Ladies top SRWFL Premier Division

Woodley United Ladies lead Southern Region’s Women’s Football League Premier Division following a three-nil win at bottom side Newbury.

United started in a lack lustre manner and it was not until the opening goal in the thirty fourth minute that they injected tempo into a game that was then only going to have one winner.

Defending the half of the pitch that had long grass Woodley struggled to pass the ball and were susepetcal to loosing possession which fortunately Newbury were unable to convert be it in open play or from corner kicks.

What few chances the visitors created were dangerous with forward Rosie Page-Smith firing over from distance, Sarah Thompson firing wide in a crowed penalty area and Page-Smith seeing a one on one with home keeper Katherine Brown cleared.

Page-Smith was involved in the opening goal when she and Eva Thomas shared passed before the left winger’s cross finding Jodie Penny unmarked to fire home from ten yards.

Three minutes later the lead was doubled when Thompson had time to fire low to Brown’s right and inside the far post.

United started the second half with purpose and good pressure that saw Brown catch a Maddie Sawyer shot and a series of corners won as Newbury struggled to get out of their own half. The pressure was rewarded on sixty three minutes when Sawyer’s shot from a tight angle on the right hit Brown’s left upright to go into the net.

Substitute Mollie Lambourne twice went close from distance while another sub Becs Lowes had a goal disallowed for a foul in the build-up play.

This Sunday United host third placed AFC Bournemouth CST who come to Bulmershe Pavilion with two wins from two league outings.

Haines, Evans, Wilkins, Thompson, Cooke, Surtees, Penny, Sawyer, Page-Smith, Ward, Thomas Subs used: Lowes, Lambourne, Hunt and Pearson