At the crack of dawn, Risers U11 girls travelled to Gillingham to compete in the Anchorians Tournament. The sun was beating down but was fortunately accompanied by a welcome breeze.

The team we’re going to need to finish in the top two of their group to progress to the semi finals and the opposition was of an incredibly high standard.

The team made light work of all of their opponents registering 3 wins and a draw against local rivals Herne Bay Rangers. All matches were played in the usual spirit and Risers topped the group.

Our semi final was against Anchorian Hearts and was a stalemate until the final whistle meaning that a penalty shootout was necessary to split the teams.

Our girls converted every single one of their spot kicks and Bethan was able to keep out one of our opponents’. The team progressed to the final to face Medway.

The momentum remained with Risers and their confidence was at an all time high. A hard fought game ended 1-0 to our girls and it was a fitting end to what has been a superb season!!

Well done team and Neil and parents, a fabulous morning!

- Carl