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Win seals HEADS I WIN:
RAF star clears
against the Army in
Aldershot
second IS PHOTOS: Graeme Main
Soldier Magazine

in 3 years

STAFF REPORTER
HQ Air Command

“IT IS a fantastic achievement
to win the competition again for
the second time in three years,
said Ladies Representative Team
Manager Sgt Michelle Harvey-
Perkins after her team’s Inter-
Service title win.
She added: “It shows that we are
becoming a dominant force within
Representative football. This then
fuels the hunger and determination
to make everything better for the
players year on year, and raise the
bar and standard of football that the
LRT are playing. As manager I am
extremely proud of the achievement,
but the plaudits should be equally
shared among all the staff and
players for the hard work and effort
they put in throughout the season,
and winning the trophy makes it all
worthwhile.”
The result came after the Royal
Navy lost 2-0 to the Army in the
final game of the championships.
Harvey-Perkins, who now holds
the mantle of the Service’s most
successful current coach, saw
her team’s campaign get off to a
frustrating start with a hard-fought
1-1 draw against the Army at
Aldershot Stadium. RAF took to the pitch at New Saints the RAF who were in full flight.
The visitors were pegged back by FC Oswestry ground and the hosts Harvey-Perkins’ charges kept
a 30-yard, 20th minute shot which produced a brilliant 3-1 result. pushing for a third until the final
beat Sgt Nicola Davies in the RAF Griffiths was once again lively, minute, with Fg Off Natasha Kenny
goal. Despite the early setback Sgt but it was an own-goal that set she latched on to a loose pass and
Rachel Griffiths levelled just before things going for the RAF, though a quickly went for goal with a fine left
the break with a superb free-kick harsh penalty decision for handball footed strike into the net to finish
from 20-yards. Griffiths again went saw the visitors’ level going close the game on a high.
close after the break, but despite again minutes before the break. The result secured a fabulous
territorial dominance the RAF Cpl Zara McIntosh extended Inter-Service championship victory,
could not alter the scoreboard. their lead in the 54th minute but it meant the side walked away
A must win clash against the following a quick-paced move. Cpl with the Casser Cup for the win
Navy was the order of the day as the Lauren Impey then went close for over the Navy.

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