For their first public game of the 2017/2017 months in the Greater Birmingham Women’s League Beechfield Unified Ladies were in the home to Bolton Lads and females Club.
Before the fit the players and authorities of both competitors held a minute’s peace and quiet for Zoe Tynan a player for Manchester City together with Everton Ladies who passed away quickly last week. Beechy had simply just eleven fit players available for this Split One fixture this meant three young girls playing in different positions plus the completely new team coach made a decision to try out a 4-5-1 style.
United’s first real attack came via a powerful run down the allowed to remain flank by Alicia Stretton who’s picture on target hit this post then right after great link-up play between Sophie Wainwright and Rachel Griffin the latter came across her effort saved by the keeper.
Bolton Girls produced some good approaching moves and keeping the pressure on Joined took the lead in the 27th minute every time a Bolton forward fired your ball over Beechy keeper Rachel Howarth’s outstretched hands and on the net following a place.
Three minutes later with a small good play down the appropriate wing from Rachel Griffin Combined were back stage when the ball has been crossed into the region by Sophie Wainwright and a severe shot by Ashleigh Spragg rebounded away from the keeper’s hands and Darlene Wright forced the tennis ball over the line to get 1-1.
Straight from the kick-off Bolton Girls were on the attack and also forced a corner and Rachel Howarth pulled off a great spend less do deny a visitors the chance to retake the lead. Play quickly transformed to the other end of your pitch and a probability was created for Debbie Wright whose powerful effort forced another slip-up from the Bolton Girls keeper and Sophie Wainwright netted the rebound putting United 2-1 upward.
The whole team seemed to be working hard to take full control of the game with United’s defence being well marshalled by Gemma Winterburn. More great teamwork resulted in Alicia Stretton generating a strong run down this left flank and after she drifted into the penalty location produced a nice finish for United’s 3 rd goal.
For the first over seventeen minutes of the lover Beechy had some significant defending to do when Bolton Girl’s piled to the pressure but Mixed survived and finally created a worthwhile move in which resulted in Rachel Griffin racing down the right wing and also her pinpoint cross was met by way of Alicia Stretton who hammered the actual ball into the top corner of the world wide web for 4-1.
Following another first-class Beechy invasion the Bolton Girls keeper made a fine help save to deny Rachel Griffin the objective but the visitors we hadn’t surrendered yet as well as reduced the financial debt with their second goal.
By this stage this Beechy Ladies had perform themselves into the flooring but they were able to locate another gear along with attacking non-stop were rewarded when a cross coming from Debbie Wright set-up Alicia Stretton who accomplished her hat-trick and the score.
This was a superb all-round team leadership from all eleven Beechy participants who celebrated a totally deserved 5-2 victory. Selected as Play of the Go with was Lauren O’Neill.
United’s Team: Rachel Howarth, Rebecca Watkins, Lauren O’Neill, Gemma Winterburn, Krystal Hayward, Rachel Griffin, Sophie Wainwright, Gemma Ottiwell, Ashleigh Spragg, Alicia Stretton, Eva Wright.