Tenbury Ladies 2 – Stourport Ladies 2 |
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Tenbury dominate the match but concede an equaliser in final minutes |
Redditch Ladies 2 Tenbury Ladies 2 |
In a dramatic opening to the match, Tenbury scored within the first minute when Nicky Mills completed a fine passing movement from the hit off. She collected a pass from Rachel Croxton who had driven through the midfield, and fired a powerful shot from the top of the circle into the corner of the net. Tenbury continued to dominate the game but failed to press home the advantage. Redditch came back into the match with two short corners, the first of which was well saved by defender Lindsey Aldridge and the second by goalkeeper Kaylee Hurdiss. Tenbury pressed again to increase their lead but could not get shots on target. When Redditch were awarded their third short corner they levelled the score with a fine strike. Opportunities by Tenbury to increase their lead before half-time were again unrewarded despite good shots on goal by hard working forwards. |
However, within a minute of the start of the second half Tenbury did impose their dominance by taking the lead once again. Oli Linton completed a flowing move by taking the ball into the circle and slipping it past the goalkeeper. Redditch immediately counter attacked and Jessica Preece made an outstanding stick save against a powerful drive in the circle and two short corners were well defended. Tenbury took play back into the Redditch half of the field with some fine passing movements in which Emma Hillhouse and player of the match Nicky Mills caused the Redditch defenders constant problems. The Tenbury mid-field was solid with Lindsey Aldridge marking tightly and Oli Linton making driving runs into the circle. Both players provided frequent attacking opportunities for the forwards. Rachel Croxton’s incisive flowing breaks maintained Tenbury’s dominance. But with two minutes left, the game also ended in drama. Redditch produced one final attack down the wing; the ball was centred and pushed into the goal in a final scramble. It was a disappointing result for Tenbury who should have made more of their opportunities to retain their high league status. |