Crackers - Naiset (1 - 11)

I seem to start many of my match reports with the same kind of words, and this report is no different....another result that we are very happy with.

As always, Jenni Rautanen played a strong game & to score 5+1 is a great effort, but I still felt that today it was definitely a team win. We had the opportunity to use several forward line combinations & all of those combinations scored goals. Our defenders were strong & we constantly put pressure on the Crackers players. By doing this we did not allow them very much good possession or allow them the time or space for many shots.

A game like this, where the majority of the play is away from our own goal area can be difficult for the goalkeeper, but Krista Laine did a good job & made several quick reaction saves, especially in the third period.

Our captain today, Tuula Rovamo, has spent more than half of the season recovering from a knee injury that she got during summer training, & it was pleasing that she finished the game with 2+0. Her strong performance today, & in the last couple of games, is a well-deserved reward for her commitment to the team & all the hard work she has put in to get herself back on the court.

The team is playing really well at the moment & I am very happy with our results. Today's game was good for us, for many reasons. It is, of course, always nice to score lots of goals, but today we did more than that. For the whole game we played 'our game'. We did all the things that we talked about before the game & we did them well.

There are definitely some parts of our game that we will need to work hard on over the next couple of weeks, but overall the team is playing with confidence & have a really positive attitude.

Sarah Mitchell
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Käy lukemassa: http://naissalibandy.net/blogi/2007/01/28/742