Match Summary: Dunstable Town Women 3-4 Hitchin Belles
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Photo: Hayley Smith on the attack.
Report by James Smith.
Dunstable Town Women were on the end of a disappointing performance against Hitchin Belles on Sunday.
After beating being on a good run of form with four clean sheets in six games Town were in confident mood going into the game but poorly conceded goals saw them 3-0 down in the opening stages of the game.
Amy Leach pulled one back for the Blues before half time but her game ended soon after with a knee injury.
Photos: Amy Leach pulling a goal back. (JS top & GL bottom).
Town came out with more hunger in the second half and scored a second when Lexxie Burton narrowed the gap again when she nipped in to take the ball as the Hitchin keeper came to claim the ball and scored.
Photo: Lexxie Burton challenges for the ball. (JS)
The visitors were adamant that Burton had knocked the ball out of the keepers’ control but it was a tight call as both players seemed to touch it at the same time.
Photo: Burton and Ella Rothwell keen to get the game going again after her goal. (GL)
Ellie Sargeant’s cross caused all sorts of confusion in the box which saw the ball going in to the net.
Photo: Ellie Sargeant put in many crosses in the second half.
There was still plenty of minutes to play but Dunstable were unable to create clear chances other than a shot from Sargeant that went just over the bar.
It was a disappointing performance to end their home campaign but one that will hopefully prove a valuable learning curve.
Team: Pursey-Weedon; Larch; Cook; Cullen; Darvill; Sargeant; Rothwell; Smith; Rees; Hawksworth; Leach;
Subs: Rees; Champ; Burton. Foster; Christie.
Player of the Match (voted by the opposition):
Ellie Sargeant.
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