‘Invincible’ all-girl soccer crew goes complete season unbeaten – in boys’ league

Apr 20, 2024 at 8:10 PM

An all-girl crew has develop into soccer’s newest “invincibles” by going unbeaten all season – whereas taking part in in a boys’ league.

Queens Park Ladies under-12s completed prime of division three of the Bournemouth Youth Football League, with 18 wins, 4 attracts and no defeats.

They dominated the 11 boys’ groups within the league, scoring 61 targets and conceding solely 11.

By the time they’d performed all their matches, they’d amassed 58 factors, 16 greater than the second-placed crew, which had two video games nonetheless to play.

To make their triumph all of the sweeter, they needed to overcome preliminary resistance from county FA bosses, who initially informed them they must play in a ladies’ competitors.

Manager Toby Green was satisfied his crew was adequate to play towards boys each week and the gamers, who practice twice every week, have proved him proper on the pitch.

Next season, the women can be promoted to the under-13s second division.

They topped the league away towards Moordown & Southbourne a number of weeks in the past however clinched the “invincibles” title final weekend with a 3-0 win towards Lymington Town.

Speaking to Sky News, Mr Green mentioned: “The ladies have carried out actually, rather well. They’ve labored so onerous all season, not simply within the video games, however of their coaching as nicely.

“They have been really disciplined… they deserve it.”

Mr Green mentioned securing the league title with a 3-0 away win towards a crew that had gained six video games in a row was one of many highlights of the season.

“We’ve really had to dig in, particularly away from home,” he mentioned.

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Four of the women within the 14-strong squad have been taking part in collectively since they had been 5 years previous.

Mr Green began the crew when his daughter Olivia informed him she needed to play soccer. He had already coached his older daughter as the one lady in a boys’ crew and determined this time he would put collectively a ladies’ crew, however needed them to play within the boys’ league.

The crew hopes to encourage extra younger ladies to get entangled in soccer.