Olympic Youth Festival

Posted by Becky Ward - 12:38 on 27 February 2009

AFTER – 21 Jan 2009

"To beat Australia was amazing. We played them four times in total as we had a couple of test games before we even started. In the final we finished the game at 2-2 and went into extra time where the ‘golden-goal’ rule applies [first goal wins the match].

“We scored in last 30 seconds, which was unbelievable! We had worked so hard for the whole game, so it was such a relief.

“There were four teams in the event: India, USA, Australia and us. The Indians have such good one-on-one skills, and hit the ball right through you. It was good to experience the different styles of play.

“It was all a bit surreal to start with because I had never played for the British team before and it was such a big stage to get to, but it was a great to play in a multi sport event, and experience something a bit bigger.

“It was also very helpful to have experience of playing in the same style as the GB senior team; the style, the patterns, what is expected of you in different positions and what you have to do to get to the top. It was good to see what they are looking for and what you have to do to get to the top.

“I felt I played well and we did a lot of training when we were out there. It makes you want to put the work in because you know you can get the reward like we had. All in all, very worthwhile!

“My aim for 2009 [after such a frenetic start,] is to get into the Scotland senior squad. I got my first two senior caps against Ireland in November last year. It’s the European championships in Holland in August in the ‘A’ division. I am working hard towards that.”

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