Division 5:21 leaders Hazeldean Inchmistress headed off to Luculenus LFC looking to keep their post-promotion momentum going.
The Imperials had more of the ball in the first half, but their hosts created more chances. The home side also had ref Ann Onym on their side as she disallowed Line Pedersen’s 22nd minute strike, thereby denying Inchmistress a near immediate response to Luculenus’ 18th minute opener.
The Imperials did draw level in the end, Jessica Dekoninck scoring a breakaway on 58 minutes. Following this Foxy265’s charges made a number of chances to get the winner, but instead were hit by a sucker punch as Luculenus’ only shot of the second half saw them get it instead with a strike in the 87th minute.
A frustrating defeat for the Framleyshire outfit, mostly because it was not deserved. But their luck was in in other ways as result elsewhere meant they stay top of the 5:21 table, albeit now just by goal difference.
ASU Politehnica attempt to resist The Temptation Within was a clash of two sides with mid-table records.
The Scholars buried themselves away in their own half for much of the first 45 minutes, allowing TTW the majority of possession but restricting the hosts to just two chances, neither of which they converted. That meant that when the students briefly emerged from their pit on 50 minutes, fashioning a chance that the marvellously named Traviata Marfeo headed home, it put them ahead. 18 year-old midfielder Marfeo’s strike was the first of her senior career.
Great though this was for Granthamian’s side, it was somewhat against the run of play when it came, and became more so as the match progressed. The Temptations equaliser had been coming for a while by the time it finally arrived on 79 minutes.
Fortunately for the Timisoara outfit that was the hosts only success, meaning they had scrapped their way to a point. One that left Politehnica fourth in the Division 5:22 table, nearly equidistant in both points and places between the play-off and the drop zone (the points gaps are five upwards and four below).
The threat presented to Deerfield Durocs by visitors Sporting Erasmus didn’t seem all that great, given that Deerfield were top of Division 6:30 at kick off and Erasmus were towards the bottom.
The visitors had only scored one goal all season in fact, though efficiently that strike had got them a win. That lack of attacking strength was a big reason why The Durocs felt relaxed enough at 0-0 to work the ball around and take their time searching for the opener. And once it had come, Susanna Millen heading home on 41 minutes, they were even more comfortable.
The home crowd were slightly more on edge than the team with the 1-0 scoreeline, but even they chilled out after Doris Ludden made it two with a direct free-kick on 81 minutes.
Victory kept SitsWithRemote’s side top of the 6:30 standings. The Swine sit two points clear of second, with the rest of the pack a significant distance adrift.
Invisible Ladies had the chance to leapfrog Division 6:44 leaders Glenbogle Monarchs when Pebblethefish’s side visited the Uluru Stadium.
However The See Throughs were also aware that defeat in the game would turn the two points between themselves in third and the leaders into a substantial looking five point gap. The hosts were also aware of this though, and appeared well motivated by it. They were the side looking the more likely to get the opening goal for most of the game, even if Invisible did have a few chances to nick it against the run of play.
When the breakthrough finally came on 79 minutes it was in Glenbogle’s favour. And was swiftly followed by a clinching second. And if we are honest, 2-0 to the Monarchs was about right on this game.
The See Throughs stay third in 6:44 despite the loss, but are now four points off second spot as well as five behind the leaders.
A straightforward win was expected of Dublin City Womens FC when they visited managerless Instinción CFF.
And a straightforward win is exactly what Mortal Joe’s side delivered against opponents who were bottom, without a point or a goal to their names. That meant the match was all over pretty well after Maria Lyktberg’s 14th minute opener and definitely by the time she made it three with 21 on the clock.
Goal number two for the Molly Malones had come from the spot, Alberta Vieira slotting home on 19 minutes. And two more would arrive before the break, with two players combining and taking it in turns to score; Alona Touriño heading in Lyktberg’s cross on 43 minutes for the fourth and then returning the favour to tee up Lyktberg’s hattrick in the final minute of the opening half. These later two strikes had actually come against 10 players after injury robbed substitute-less Instinción of a defender. Dublin also lost a player to a red cross injury, Kirsti Petelius being forced off in the 48th minute with a 7-day knock.
Dublin didn’t seem interested in getting further goals, not even after Instinción were reduced to 9 when Marina Wollin was sent off (straight red) on 53 minutes. Beating a zombie was easy enough, beating 9 shambling player was just too easy and boring. So Dublin didn’t bother.
The win lifted The Molly Malones a place up the Division 6:57 table to sit second, two points behind the leaders and goal difference ahead of third.
It was important to Csiki Girls title ambitions that they didn’t fall on the banana skin that was Barca Ladies FC.
Ad hoc’s side set about avoiding that in determined fashion, controlling possession and making all the chances going in the first half. And for most of the second. What was missing from the Transylvanians was converting one of these sights of goal into an actual strike. That meant the potential to slip up was still present as the match entered its final 10 minutes.
