Match Report Womens Rec Team- Arniston Rangers

🗒️ Match Report- Edinburgh South CFC 2 – 10 Arniston Rangers - Friday 16th January

☝️Our first home game at Holyrood High School arrived on a chilly evening, but we’ll take those conditions any time compared to what we’ve endured in the past.

⚽️We set up in a cautious 3-3-2. Was it the right decision? We’ll come back to that. As has been the case so far this season, our start was hesitant - confidence a little low, decision-making rushed, and communication lacking. That cost us early, as we conceded a soft first goal after failing to talk to each other at the back.

🤩To the team’s credit, heads didn’t drop. A great run and a finish from a tight angle saw Cat score our first goal of the season 🥳 sparking celebrations that even brought Ralph the mascot onto the pitch 🐤Spirits lifted, belief grew, and soon after a quick counter-attack ended with Laura smashing home a beauty to put us 2–1 up.🙌

👏At that point, we felt we had enough to stay in the game. Unfortunately, Arniston responded immediately and equalised. We made a few changes, but one of the key lessons from today is clear: we’re not adapting to changes quickly enough, we are not claiming balls and shouting for it. Arniston took full advantage, punishing us with their experience and efficiency. By half-time, we found ourselves 2–6 down.🙈

💪The team talk focused on adding more support through the middle, and the response in the second half was encouraging. We played with more bravery, increased the pace, and created far more chances. It was a much better performance. However, Arniston showed why they have strong league experience - they stayed ruthless and composed when it mattered.

🥺We made too many mistakes overall, and there’s a lot to work on, particularly the basics, including throw-ins, talking to each ther more. The final score finished 2–10, but it honestly didn’t feel like a game of that margin.

Gutted today, but this is only our third league match and we’re still finding our style. Take it on the chin, learn from it, and come back stronger.💪

Mon the South ⚪️🔴