FW: match report Straftord Ladies 1st team

Stratford Ladies 1^st team played Nuneaton on Saturday. This was a crucial match for Stratford and a win was vital. Stratford started the first half positively with great one twos and a fast pace which resulted in numerous breaks from Hayley Nicholls, Holly Outhwaite and Abby Campbell, who had a two on one with the goalie. With great communication and ball distribution the midfield could feed the ball through to the forwards supporting the attacks on goal. Nuneaton broke and attacked our goal but with strong defending by Emma Van-Der-Hayden, Mel Coleman, Vicky Guise and Sandra Leary Stratford regained possession of the ball. With a short corner awarded to Nuneaton, Michelle was supported by Vicky Guise who cleared the shot. This was followed by an attack from Stratford which resulted in another short corner, from which Rachel scored a cracking goal! Towards the end of the first half, Nuneaton equalised leaving it 1-1 at half time. The second half started with Stratford commanding play, leading to plenty of attacks on goal. Hayley Nicholls (captain), Emma Davies, Jet Heyworth and Rachel Kent worked well covering the pitch and presenting the ball to Louisa Heyworth and Holly Outhwaite. Louisa took on the keeper and scored, resulting in Stratford leading 2-1! The whole team worked really hard to keep the lead which showed in the number of shots on goal and the amount of possession Stratford had. Nuneaton had a strong team with a great keeper who worked well under the pressure that Stratford put her under. A stunning effort from everyone kept the final score at 2-1 to Stratford, a win well deserved. On behalf of the team a massive thank you to Andy (coach) for the support he has given us.

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