CHELTENHAM REMAIN IN FOURTH AFTER KEY VICTORY
30th January 2008
CHELTENHAM LADIES 2 SALISBURY 0
CHELTENHAM gained a crucial win in their first league match of the New Year to keep them in fourth spot in Premier One.
They started strongly, pushing forward from the back, and went close to scoring but it was 0-0 at half time.
They went in front when Natalia Williams had a fantastic steal and drove towards the goal and fired home with her first-ever reverse-stick goal.
Cheltenham's second goal came quickly when a strike by Justine Naylor was helped on by Sophie Whittaker.
Cheltenham goalkeeper Corrie Farrel, the player of the match, made a number of match-saving clearances to keep Salisbury out.
Youngster Frankie Mayes, called up from the second team, settled in nicely.
Cheltenham Ladies: C Farrel, D Noble, F Maffey, S Evans, J Naylor, K Cook, L Danning, G Stevens, S Whittaker, N Williams, F Mayes, S Williams.
CHELTENHAM 2s HOLD TOP SPOT
30th January 2008
CHELTENHAM LADIES II 1 GLOUCESTER LADIES II 1
THIS top-of-the-table clash in Severn Division One was a hard-fought encounter.
The game started at a frantic pace as both teams battled for an early goal.
There were short corners at both ends with some good routines, but neither side could break through their opposition's strong defence.
Cheltenham went close after a goalmouth scramble, but a good save from the Gloucester goalkeeper meant there was no score from either side by half time.
Cheltenham's Gayle Ashby, played well in her second game back, after six weeks out with an ankle injury.
The second half of the game was closely contested, but Gloucester managed to score first through Julie Warner.
Five minutes later Cheltenham's Karen Keating drove the ball around the back of the Gloucester defence and squeezed the ball through an impossible angle into the goal to equalise. Cheltenham continued to press but were unable to score again.
