The Round-Up

Essex – Sunday 14th May

Essex Women’s Premier Division

A handful of matches in Essex this weekend as the season begins to draw to a close two games played in the Women’s Premier Division with the contest for the runners-up spot looking to go all the way with 2nd placed Lawford Ladies travelling on Sunday to take on 3rd placed Chelmsford City Ladies both level on 40 points. Are still level on points after this weekends game sharing them with a 2-2 draw. Niki Medici and Tyler Christou scoring for Chelmsford City.

Eastern Avenue in 5th place in the table are closing in on 4th placed Runwell Sports Ladies winning away to Walden Ladies on Sunday picking up the 3 points with a 4-1 victory already awarded a home win for this coming Sunday’s game will finish now secure a 4th place finish.

Essex Women’s Division One

One game played in Essex Women’s Division One and Frontiers Ladies are confirmed as League Champions after they got the point they needed on Sunday at home to Harlow Town Ladies Reserves. A local derby it was Harlow Town who took the lead Tayla Handscombe with the goal. Frontiers levelled the score in the 20th minute with Sharon Ferguson on target. Frontiers went into the dressing room at half time trailing 2-1 after Taylor O’Leary restored Harlow Town’s lead. 

  Frontiers got it back to 2-2 with 13 minutes of the 2nd half played Kay Foy scoring the goal, then Frontiers went on to take the lead for the 1st time in the match Emma Parker making it 3-2. The 3 points weren’t to be however as for the 3rd time in the game the scores were levelled Harlow Town coming back to make it 3-3 O’Leary with her 2nd of the game. The 1st points dropped this season in the league by Frontiers, the point however all they needed to secure the title with a game to spare in their 1st season together in the Essex Women’s Football League.

Congratulations to Frontiers Ladies on winning the Essex Women’s Division One title.