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February 9th 2008 DBFC U16s 2 vs. Riverside Strikers 3 Scorers:- Ranger, Jones					The Belles came up against a strong team, and the visitors went ahead early on, but solid defending from Charly Ludlam, Kat Rosenfeld, and Nicole Covey kept the visitors out until just before half time. A corner from Kat Rosenfeld, found Chloe Ranger who poked the ball home before the visitors hit back. Half Time 1 - 2. Second half and the Belles stepped up a gear with Jess Todd, (DBFC player of the match), Gemma Robson, Pippi Grocott all going close. Fay Cooper did well to stop Riverside scoring more but could not stop their 3rd. Lauren Jones connected with a great through ball from Rosenfeld to grab a second. Final Score: DBFC U16s 2 vs Riverside Strikers U16s 3
February 2nd 2008 DBFC U16s 2 vs. Hedge End Rangers U16s 2 Scorers:- Ranger (2)					Back to full strength but the Belles went 0 - 2 down in the first half, even though Chloe Ranger, Pippi Grocott and Jess Todd all went close. Another good start from new girl Gemma Robson with some close ball control as well. Second half and the Belles came out fighting. Charly Ludlam (DBFC's player of the match) curled a wicked shot into the area allowing Ranger to prod the ball home. Great support play from Kat Rosenfeld and Nicole Covey and great goalkeeping from Fay Cooper kept the Belles in the game. With good link up play between Lauren Jones and Ranger allowing Ranger to fire in the equaliser. Final Score: DBFC U16s 2 vs Hedge End Rangers U16s 2
January 26th 2008 Hillcrest U16s 3 vs. DBFC U16s 4 Scorers:- Ranger (4)					With 3 regular players missing the Belles really stepped up to pull this game back from defeat. A fantastic display by deputy keeper Kat Rosenfeld (DBFC's player of the match), defenders Charly Ludlam and Nicole Covey, midfield of Pippi Grocott and Jess Todd and lone striker Chloe Ranger. Gemma Robson had a solid first game as substitute as well. First goal to Ranger, then Hillcrest came back with 2 goals before HT. Second half and Ranger levelled the score with super strike, before Hillcrest nudged ahead with a third. Covey and Ranger linked up well to make a third. Grocott, Todd, Ludlam all had chances but great defending from Covey kept Hillcrest out, while Ranger grabbed the winner with 5 minutes to go. Final Score: Hillcrest U16s 3 vs. DBFC U16s 4
December 1st 2007 St. Francis Youth Rangers 1 vs. DBFC 5 Scorers:- Ranger (3), Todd (1), Grocott (1)					The Belles started slowly and soon found themselves a goal down before half-time. Second half and it was a different team, as Chloe Ranger equalised, then Pippi Grocott grabbed a second with a neat one two with Lauren Jones and Ranger. Solid defending from Nicole Covey, Grace Larcombe and great clearance kicks from Fay Cooper kept the pressure on St. Francis. The Belles, now playing with more spirit, saw Kat Rosenfeld (DBFC player of the match) have a great run on goal which just went wide. Ranger grabbed her second, Charlie Ludlam played a great one two with Jess Todd which allowed Jess to make it four before Ranger grabbed her hat-trick from a quick throw in from Jones. Another fantastic come back from 0 - 1 down at HT to 1 - 5. Final Score: St. Francis Youth U16s 1 vs. DBFC U16s 5
November 24th 2007 Denmead Belles 4 vs. Winchester City A 4 Scorers:- Ranger (2), Todd (1), Jones (1)					The Belles put in their best performance of the season after going 0 - 3 down when Winchester turned up the heat before half time. Second half and the Belles came out fighting and soon grabbed their first from Chloe Ranger, then Jess Todd got her first of the season, with a great passing move then Winchester grabbed a fourth. With 15 minutes to go, Kat Rosenfeld went close, Charlie Ludlam playing some nice one touch football, Nicole Covey cleared a shot off the line, Ranger grabbed her second. With great keeping again from Fay Cooper, solid defending from Grace Larcombe and constant running from Lauren Jones, (Belles player of the match) who grabbed her first, and Belles' fourth. A fantastic come back from 0 - 3 down at HT to 4 - 4 against the league leaders. Well done Belles! Final Score: DBFC U16s 4 vs. Winchester CityA 4
November 10th 2007 Denmead Belles 10 vs. AFC Dynamo 0 Scorers:- Ranger (7), Grocott (2), Jones (1)					In very blustery conditions and a determined AFC Dynamo, it took 15 minutes before the Belles opened the scoring with Chloe Ranger, who soon after her first, bagged another 4 before half time. Solid defending from Nicole Covey (DBFC's player of the match), Kat Rosenfeld and Grace Larcombe, together with "safe hands" Fay Cooper, made it hard for the opposition. Second half and Lauren Jones converted a well taken penalty, Pippi Grocott grabbed 2 and both Charlotte Ludlam and Jess Todd both had chances but with a few minutes remaining it was Ranger who found the net again with 2 more goals. Final Score DBFC U16s 10 vs. AFC Dynamo 0
Denmead Belles 2 vs Hillcrest 1 October 13th 2007					Scorers:- Grocott (2) Always going to be a close match but the Belles started brightly and went close several times with good attempts from Chloe Ranger, Jessica Todd, Charlotte Ludlam and Pippi Grocott (Belles player of the match). Great defending from Lauren Jones, Kath Rosenfeld, Nicole Covey and Grace Larcombe and great saves from Fay Cooper kept this game close. It was Grocott from a Ludlam corner though that put the Belles ahead with a great headed goal and then soon it was Grocott again who tapped the ball in at close range. Hillcrest grabbed a late goal to set up an exciting last 10 minutes but the Belles hung on to win 2 -1.
Denmead Belles U16s 1 vs. Gosport U16s 5					The first game of the season saw Denmead up against a well organised and strong Gosport. Good attacking play from debutant Jessica Todd and Chloe Ranger but it was Gosport who took the lead. Even with good support play from Nicole Covey and Charlotte Ludlam the Belles were kept out by some great goalkeeping. 2 more goals found the net after a series of great saves from Fay Cooper as even the defence of Kat Rosenfeld and Grace Larcombe could not contain a strong Gosport. Half time 0 - 3. Second half saw another debutant, Lauren Jones (DBFC's player of the match) and the introduction of Pippi Grocott and the Belles pulled one back from Ranger with a low, shot. However, a comeback was off the cards as Gosport scored 2 quick goals to wrap up the game. Final score 1 - 5.
AFC Dynamo U16s vs DBFC U16s Friendly Match report: 22nd September 2007					First game of the season for the Belles and it took nearly 15 minutes for the Belles to get into their stride against a new and determined AFC Dynamo. With great performances from everyone, the Belles put on a great show to lead HT 5 0 with goals from Chloe (3), Nicole and Pippi. Second half and again it took the Belles a little while to get back into their stride but when they did there was plenty of slick passing, and great ball control to add to the HT score to make a final score of 11 1, with Nicole scoring 2 more, Charlie grabbing one, 2 more for Chloe and an Own goal. Defending was fantastic with Grace and Kat solid in defence and some great runs from Kat supporting the midfield and good catching and kicking from Fay. A good win, against a spirited side and this victory bodes well for the Belles as the start of the season is just days away. Final Score AFC Dynamo 1 vs DBFC 11 Scorers:- Ranger (5), Covey (3), Grocott, Ludlam and an OG.