The pitch turned out to be not as attractive as the setting on the banks of the Avon as Lichfield Diamonds struggled with the poor surface – but it was purely
Lichfield Diamonds Girls U15 3 Solihull Borough Girls 0: For their opening fixture in the competitive Central Warwickshire Girls League Diamonds had a tricky game against an always useful Solihull
After taking the lead inside the first two minutes Diamonds were not good for the first half hour, constantly giving away possession with poor passing and poor control.
Three missed
Hilton Harriers Girls U13 0 Lichfield Diamonds Girls U13 7: It took until the first goal of the game for the girls to start playing in the sort of fashion
In their first pre-season outing Diamonds looked surprisingly sharp with the pace of Karen Clough, Niccy Hazel and Katie Rose a constant threat to the Pheonix defence.
Hazel soon
Lichfield Diamonds Girls teams brought the curtain down on a trophy-laden 2008-2009 season in fine form with the under 13 and under 12 teams winning their respective age
Goalkeeper Elsie Baxter was the hero as Lichfield Diamonds upset the odds to win the League Cup on penalties.
The under-12 side went into the final against league winners
Lichfield Diamonds under 13 side lifted the Burton League Cup courtesy of a 2-1 win – but were made to work hard by Litteover Dazzlers.
In front of a big
Lichfield Diamonds will be hoping Alison Livermore can continue her goalscoring run as the club’s under 14 side prepare to represent Staffordshire Football Association in the Northern Regional Finals
Lichfield Diamonds enjoyed a winning weekend as two of their sides reached cup finals and four of their other sides secured victories
Melbourne Utd Girls U14 0 Lichfield Diamonds U14 9 – A disciplined performance from Diamonds was enough to earn a good away victory.
Alison Livermore was the top scorer with four
Lichfield Diamonds U14 5 Newcastle Town U14 0 (Staffs FA/Tesco U14 Girls County Cup Final)
A fairly even first half saw Laura Eggington’s well-struck volley well saved
