Tamworth started brightly in this friendly with Claire miles opening the scoring with a straight strike from a short corner. Stafford equalised almost immediately but Tamworth didn’t lose concentration and kept passing the ball well despite the rain not stopping for the whole game. Paula Cooper hit a strong cross into the D from the right and Emma Johnson passed the ball to Fiona Ferguson who popped the ball into the net. Stafford scored from a short corner to make the score equal at half time. Alex Wylie and Alex Gayton both worked hard in midfield trying to create chances. Rebecca warburton played well popping the ball over defenders sticks pushing forwards. Miles made a couple of strong runs down the middle of the pitch and skipper Kirsty brown made some important tackles cutting the ball out as Stafford passed around the pitch. Stafford scored again despite Tamworth matching them for pace and
Commitment to make the final score 3 2 to Stafford. Wylie was voted player of the match.
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