey team have reached the final of the Schools Cup for the second time running.
A highly anticipated game against Felsted School in Essex, was initially cancelled due to a frozen pitch two weeks ago but went last Thursday.
This was the second time these two sides met, the first encounter being the final in London little less than one year ago. That time, Scarborough College fell short by one goal after having had more possession and a plethora of short corners. By the looks on the players’ faces, the semi-final was not going to be a repeat of the final.
A vocal and enthusiastic Felsted crowd welcoming the girls onto the pitch made it clear that their opponents had no doubts in their minds as to the outcome of this fixture. Outmatched in numbers but matching them in noise, the travelling support of family and staff was no less enthusiastic.
A visibly nervy first quarter, saw the College girls with plenty of the ball and a high press to ensure the opponents could not settle. Having made a number of good saves, the Felsted goalie had no answer to Kate Barker’s shot: 1 - 0 to SC. Rather than silence the home support, they spurred their side to a fantastic spell in the second quarter in which the Felsted forwards excelled. College goalkeeper Sibelle Baz made some excellent saves and kept the scoreline 1 - 0 into half time.
In the second half, Felsted continued where it had left off and in spite of a goal-line clearance on a SC shot, the girls could not get hold of the ball. It was only a matter of time before Felsted scored and a short corner gifted the opposition a rebound that was unmissable.
Within minutes, Scarborough College retook the lead with a great drag flick from a short corner by Nicola Keulder. Felsted spirits broken, realised that a win was within their grasp. Harriet Swiers made it three after some good midfield play and a superb backhand cross by Lily Blythe. Seeing out the game, Tita Deecke converted on the break to make it 4 - 1.
The girls now travel to London, as they did one year ago, eyeing silverware. It will not be easy as powerhouse Sevenoaks awaits in the final. Head Coach and Director of Hockey Reuben Elliott said:
‘It has been a long journey for the girls, starting in September putting in the extra effort in training to ensure we are able to achieve things like this. We focus on playing as a team and our success has come from everyone on the team doing their part and there was a real belief that this team can do something special. I challenged the girls to make memories on the pitch and they are certainly doing that. I hope we can make another memory on the 1st of March! ‘
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