IC Birds draw with midgets in the Battle of the Babes

ICFB overcame their hangovers on Sunday morning to turn out against a petite, begrudging St George’s team at Harlington. Let down badly by their Old Boy referee, they were off to a poor start as the opposition coach reluctantly took to the field. Despite finding themselves one bird and one goal down early on, spirits soared amongst the IC players as they bounded, yelling through the midfield. An energetic but fruitless period followed: Hege, Steph and Eleanor kept control in defence and determined midfield worded hard, but luckless strikers Maryam and Juliet "Baby" were thwarted by the charging dwarves. Captain Young?? fought back in best Scots "Braveheart" style and left plenty of marks on defenders, if not on goal. It tool opportunistic Mary’s medic Ilyena to exploit the dopey George’s goalie early in the second half and rouse the IC girls to greater efforts. Smooth play from Tracey "Coach" Williams and Ioanna, and all-round coverage from Helen saw IC with most of the possesseon but few chances on goal. Frenzied last-ditch bursts from St George’s midfield stretched some desperate defending but the score remained even and a freezing Bente got little chance to display her goalkeeping skill. IC celebrated their point with a ball-signing session on the way home

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