The Breakers U13 girls scored another home win on Sunday against Noarlunga United despite losing players to injury and unavailability.

With regular keeper Ella Keam busting an ankle, Lucy Boundey stepped into goals again.

The game looking promising early with much of the play in the Breakers attacking half.  An early corner taken by Katye O’Donnell delivered a beautiful ball into the box but the forwards just couldn’t quite get to it in time.

Up the other end, Boundey made a great save although the throw-out was a little miss-timed, hitting Zara Yates in the back on the way out.

Nila Mohring had the crowd on their feet when she went one-on-one with the Noarlunga goalie and was just unlucky not to get the ball past and into the net.

Back in the midfield Abby Ellis and Taylor Perry were running hard, chasing down and winning against their opponents.

Towards the end of the half the girls started to get a little loose in defence. But then Hannah Rowlands thundered a goal kick up to Alana Anderson, who deftly turned her opponent inside out, getting the Breakers back into attack. 

A handball delivered a penalty to the Breakers girls and O’Donnell didn’t skip a beat in shooting into the top left corner to score the first goal of the match.

Only seconds later the whistle blew for halftime.

The second half started with Modra, Rowlands, Lokke Rennerts and Bethany North working fantastically together in defence and the Noarlunga team started to show frustration towards one another.   

Perry was still getting the best of her midfield opponent and up forward Anderson, Nuala Davis and Ellis were creating multiple chances.

Finally, a well taken pass by Mohring saw O’Donnell toe-poke in the Breakers’ second.

Coach O’Donnell then brought super-sub Polly Nelson on to bolster the team in the last few minutes of the game.

Again, as has happened so often this year, a handball in the box resulted in another penalty, this time for Noarlunga. Boundey tried her best but the ball just stretch over her and the score went to 2-1.

Only moments later the full time whistle sounded and the girls scored a well-deserved win that had some great effort and teamwork across the pitch.

Next week the girls are at home again, with an 11am Fathers Day game against Salisbury.