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Pontefract and Hemsworth have had many battles on the field and today was no exception. The nail biting match provided good entertainment, after 10 minutes of play Hemsworth were losing 1 -0 following a defensive lapse. The play went from end to end but at the 20 minutes point a cross found a lone St Josephs player and the lead was extended to 2 -0.
Unfortunately loosing 2 injured players in a short period of time, had left Hemsworth unbalanced and it took a while to get the team playing again but at the end of the first half Hemsworth were still in the game despite the 2 goals against them.
Following the restart Hemsworth began to get on top of the opposition allowing Lyndsey to charge forward, bursting through St Joseph’s defensive line to strike a shot across the keeper, and into the bottom corner of the net. Shortly afterwards a quick throw from George found Lyndsey on the edge of the box, who chipped it goalwards where one of the St Joseph’s defenders misheaded the ball and could only watch as it dropped into the back of the net.
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Hemsworth’s midfield domination started to pay dividends when Chazzie collected the ball outside the box before rounding a defender and smashing the ball home for a well deserved lead. Hemsworth were now buzzing having scored 3 consecutive goals and more and more pressure was exerted on the St Joseph's goal. Chloe met a corner only to see her header whistle over the crossbar, and with only 10 Minutes to go Tiff hit the ball and both teams could only watch as the keeper dived but couldn’t reach it and the ball passed her and rolled into the bottom corner of the net.
St Josephs started to chase the game and a frantic goalmouth scramble resulted in them scoring their 3rd to make for a tense final few minutes.
Both teams looked tired after their efforts throughout the game and were relieved when the final whistle went.
This was the first time today that the Hemsworth side looked like the old team, newcomers Livvy and Mel were formidable today, Tiff and Becky had a brilliant game. Charlotte and Lindz played excellent strategic football in fact all the girls played good football and it paid off- a massive well done.
Managers Player of the Match
Becky Fretwell
