Charnwood Sileby earn the bragging rights in derby wn

LOUGHBOROUGH TOWN LADIES’ 4TH XI 0

CHARNWOOD SILEBY 1ST XI 5 MIDLANDS WOMEN’S DIVISION 5A

NENE / CHARNWOOD

ON A sunny Sunday morning Loughborough Town Ladies’ 4th XI played Charnwood Sileby 1st XI at home. After winning the toss up, Charnwood chose ends cleverly playing against the sun.

Town took the centre pass and was put immediately under pressure from the visiting side. And only a few minutes into the game Iris Broekhuijzen made a fantastic save, however, Charnwood reacted quickly scoring from the rebound, to take a 1-0 lead.

Town battled for the ball in the middle of the pitch throughout with Minh Han Dam providing many solid tackles.

Unfortunately for Town, Charnwood played some strong balls through Town’s defence, with two of those resulting in two more goals. 3-0.

The away side continued the pressure and Town had to defend many penalty corners and open play attacks. The defence worked hard to keep these out of the goal plus Broekhuijzen made some more good saves.

Town played a number of wellcoordinated passes in the midfield before Emily Hopkins played it to Charlotte Worth on the wing. This fantastic play resulted in Town’s first penalty corner of the match. However, Town were unable to convert and after Charnwood gained possession, they eventually worked the ball down to score their fourth of the game.

The away side managed to score another as the first half ended 5-0 to the visitors.

Town gathered together to have a half-time team talk focusing on areas of improvement they could take into the second half. Determined, Town set out with a positive mentality and pressured Charnwood from the outset. Town’s communication increased enabling short passes, quick triangles and opportunities to break down Charnwood’s defence.

Zoe Stead led a massive break receiving the ball and taking in past a number of players and into Charnwood’s D, though was unable to score.

Town were attacking more frequently, leading to a more balanced game between the two sides. Hannah Smith and Clare Pittaway did a fantastic job of clearing balls from the back line, preventing more goals.

Overall, in the second half Town came back stronger and played a fantastic game showing a lot of improvement. Due to Town’s strong defensive performance in the second half, it was scoreless, with the game ending 5-0 to Charnwood Sileby.

Emily Hopkins received Town’s player of the match for her amazing performance throughout.