It was the 1st of October
And the clouds had moved over
To bring out a pretty nice day

The whistle blew loud
And out came the crowd
As the ball was pushed back to begin play

After not long at all
Zoe smashed the ball
To score the first goal of many

Charlotte, Caitlin and Tiff
Really made the diff
By defending our goal like warriors

With Steph as our sweeper
She protected the keeper
By swiping balls away left, right and centre

A short corner was called
And Kaz clobbered the ball
Onto Rosie’s fortuitous stick
…
Perhaps we were on for a hat trick!

Lewes now had a spring in their step
As they had two in the net
But South Downs fought back with one of their own

The half time whistle was blown
Wow, that time had really flown
A motivational team talk was given

Back on the pitch
Hands gripped round our sticks
Ready to begin again

Just nine minutes after
Karen, had an absolute blaster
And chipped another beauty in the goal

The delight of the team
Their were plenty of screams
As we were pressed to defend once more

South Downs swooped back in
And another goal we had to take on the chin
The score was now three - one

The ball was passed to Holly
Who ran as fast as a collie
As she dashed up the pitch to the D

A quick play ensued
Keeping the opposition subdued
From our mids, Rebecca and Kim

Another hit in from a corner
Which came hotter than a sauna
Gave Zoe another triumphant goal

With Emma in goal
Playing a different role
The score line was kept in our favour

Thanks to Phoebes advise and expertise
We brought the opponents to their knees
Onto the next game we will go

This team is a dream
We are all super keen
To see where this season will lead!

Poem by Rosie Filmer