Girls under 16s 

The West Midlands u16 Girls travelled to The Dom Arnott Arena in Mickleover hoping to gain  revenge for their narrow 1-0 defeat at Castle Vale back in December, but found themselves outplayed on the evening by the run- away league leaders. Derbyshire’s 3-0 victory was their eighth successive victory and they now end their title winning campaign with an impressive 100%  record.

With the u16 title long since destined for Derbyshire there was only pride to play for at Castle Vale but both teams gave their all this evening in a tight end to end contest which produced five goals. The West Midlands’ Girls would obviously have wanted to mark their final home game at this level with a victory but it was not to be and Warwickshire just held to win 3-2 despite Neeve Willington Bates and Jaida Gilling Campbell both finding the target.

The 16 girls travelled to Stafford and emerged victorious from a tightly contested encounter between two well-matched sides. Chances were at premium throughout, with neither keeper really threatened, until Lexi Moss gave the West Midlands the lead with a powerful header midway through the second half. The breakthrough came as a result of a superb corner delivered by Evie Fisher and from that point onwards our girls worked tirelessly to protect their lead. Our defensive organi