Tamworth Ladies Thirds Vs Tamworth 2

Following the league restructure Tamworth ladies found both their second and third teams in the same division, this the first of two games, with the ladies 2s running out 4-0 winners.

The ladies thirds started the game brightly and enjoyed the better of the opening 20 minutes, with their midfield passing the ball around nicely dominating possession and Jess Thacker and Tilly Bryan using their pace down the flanks effectively. In fact they were unlucky not to score in this period Clare Phillips cleared a shot off the line and GK Chloe Sullivan pulled off a couple of excellent saves. The second team finally settled into the game creating a number of chances of their own but GK Lisa Moore had a brilliant game making a number of fine saves alongside defenders Sam Bowyer, Cathy Thacker and Audrey Warburton making some crucial tackles sending the teams into the break all square.

The second half saw the twos enjoy plenty of possession as the thirds tired after their monumental effort of the first session with the second team exploiting the gaps that appeared, Beth Wright and Anne Marshall put in a number of crosses from both flanks with the deadlock finally broken when Danielle Hill followed up a Claire Miles shot to slot home, Fiona Ferguson added a second soon after. Di milner had an opportunity to pull a goal back for the thirds after a defensive mix up only to see her shot go narrowly wide. The second team continued to push forward and were awarded a penalty flick which was converted by Claire Miles. The twos had a number of short corners which they failed to convert until the last hit of the game when Clare Phillips capped a great performance with a beautifully struck shot into the corner of the goal to make the final score 4-0 and send the second team to the top of the table.

POM awards

Lisa Moore (ladies 3s)

Beth Wright (ladies 2s)