Kyneton Rangers women’s teams played on a glorious autumnal Sunday at Shepparton and at their home ground Barkly Square last weekend.
Both games were highly competitive as the Rangers took on teams in the upper echelons of their ladders.
The women’s Div 1 team headed over to Shepparton to play the highly competitive United team and hit the pitch knowing they were up for a fight.
With star keeper Isha Kuyateh back in goals, she did her very best protecting the back of the net from all the balls being fired at her throughout the 90 minutes.
The backline in Bec Cole, Maddy Hacche, Ava Coleman and Miranda Samson were kept busy in the game and they gave it their all while the United forwards kept funnelling balls up the pitch.
As their mighty fight continued, balls were secured to the midfield of Simone Hooppell, Lorelei Cook, Zara Hooppell and Shannon O’Hara who then sent it to Kyneton’s waiting forwards, Sian Hooppell, Bronte Randle (1 goal) and Emma Tricarico, with Bronte sending the ball to the back of the net for the Rangers.
When the flags came in, United left their home pitch with a 6-1 victory.
AN EVEN LEDGER
The women’s Div 2 team knew they had a hard matchup this week as well against Castlemaine Goldfields who hadn’t lost a game all season and were top of the ladder.
The Rangers have welcomed the return of Jo Mitchell into the gloves as the team secures its keeper for the season and whose mighty call ‘Keeper’ can be heard all the way to the Campaspe River.
The stalwart backliners, newcomer Xanthe Tardif, Em Gloyns, Remy Mctaggart, Bec Cole, Lucy Hebborn and returning Sunday Jones, held steadfast as they kept the Castlemaine forwards at bay.
The midfield, Miranda Minson, Lenka Thompson, Isha Kuyeteh and Lucy Campbell (1 goal), secured the centre and put advancing balls to the stellar forwards in Molly Wilding, Sian Hooppell (1 goal) and Samara Gelbart who were on the ball all the way.
Beth Houghton was out with injury this week and after the 90-minute whistle, Rangers had broken the winning streak of Castlemaine taking home the victory 2-1.
This makes it an even 4-4 win-loss ledger for the team so far this season.
Well done to all the Kyneton Rangers teams on the weekend.
