The University of Sheffield Women’s Football 1s have beaten Sheffield Hallam 2-1 in a close game at Hallam Sports Park yesterday.
Nobody could deny that the was air filled with a certain tension before the match.
After a long wait for the return of Varisty, the atmosphere before the match was filled with tension.
Varsity is the most exciting sporting event for Sheffield’s universities, so expectations and nerves were unsurprisingly high.
The kick-off was at 2 pm, with the strength and effort from Hallam and Uni noticeable right from the beginning.
The first goal of the match came from the Black and Gold team, the University of Sheffield, in the 8th minute. Uni of made use of a defensive mistake from the Hallam side and gave themselves an early lead.
It wasn’t long before Hallam created an equaliser, and in the 10th minute, they brought the scoresheet to 1-1.
At this point, it seemed like anyone’s game, and both teams were playing equally well.
The next couple of minutes brought a few challenges from both sides, but nobody could seem to make use of them.
In the 39th minute, the University of Sheffield scored the final goal of the first half and the rest of the match, and the score was 2-1 by half-time.
The second half was quite goal-wise but was still full of action.
Hallam was putting in the tackles to try and bring themselves back in the game but ultimately the University of Sheffield dominated the field.
The match ended in a victory for the University of Sheffield and they took home the point for their side in the Varsity competition.
My woman of the match from the Black and Gold team was Evie Driscoll-King for her impressive run. She deserves a pat on the back for keeping possession of the ball for a large proportion of the game.
As for Hallam, their most impressive player in this match was Ellie Millar, their goalkeeper. Despite conceding two goals, the scoresheet could have been a lot worse. She made several good saves, and despite conceding two goals, she stopped the scoresheet from being potentially a lot worse.
