AFC Newbury Ladies Reserves Football
Match Report -- Season 2005-6
Thames Valley Counties Women's Football League
Division 2 Supplementary league B
15th January 2006
Chinnor Youth 7 AFC Newbury 1
This supplementary league cup match opened with Newbury playing somewhat tentatively against the division 2 (north) leaders Chinnor Youth. Chinnor, playing downhill with a strong wind at their backs, took the lead within 3 minutes with an excellent shot from outside the area over the head of Holly Randall in the Newbury goal. Newbury immediately went back on the attack with an excellent move out of defence involving Elli Reed, Roisin Winston and Lucy Ward who played the ball to Sian Elliot who was unfortunately off side. Chinnor then gained the ascendancy with 3 quick goals in 7 minutes. This could have caused Newbury to surrender but far from it they upped their game and started to compete on equal terms. They were rewarded on the half hour when Elli took the ball down the right wing after Lauren Sheldon had won the ball in defence. Elli struck a well taken shot into the back of the net. Sian was then denied by an excellent tackle as she was about to shoot from close range after dribbling the ball into the area.

With the wind and slope now in Newbury’s favour the second half started with much of the play in the Chinnor half. After 10 minutes Lauren had a shot from outside the area which went over the bar but somewhat against the run of play Chinnor scored when Newbury failed to clear the ball from the danger area just outside the 18 yard box. Newbury retaliated with a long range shot by Sue Hewett. Unfortunately for Newbury with 18 minutes remaining to play Holly, in goal, was injured and 5 minutes later had to be substituted. Sue went in goal for the final 13 minutes. Elli had an opportunity with a long range free kick which was saved by the keeper before Chinnor grabbed a couple of goals, one a penalty, in the last 5 minutes to give them a somewhat flattering result. It is fair to say that the team continues to improve and but for the opening and closing minutes of the game they competed on equal terms.

Players: Holly Randall (sub Gemma Ball 72 mins), Lauren Sheldon, Lorna Parr, Sam McConnon, Roisin Winston, Elli Reed, Kate Pike, Sue Hewett, Rachel Butler, Lucy Ward (sub Pam Hartley 62 mins), Sian Elliott.
Referee:
Goal scorers
Elli Reed (31 mins)
Player of the match
Elli Reed
Next fixture
22nd January 2006 2 p.m.
Chalfont St Peter
at Faraday Road Stadium