‘Victory Moves 1st’s up to 3rd!’

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NEWSPAPER REPORT

MATCH DATE: Saturday 31st October 2009.

TEAM: Stourport 1st XI.

OPPOSITION: Sutton Coalfield 2nd XI.

VENUE: Away.

HALF TIME: 1-1.

FULL TIME SCORE: 2-1.

STOURPORT SCORERS: Rene Johnson.
Kate Fletcher.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MATCH
Despite a fight back by Sutton Coalfield in the first half of this
Midland Division 1 fixture, Stourport 1st XI ladies managed to snatch a
late winner against their visitors to The Kingsway, last weekend, the 2-
1 victory enabling them to move up to third in the table.
Stourport came out strongly in the first half with some good passing
and movement over the width and breadth of the pitch, prevented Sutton
Coldfield from holding possession for long, keeping their defence under
pressure. Stourport's first goal came fairly early in the half when
some good passing play around the 25 yard line let Rene Johnson in from
midfield to score. The visitors came back strongly and took advantage
of some bad communication in Stourport's defence, allowing them to put
pressure on the home side. However, for the time beginning their was
no change in the score line, and Stourport were able to counterattack
on each occasion. But, Sutton eventually managed to make this pressure
count when they converted a short corner, smashing the ball into the
right hand corner of the goal to level the scores at the break.
Stourport came out quickly at the beginning of the second half, but,
found themselves constantly running into the Sutton players. However,
once they began to pass the ball with good pace they were able to put
pressure on the Sutton side, but time after time and increasingly to
the frustration of the Stourport players, they saw their shots saved by
the Sutton keeper. However, the home side never let their frustration
show and they still worked hard to keep up the good passing, down
either side of the pitch, with Stourport's player of the match, Liz
Cooke, in particular working hard all over the pitch, using her pace to
challenge the visitors defence. And, it was good passing play around
the defence five minutes from time, which allowed Kate Fletcher to slip
the ball past the nimble Sutton keeper, to seal the victory.

MATCH DATE: Saturday 31st October 2009.

TEAM: Stourport 2nd XI.

OPPOSITION: Luton Town 1st XI.

VENUE: Stourport Astro Pitches.

HALF TIME: 3-0.

FULL TIME SCORE: 7-1.

STOURPORT SCORERS: Caroline Sidell (3).
Jade Marshall – Walker.
Melissa Kennedy.
Shelley Tromans.
Alex
Totney.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MATCH
After losing 3-0 the previous week Stourport ladies 2nd XI returned to
winning ways after they put seven past visitors Luton Town 1st XI, in
their 7-1, Midland Conference South, victory last week.
Stourport produced a much better performance in this match than they
have been of late, and created a number of chances in the opening
minutes before Caroline Sidell opened the scoring after fifteen minutes
from open play, with youngster Jade Marshall – Walker adding a second
after a short corner had been slipped to Holly Lashford who found, the
home sides player of the match, Shelley Tromans who in turn passed to
Marshall – Walker to convert. Stourport rounded off their first half
performance with another goal for Sidell who added her second of the
half to give the hosts a three to nil advantage at the break.
The scoring continued in the second half as Stourport came out of the
break harder, adding a fourth with Sidell's hat trick goal and then a
fifth through Melissa Kennedy, before Luton who had managed to force
some fine saves out of Viv Wakeman, in the Stourport goal, pulled the
scores back to 5-1 from a breakaway, this goal may have given the
visitors some hope of a comeback and the Stourport defence certainly
had to be alert enough, to prevent any further score, with right back
Fran Baron in particular putting in a good performance along with all
the other backs. However, a comeback was not to be for the visitors,
as the home side's ability to move the ball around quickly was
irresistible, and resulted in Stourport pulling further ahead with
goals by Tromans and then Alex Totney, both from open play to seal the
three points and a 7-1 victory.

MATCH DATE: Saturday 31st October 2009.

TEAM: Stourport 3rd XI.

OPPOSITION: Kidderminster 2nd XI.

VENUE: Stourport Astro Pitches.

HALF TIME: 1-0.

FULL TIME SCORE: 3-1.

STOURPORT SCORERS: Alison Baron.
Louise Bagnall (2).

