Turner: "We were determined to get the 3 points!"

This week the ladies took on Blackburn Community Reserves on a wet and windy Sunday afternoon. The game was close but St Josephs Ladies came away 4-3 winners! With 3 games and 3 wins under their belts, defender Lauren Turner provides us with her post match thoughts.

"Well we did it again!! We won the game after going behind! We don’t make it easy for ourselves, but we dig deep week in, week out, and work hard at training and we get the results.

Our game was rearranged due to bad weather and we ended up playing away at Queggs, and to our surprise the pitch was in good shape! We started off with a strong 11 and 4 subs on the bench, but it wasn’t long before we were 1-0 down. I think we ended up going behind because we got a bit panicked in the first 10 minutes pinging the ball and not passing, but then we settled down and we managed to make it 1-1 with a fantastic goal from Jade Elliot!

With it being so wet and windy it was hard to keep the ball and although I felt we were playing the better football, we conceded a second goal. We didn't let this get us down though and kept pushing. Eventually a cracking header from our Captain Keara put us level again at 2-2!

Our team talk at half time was very positive, and the girls spirits were high going back out for the second half. We started well but unfortunately BCSC broke through to score a 3rd goal. Our manager Elle made some strategic changes after this and I moved to right wing and Hannah Thompson took my place as right back.

We carried on pressing forward and their keeper made a mistake, thankfully Katie Holbrook had followed the ball through and managed to regain possession and pass it back to me. I hit it and to my surprise it went over their keeper and in the net!! To score my first league goal and bring us back level was a feeling I’ve never felt before! As a team we were over the moon and even more determined to get the 3 points!

We stayed positive and dug deep but played a few silly balls over the top which were wasted chances. After a few words from our Captain we calmed down and regained our composure. We kept working hard and got a break through and I had a second shot on target which the keeper saved but pushed out to Nadian Mason who bagged us the winner (4-3)!!

That feeling was incredible! I love how we all battled for each other and kept so positive on the pitch. That’s one of the reasons I love this club and team! We play together; win, lose, draw together, we are so supportive of each other and that’s what I love! To score my first goal and for us to win the 3 points was amazing, especially after hearing the news of a second lock down! Hopefully we can remain training and playing as we have just got going and are doing so well! It would be a shame for us to have stop now".

Next week the ladies are due to play AFC Darwin Ladies however, depending on guidance from the FA this could change. Please keep an eye on our social media pages for updates!