READING GIRLS V HARTLEY WINTNEY                                      11th October 2009
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Venue: BCSA
The captain for the day was Sophie.

Leah plays the ball down the wing to Leanne who crosses the ball and the defender clears. Jemma plays the ball into the left hand side of the box and Nicole turns inside to shoot and score. Reading 1-0. 

Morgan saves a tame shot and kicks upfront to Eloise who combines with Leanne to set up Jemma who shoots straight at the keeper. Livvie has shot that is palmed away and defender clears. Nicole corner finds Sophie on the edge of the box and shoots a cracking left foot straight at the keeper. Jae breaks up attack and plays in Leanne on the wing that crosses and no one committed to tap in the net. Leah defends well and plays in Eloise who shoots over. Nicole shoots into side netting. Eloise wins ball and races through and keeper yet again saves.

April comes on for an injured Livvie in midfield. Excellent corner by Nicole goes across the goal mouth and no one there. Jae breaks up another Hartley attack. Nicole lets fly with a super shot outside the box and hits the post with the keeper well beaten. Another excellent corner by Nicole begs for a tap in yet again. Clara replaces Nicole upfront and Hannah comes on for Leanne. Clara wins a corner from a through ball from Jae. Hannah and Clara combine for April to shoot and the keeper saves. Jae intercepts again and plays in Jemma who sets up Sophie on the edge of the box but shots over.

Half time Reading 1 Hartley Wintney 0

Jae breaks through and is tackled in the box. Ball falls to Livvie who shoots over. Nicole hits the bar again and Livvie has a shot hit the post. Livvie wins the ball from goal kick and shoots straight at the keeper. Jae wins the ball and plays in Livvie who calmly shoots to score. Reading 2-0. 

April wins the ball at the back and sends a long pass to find Nicole who turns two defenders inside out and as cool as a cucumber scores. Reading 3-0.  

Clara and Eloise combine to set up Jae who shot takes a defection and goes in the net. Reading 4-0.   

Nicole wins a ball from a throw into burst through and calmly makes a hat-trick. Reading 5-0.

Hannah makes an interception. Good backtracking from April to break up attack. Nicole plays lovely pass to Eloise who shoots wide.  Leah and Jemma come on for Hannah and Eloise. Nicole takes ball off defender and scores. Reading 6-0.

Livvie wins the ball from a goal kick and beats the defender to score her second. Reading 7-0. Sophie comes on for Nicole. Clara wins the ball in defence and sends Sophie down the wing who cut in to shoot into the side netting. Jae and Sophie work well to set up Jemma to shoot just over. Sophie plays in Leanne who shoots wide. Jae turns on the pace at the back to save a last ditch attack from Hartley Witney.

Player of the match goes to Livvie who again was in the wars with an early injury. Played upfront in the second half and combined well to score two well taken goals.

Full time: Reading 7 Hartley Wintney 0

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