Venue: Greenwich Avenue, Basford, Nottingham
Competition: F.A. Women's Premier League, Northern Division
Scorer: Helen Dermody (17)
Line-ups:
Reds - Kinnerley, L Howard, Greenan, Griffin, Kennaugh, Hutsby, McKechnie, Weston, Bell, M Howard, Meade. Subs- Moore, Kay, Sullivan, Foster, Clark
Sky Blues - Wood, Neville, Johnson, Formaston, Miles, Toussaint, Hughes, Barber, Lowder, Gauntlett, Dermody. Subs- Wilcox, Towers, Piggott
Kev decided to take time out to watch this game with me - I wonder if he will be with me when the Reds play Wolves and sporting Club Albion later in the month? Not the best game we have seen this season, but with Coventry sitting atop the league, the Reds Ladies must have known this would be a tough one. League table.
When the visitors had the ball, they looked calm in possession and always seemed to have time to ping the ball about. Jade Formaston in the middle of the park distributed the ball well, but apart from the early goal, Vanessa Kinnerley in the home goal didn't have too many saves to make. The goal came in the 17th minute, and it was winger to winger as former Red Amber Hughes crossed from the right and HELEN DERMODY raced in at the far post to head home.
First half action
Chances were few and far between for both teams, but late in the game, Forest changed tactics and began hitting the ball over the top of the Coventry back-line. This almost paid dividends as Andrea Bell missed one glorious chance by not hitting the ball earlier when clean through on goal, then when the ball was played in seconds later, the same player was impeded as she raced in on goal - penalty and red card? No it wasn't - the Referee waved play on, leaving the Forest players a little non-plussed. Maybe if Bell had gone to ground........F-T 0-1
Admission: £3.00
Programme: £1.00
Attendance: h/c 68
Charity: £0.75
Pics: Kev Goodman
