Today was our 4th friendly against one of the big name clubs in Manchester City. As usual for the first 10 minutes Lisbon were asleep and struggled to even pass the ball at times. Manchester City capitalized on this and with 11 minutes played scored their only goal of the game 0-1. This was a wake-up call for Lisbon and after 21 minutes Fred set up Jess for her 1st goal of the game 1-1. Unfortunately after that we had to substitute Lucy who is still suffering with a sore knee. We also had to substitute Aphra, who for some reason had a problem heading the ball today. Hanaan and Holly took their places and 7 minutes later Holly (fresh off the bench) set up Hanifa to score 2-1. With only 3 minutes left of the 1st half to play, Holly got her 2nd assist and this time it was for her strike partner Jess to slot home 3-1.
Half time 3-1
Our half time team talk was easy today, the Lisbon defence was excellent with Finney playing centre half, and Laura and Hanaan playing as right and left backs, and they gave nothing away to Manchester City. This allowed the Lisbon midfielders and strikers the freedom to attack. We also put Fred and Hanifa in opposite positions at half time.
With only 2 minutes of the 2nd half played Fred played a great ball to Whitby who scored another great goal for her Lisbon team 4-1. The game remained at the same score for another 20 minutes, and then we decided to give Sophie the final 20 minutes in goal and play Ria upfront along side Jess, with Holly moving to the left wing. This also gave us the chance to rest Frankie for the last 20 minutes. After only playing 6 minutes as an outfield striker, Ria set up Holly to give Lisbon a 4 goal cushion 5-1. With only another 3 minutes played after Lisbon’s fifth goal Ria decided to get on the score sheet and scored directly from the corner 6-1. On 73 minutes Lisbon scored their final goal, and this time it was Fred’s turn to get on the score sheet, scoring a great half volley from just outside the area 7-1.
Full time 7-1
Today’s game was extremely enjoyable to watch, especially the first half. Lisbon dominated the game throughout the 80 minutes, with Manchester City only providing sporadic counter attack moves, they were unlucky not to get a 2nd goal when they hit the post in the last 2 minutes of the game, but by that point Lisbon had already finished the game off.
7 goals
6 different goal scorers
Hanifa: girl of match
Finney: my girl of match (excellent)
Congratulations on another great team performance
15 Games/15 Wins
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