posted 3rd April 2024
United Football Sporting Academy were more than pleased to have the opportunity to pencil in fixtures against Sheffield Utd RTC sides and Sheffield Utd Women's Academy sides. Sheffield Utd were a great chance to compare how our girls compete against one of the best girls academies in the country. Sheffield Utd harness some of the best female talents in England, which would provide a substantial test for our UFSA girls.
All of our girl section teams fulfilled fixtures against Sheffield Utd sides, with all games being played at Sheffield. Our first games involved our U12's & U13's teams, with the latter managing to end in a stalemate. The U12's experienced a taste of fast flowing football, whilst also trying to play within a new team with many new faces. Despite being a new side, our U12's played well regarding the circumstances and showed moments of great team chemistry and spirit to give everything they had until the final whistle. The U13's provided a quality display to match Sheffield on many occasions and reaped the rewards of their resilient performance.
Next up, our U9's & U10's travelled to Sheffield to take on their young guns. High quality was on display for both sides with our girls managing to return glory to Leeds. With both sides nail bitingly close, it was difficult to determine which side would come out on top. However, regardless of the score line, it was refreshing to see such pure talent within both sides compete against each other.
Finally, our U14's & U15's faced the test in the last few weeks. Both U14's & U15's came up against Sheffield teams that possessed international players as well as some of the best players in Yorkshire. Whilst Sheffield were the stronger team on both occasions, we were able to produce some great individual and team performances that put Sheffield on the back foot. However, a gulf in class and stamina ensured Sheffield topped off both games with a deserved victory.
We thank Sheffield Utd for fantastic hospitality during our visits and for allowing our girls to compete against an exceptional side. As always we thank our players, parents and coaches for making the trips to Sheffield.
