On a cold but sunny Sunday afternoon, FC Irlande Ladies III were getting ready to face RCS Nivellois B. Trying a new system focussing on more defensive balance, the ladies were ready from the first signal. 

From the get-go, El showed she was hungry for goals, making it past the Nivellois defence on multiple occasions. Zoe playing mid-field were dribbling past the opponents coming through on the right. Marina kept challenging the opponents with shots only slightly outside the frame and serving through balls to Anna, who was running every two minutes, making crosses to the area. After 15 minutes, the first result came as Anna shot a corner and El pushed the ball in. Exactly as planned in the locker room! 15 minutes later, El again coolly placed it in after a great combination with Zoe. Meanwhile, Nivellois did not manage to challenge the FC Irlande defence led by Alex and Karoliina, who were not giving anything away, with Gabi keeping full control of the midfield. The first half ended 2-0 for FC Irlande. 

The second half started with Zoe scoring two goals in quick succession, first assisted by El and then by Megan. Amina celebrated a ball in the net too but unfortunately cancelled as the ref whistled for offside. At the final whistle, the score is  4-0 for FC Irlande. 

With a bit more efficiency in front of the goal, the score could have been higher, but we got a clean sheet (yay, brava Ana!) and the score was also kept down by the excellent performance of Nivellois’ goalkeeper. Another beautiful team performance where several players wished they would have more than two votes to give for the selection of the player of the match. Final winner: Zoe, closely followed by El.