Oxton ladies 2s 4 Whitchurch ladies 1s 1

Ladies 1s travelled away to play Oxton 2s this Saturday with a new mix of players due to half term. From the off Whitchurch played well together pushing the ball back up to the Oxton dee. Millie Edwards held her own at the back along with Jess Kimberley making Oxton work. A short corner allowed Oxton to score from a scrappy number of passes.

Hebe Dixon held the middle along with Holly Jepson and Catherine Winter-Gresty giving the ball up to Jessica Carruthers to send into Grace Berry for an amazing fight with the keeper and she flicked into the net.

Whitchurch became a little lax and let Oxton creep up into the Dee and score from another scrappy play just before half time.

After a quick talk Whitchurch were back using the width with Laura Workman holding high but Oxton were defending strong. This half seemed a lot different with the ball going back and too like a yoyo, tiring both teams. More chances for Oxton but Gwyn Thomas-Rees kept on her toes and kicked the balls clear.

Oxton scored from yet another bit of messy play. Natasha Foster and Beth Sykes had their work cut out as Oxton kept the pressure on and with two minutes before the final whistle Oxton managed to get through a tired Whitchurch for a fourth. The 1s play at home against top of the table Brookland Poynton next week.

Whitchurch ladies 3s 1 Alderley Edge 7’s 4

The OPENING 10 minutes of the first half saw some relentless attacking from Alderley Edge right from the outset with excellent defending from keeper Maddy Sugden, left half Emily Lister plus Mel Reid and Wendy Cooper.

Whitchurch settled down to play much better hockey, passing into space and resulting in Victoria Corlett being able to slot home a goal giving a 1-1 score line at half time.

Caitlin Shaw on the right wing received the ball well and made some impressive runs, showing how much confidence she has gained with match experience. Nicola Workman and Annie Buckeridge were passing beautifully to our centre forward Millie Caruthers who also tracked back well to help the defence when required.

The second half saw Alderley Edge start with pace and score two quick goals in the first few minutes. Rosie Shaw worked hard down the left wing and Kate Buckeridge was switched to right half to slow the relentless attack of the young Alderley Edge team allowing them only to score once more.

Sugden was awarded another well-deserved woman of the match in a much-improved effort compared to early season where they lost heavily.