U19 Girls Hockey

A hockey tournament was held at Chengelo on the 15th of July 2017. The under 19 team played three games in total; Trident, Chengelo A, and Chengelo B.

Our first game was the third match of the event, against Trident. Because we had lost to this team the previous year, I would say that we were mentally prepared to put up a good fight. In this game, the fact that we were passing out wide was excellent. However, we were slow on to the ball and tended to wait for it to come to us, producing quite a few opportunities for Trident to get the ball. They were able to score in the first half. I think that some of the defenders and the goal keeper were a little frightened of the fast balls that came their way. Diana was able to score at the corner of the goal in the second half. In the end, we tied this game 1 -1.

Tenjiwe passing out of defence

We then played a back to back game against Chengelo A. For this game, there was a complete change up of who played where. I think that this sort of messed things up but we did still play well. Unfortunately, we lost our wide passes and for the majority of the game, the ball was down the centre. This was one of the factors that contributed to us not scoring any goals in this game. They were able to score one goal so the result at the end of the game was 1 -0.

We took a short break before playing Chengelo B. We had been told that this team was an easier team so we let down our guard. In reality, it was an easier game but we were not willing to put up a good fight. Diana quickly put a shot into the net which further put down our guard. We were very soon knocked back into the game when they, almost immediately, scored. Another of our shots went past the goal keeper into the goal, this time directed by Grace. Sadly, they put two more away for themselves and so we lost another game 3 - 2.

Overall in the competition, we came third out of the four teams. It was a good effort put in by the team. Thank you to our defenders – Natasha Chiombe, Tenjiwe Mwanza, and Faith Chansa, and also to the people who played midfield – Diana Shakwelele, Josiah Muteb, Grace Kampeni, and Naomi Ronald. I hope that the grade twelves enjoyed their last game playing for Amano Christian School.

Thank you very much, Mr. and Mrs. Grove, for putting in the time to teach us this sport.

Report by S. Ronald