Today was the lucky day when Strathallan Girls 1st XI were privileged enough to host All Hallows School from Brisbane, Australia for a friendly games, checking out the competition we have over the ditch.
Our girls were a bit nervous going into the game – tall, tanned and good at hockey was enough to intimidate us a smidgen. Finding out we were to play their B squad eased the butterflies though and fuelled our energy to get out there and give them a run for their money.
The game started off with much of the play in our defending half but once our girls settled into their positions and started playing our game we were able to put one away. These girls didn’t travel from Australia to give up easily so by the end of the first half the score was 1-1. After quick refreshments and a team talk we were ready for the last 25 minutes. The girls definitely gave it our all scoring another three goals in the second half. We worked our passing and good defence to come away with a 4-1 win. Extremely proud of our girls stepping up their game to show how far Strathallan hockey is coming along. Well done, girls!