Loughborough Foxes sunk by solitary goal

CHICHESTER City Ladies took all three points in a tight affair thanks to a strike just after half time from Molly Clark.

Chichester came out the blocks quickly and had plentiful chances to open the scoring. Molly Clark hit the top of the bar from wide and Charelle Khassal forced an early save from the busy Amy Burle between Loughborough’s sticks.

Foxes’ wing back Ria Acton had an action packed afternoon and had two opportunities of her own to open the scoring for the hosts but brought out two decent stops from Lauren Dolbear.

The best chance of the first half came from the visitors’ Gemma Simmonds who brought the best out of Burle. Simmonds let fly from 35 yards and Burle back peddled and clawed the ball away from preventing it falling the wrong side of the line.

Foxes ended the half the stronger of the two sides but the teams went in goalless at the break.

Chichester opened the scoring straight after half time as Jade Widdow’s cross from the right was diverted into the roof of the net from Molly Clark.

Foxes’ Kate Mac had a bullet of a strike half way through the second half, which Dolbear tipped finely around the post to deny the equaliser. Steele’s resulting corner was headed over the bar from Jodie Bartle.

Chichester had an opportunity to double their advantage but substitute Sara Tubby drove her effort into the side netting after beating the offside trap.

The visitors were holding on at the end. A combination of McGrother flicking the ball the wrong side of the post and Chi holding the ball by the corner flag was enough to see them hold onto all three points.

Next up for Foxes is MK Dons Ladies on Thursday, October 11.