RC Villers La Ville

On Sunday, 13 October, FC Irlande Ladies III faced  RC Villers La Ville for another exciting home game.

Villers La Ville kicks off the match and starts playing with an offensive attitude. Unlike the recent matches, FCI has a more propositional attacking phase and manages to build a more organised ball control and network of passes. The most promising scoring opportunity arises from a corner kicked by Beaty: the ball bouncing in front of the goal is not decisively pushed into the goal by any FCI player. In defence, despite some imperfections, FCI maintains a clean sheet in the first half that so ends with the result of 0-0.

The second half starts with FCI in possession of the ball. The team does not lose the attacking inclination seen in the first half and brings the ball into the opponent’s penalty area but again a decisive touch is what is missing. Villers La Ville is also determined to score the opening goal and succeeds at 69’. Soon after, Clémence has the ball for the equaliser but the opponent’s goalie stops the shot. In an effort to equalise the match, FCI pushes forward. As a consequence, the team concedes space in its defensive half of the pitch to the opponent. Villers La Ville capitalises on this concession scoring at 84’ and 86’, closing the match with the result of 3-0.

The end score might be a too severe punishment for the performance of the team that showed more attacking initiative and better organisation compared to the last matches played. An even more severe punishment was the impossibility of petting the cutest dog ever at the end of the game due to the defeat.

Player of the match: Beaty