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MATCH
Stourport ladies 3rd XI took the honours in this local derby, last
weekend, against visitors Kidderminster, with a 3-1 victory in this
Worcestershire 2nd Division match.
Kidderminster making the short trip along the A451, and five places
below league leaders Stourport, found themselves under attack from the
hit back, but despite being short of players the visitors put up a
tough resistance in defence, thwarting the home sides efforts. The
visitors did finally falter at the back, in the final moments of the
first half allowing Alison Baron to put the home side ahead at the
break.
Kidderminster now boosted by an extra player, made this encounter a
more even affair, as they pushed for and duly got an equaliser. The
goal acted as a wake up for Stourport who picked up their game. But,
again they encountered a Kidderminster side unwilling to give away the
points, and the visitors had to wait, until near the end to make
certain that they continued the season with maximum points, when
firstly their player of the match Louise Bagnall, converted a penalty
flick, past the Kidderminster goalkeeper, that had previously done so
well in preventing the home side from scoring, and then Bagnall again
scored form open play to ensure that the visitors wouldn't mount a late
comeback

MATCH DATE: Saturday 31st October 2009.

TEAM: Stourport 4th XI.

OPPOSITION: Ludlow.

VENUE: Away.

HALF TIME: 1-1.

FULL TIME SCORE: 2-2.

STOURPORT SCORERS: Caroline Wilson.
Denise Brandon.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MATCH
A last grasp equaliser saw Stourport ladies 4th XI denied all three
points, against their hosts Ludlow 1st's, in this Worcestershire 3rd
Division match last weekend.
The match began evenly with fifth placed Stourport more than matching
second placed Ludlow and in fact it was the visitors that took the lead
through Denise Brandon who touched the ball in at the post, in the
opening fifteen minutes. The hosts were still well and truly in this
match, with some good passing hockey, and eventually leveled the
scores. The play then stagnated, the interruption of the game so
Stourport could change their shirts, to relieve the confusion of a
clash colours, for awhile was the most exciting thing to happen, as
both sides pushed forward but couldn't unlock each others defences. It
was the visitors who would finish the half on the attack, though, with
a short corner, given just as the half time whistle was blown.
However, they were unable to take advantage of this opportunity; with
the initial shot cleared the ball fell to a Stourport player whose shot
was miscued and was firmly cleared from the circle.
Stourport began the second half much stronger than they'd finished the
first, and mid way through regained the lead when, their player of the
match, Caroline Wilson, on the post, guided the ball in. Both sides
continued to push for goals, but Ludlow were unable to break down the
Stourport, and Stourport could and should've added further goals, but
for the fine saves of the Ludlow keeper, who kept out the most certain
of goals. However, it looked as though the visitors had done enough to
win the three points, but as in the first half a short corner was
awarded just as the whistle was blown for time, but, on this occasion
it was Ludlow who would have the chance of one last crack of the whip.
One short corner became two and it was this one that would salvage a
point for the home side, as the ball flew into the goal between the
shoulders of the keeper and a defender on the post, it appeared to have
hit the net and not the backboard, but much to the consternation of the
Stourport players, the umpires gave the goal and the visitors had to be
content with a point and not three.

MEN'S SECTION

MATCH DATE: Saturday 31st October 2009.

TEAM: Stourport 7th XI.

OPPOSITION: Bromsgrove.

VENUE: Away.

HALF TIME: 2-1.

FULL TIME SCORE: 4-1.

STOURPORT SCORERS: Chris Davis.
Lee Marsh.
Josh Martin.
Steve Li.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MATCH
It may not been the thirteen goals that they scored the previous week,
but, Stourport men's 7th XI still managed to put four past a full
strength Bromsgrove side, in their 4-1 Fathom league victory last week.
The visitors putting in an all around good performance avenged their
host's rare victory last season, with goals by Chris Davis and Lee
Marsh which gave them a 2-1 lead at the break. With both Stourport
player of the match John Blake and Allan Moss excelling in the centre
of the pitch, the 7th's followed up their two first half goals, with a
further two goals in the second half by Josh Martin and Steve Li to
round off the victory. It could well have been six goals for the
visitors if the post hadn't prevented Moss from scoring a brace.

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