Stirling left Wandering with Kelburne comeback!
/Kelburne Ladies 1s v Stirling Wanderers Ladies 1s
19/11/2022 - 14:20pm
Kelburne 1s 3-2 Stirling Wanderers 1s
Scorers: Simone Upman (2), Zoe Greener
The sun shone at Glasgow Green as the Ladies 1s made their last league appearance of 2022 against a Stirling Wanderers team with whom the teams drew in their last meeting. The game promised a close battle based upon previous spectacles.
As has become a trait this season, Kelburne started slowly and gave the ball away several times leading to Stirling having the better of the opening exchanges. 5 minutes in and Stirling capitalised on several misplaced paces to come down the right and slot in past Gillian Callander between the posts. This was quickly followed by a second to give Stirling the cushion they wanted and to leave Kelburne reeling at the end of the first quarter.
Coach Colin McClure had to earn his strips and get his ladies fired up with a big quarter needed to bring them back in to the game. As has been the way many times this season, when Kelburne has needed a talisman to turn to, their leading lady from South Africa has provided the firepower and today was to be no exception with Simone Upman bullying the Stirling defence to flow past the diving keeper and slot home to bring Kelburne back in to the game. Kelburne continued to dominate proceedings but to no avail and went in at the break 2-1 down.
Kelburne came out in the second half looking to take the game to Stirling and it wasn’t long before the game was all square with Zoe Greener cooly volleying past the keep after some great build up play across the whole team. The game has turned and Stirling were on the ropes with Kelburne creating chances at will. The third quarter past and the intensity was ramped up but cool heads were required when Simone was shown a yellow card for breaking up the play. This didn’t stop Kelburne from pushing on for all 3 points and it was poetic justice that Simone Upman would return to pitch to drive past the keeper to claim her second of the game and secure three points for the Paisley side.
The first half of the season has come to end for the ladies with some positive performances to be proud of and some areas of improvement to build upon going in to what looks like a bright 2023.
