Ladies take valuable 3 points

St Francis 2000 v Guiseley Ladies 19/02/2012

Guiseley ladies captivated on a strong county cup performance midweek to take 3 valuable points away from home at close table rivals St Francis, Hartlepool.

The ladies took 11 players, Which included two players carrying heavy injuries from Tuesday nights fixture with Leeds City Vixens. The game kicked off with Guiseley facing the blinding sun and with a change of formation in play, Guiseley took into play what they do best with a passing formation and they very much took the game to the opposition breaking early on in the game with a sweet pass from stand in captain Lindsey Hopton to striker Caroline Hulme to take a deserved early goal.

Guiseley continued to take control of the game with strong defending from unsual centre back partnership Caroline Cropp ( usually centre midfield ) and Alarna Fuller ( usually left wing ). With some early one on oneĀ  chances for St Francis stopped by goalkeeper Erin Boswell, Guiseley doubled their lead from a fantastic goal from Fuller which saw some great passing play and a smooth strike from outside the box to hit the top right hand corner!

St Francis continuted to fight back and got a goal back from a through ball and perfect finish again hitting the top right hand corner of the net, Boswell dived but couldnt reach the angle.

With Fuller stuggling with injury, Gusieley defenders had to stay strong to hold their lead with the Gusieley keeper making an amusing save out of her box which ended up with her sat with the ball inbetween her legs (arms in the air) with her right back smoothly taking control of the ball.

Half time 1-2 to Guiseley

The second half saw changes with Fuller going up front with striker Amy Parker dropping back into midfield, Lou Berry into centre back and Katie Jesson moving to right back to add to her ever lasting list of position’s played this season.

Play continued to be dominated by Guiseley with strong performances from Neely Murrell and Sophie Morley on the left side. Guiseley had chances to advance on their lead with chances from Caroline Hulme, Amy Parker and Sophie Morley. With good performances from Linsdey Hopton and Amy Parker in the middle and Abi Garland on the right wing, St Francis struggled to get into the game in the second half.

Player of the Match went to Alarna Fuller after scoring her first goal for the club since signing from Leeds United Ladies last season.

The Ladies are at Nethermoor Park Sunday 26th Feb and host Barnsley Ladies in the League Cup.

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