The Round-Up

Beds & Herts – Sunday 26th February

Beds & Herts Women’s Division One

The battle for the title intensifies in Beds & Herts Women’s Division One with St Albans Ladies moving top of the table ahead of Sandy Ladies on goal difference with a 3-0 home win against Houghton Athletic Ladies on Sunday. Sandy Ladies the only side not in action in the league at the weekend. St Albans closed the 3 point gap with goals from Katherine Hatton, Suzanne Read and Megan Samuel.

The competition below St Albans Ladies is fierce however with all the sides down to 5th in the mix for the title all with games in hand it was also a 3-0 win away from home for 3rd placed Garston Ladies as the open up a 3 point gap over 4th placed Bishops Stortford Ladies. Made the trip up into Bedfordshire on Sunday to play Sharnbrook WFC. Goals from Jane Hales, Bobbi Rhodes and Lucy Zecchin seeing them return home with the 3 points in the bag.

A 2nd successive defeat in league for Bishops Stortford Ladies as they lost away from home to 5th placed Sherrardswood Ladies who made up for a heavy defeat of their own last weekend away to St Albans Ladies scoring 6 goals at home this Sunday Ellie Pickard with 2 early goals setting them on their way. Katy Jones, and Manjinder Atwal both scoring in the 1st half Laure Marris and Katie Rist deep in injury time adding further goals in the 2nd half. Brooke White and Kathryn Stanley from the penalty spot scoring for Bishops Stortford. The 6-2 win seeing Sherrardswood move level on points with Bishops Stortford.

 At the other end of the table a 3rd successive league victory propels Letchworth Garden City Eagles off the bottom and up 2 places into 6th. Coming out the better in a high scoring match away to Hitchin Town Ladies who are now bottom after defeat. Scoring 3 goals in the game with Natalie Thompson getting a brace with Emma Chaffey also scoring for Hitchin Town it was’t enough to take anything from the game as Letchworth Garden City Eagles found the back of the net with 5 goals to win the match. Tayla Murray grabbing 2 goals along with a goal each for Anglum Jade, Louise Mylles and Chloe Ward. 

Beds & Herts Women’s Division Two

Watton Ladies move 4 points clear at the top of Beds & Herts Women’s Division Two as they extend their unbeaten run to 12 games with a 4-1 win over Flitwick Ladies on Sunday, Francesca Smithers continuing her fine goal scoring form with a hat-trick to take her onto 28 goals for the season. Beth Willing also scoring for the league leaders who have games in hand on those hoping to catch them below.

Panshanger Ladies climb back up into 2nd spot in the Division Two table but had to do it the hard way to earn a point at home after going 2-0 in the 1st half to visitors Woburn & Wavendon Lionesses Clarets who won for the 1st time in the league a fortnight ago. Charlotte Demmon and Lauren Revell with their goals inside the opening 15 minutes. Leading 2-0 at half time Georgina Harvey pulled back a goal for Panshanger midway through the 2nd half. Woburn & Wavendon unable to hold out for the 3 points conceded through an own goal to see Panshanger Ladies take a point from the game.

A 1st league win of the season too for bottom side Evergreen Ladies at home to Royston Town Ladies Reserves at the weekend a tale of two penalties with both sides scoring from the spot Lisa Nolan with the strike for Evergreen. Angelica Fachechi with the spot kick for Royston Town Ladies Reserves. Natalie Maher also scoring in the game to see Evergreen take the 3 points with a 2-1 win to move them onto 4 points with Woburn & Wavendon Lionesses Clarets.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division Three

Just the one match played in Beds & Herts Women’s Division Three this Sunday with leaders Woburn & Wavendon Lionesses Blues away to Wheathamsted Ladies. The leaders extending their 100% winning record in the league 8 from 8 to go 6 points clear at the top with a 4-1 victory. Amy Gibbins scoring a brace with a goal a piece for Casey Chapman and Georgia Payne. Sophia Pidgeon scoring for Wheathamsted Ladies.