In a scene eerily reminiscent of the Far Side cartoon with the penguin, Barca’s one chance of the match on 83 minutes resulted in them taking the lead. Disaster loomed for Csiki Girls. But some people respond the most dramatically to times of crisis. It would appear that Laura Kilford has a second life as a costumed hero as she suddenly swooped into action, netting a direct free-kick to draw the sides level just two minutes after Csiki Girls had fallen behind, and then firing the ball in from fully 40 yards to score the winner on 88 minutes.
The last gasp escape kept Csiki Girls in touch with Division 6:63 leaders Steel Girls ahead of the top two clashing next week. The points gap is three and the goal difference +4 in Steel Girls favour, but thanks to Kilford’s late strikes a 2-0 win for Csiki girls overturns that and puts them top.
The Imperials had more of the ball in the first half, but their hosts created more chances. The home side also had ref Ann Onym on their side as she disallowed Line Pedersen’s 22nd minute strike, thereby denying Inchmistress a near immediate response to Luculenus’ 18th minute opener.
The Imperials did draw level in the end, Jessica Dekoninck scoring a breakaway on 58 minutes. Following this Foxy265’s charges made a number of chances to get the winner, but instead were hit by a sucker punch as Luculenus’ only shot of the second half saw them get it instead with a strike in the 87th minute.
A frustrating defeat for the Framleyshire outfit, mostly because it was not deserved. But their luck was in in other ways as result elsewhere meant they stay top of the 5:21 table, albeit now just by goal difference.
ASU Politehnica attempt to resist The Temptation Within was a clash of two sides with mid-table records.
The Scholars buried themselves away in their own half for much of the first 45 minutes, allowing TTW the majority of possession but restricting the hosts to just two chances, neither of which they converted. That meant that when the students briefly emerged from their pit on 50 minutes, fashioning a chance that the marvellously named Traviata Marfeo headed home, it put them ahead. 18 year-old midfielder Marfeo’s strike was the first of her senior career.
Great though this was for Granthamian’s side, it was somewhat against the run of play when it came, and became more so as the match progressed. The Temptations equaliser had been coming for a while by the time it finally arrived on 79 minutes.
Fortunately for the Timisoara outfit that was the hosts only success, meaning they had scrapped their way to a point. One that left Politehnica fourth in the Division 5:22 table, nearly equidistant in both points and places between the play-off and the drop zone (the points gaps are five upwards and four below).
The threat presented to Deerfield Durocs by visitors Sporting Erasmus didn’t seem all that great, given that Deerfield were top of Division 6:30 at kick off and Erasmus were towards the bottom.
The visitors had only scored one goal all season in fact, though efficiently that strike had got them a win. That lack of attacking strength was a big reason why The Durocs felt relaxed enough at 0-0 to work the ball around and take their time searching for the opener. And once it had come, Susanna Millen heading home on 41 minutes, they were even more comfortable.
The home crowd were slightly more on edge than the team with the 1-0 scoreeline, but even they chilled out after Doris Ludden made it two with a direct free-kick on 81 minutes.
Victory kept SitsWithRemote’s side top of the 6:30 standings. The Swine sit two points clear of second, with the rest of the pack a significant distance adrift.
Invisible Ladies had the chance to leapfrog Division 6:44 leaders Glenbogle Monarchs when Pebblethefish’s side visited the Uluru Stadium.
However The See Throughs were also aware that defeat in the game would turn the two points between themselves in third and the leaders into a substantial looking five point gap. The hosts were also aware of this though, and appeared well motivated by it. They were the side looking the more likely to get the opening goal for most of the game, even if Invisible did have a few chances to nick it against the run of play.
When the breakthrough finally came on 79 minutes it was in Glenbogle’s favour. And was swiftly followed by a clinching second. And if we are honest, 2-0 to the Monarchs was about right on this game.
The See Throughs stay third in 6:44 despite the loss, but are now four points off second spot as well as five behind the leaders.
A straightforward win was expected of Dublin City Womens FC when they visited managerless Instinción CFF.
And a straightforward win is exactly what Mortal Joe’s side delivered against opponents who were bottom, without a point or a goal to their names. That meant the match was all over pretty well after Maria Lyktberg’s 14th minute opener and definitely by the time she made it three with 21 on the clock.
Goal number two for the Molly Malones had come from the spot, Alberta Vieira slotting home on 19 minutes. And two more would arrive before the break, with two players combining and taking it in turns to score; Alona Touriño heading in Lyktberg’s cross on 43 minutes for the fourth and then returning the favour to tee up Lyktberg’s hattrick in the final minute of the opening half. These later two strikes had actually come against 10 players after injury robbed substitute-less Instinción of a defender. Dublin also lost a player to a red cross injury, Kirsti Petelius being forced off in the 48th minute with a 7-day knock.
Dublin didn’t seem interested in getting further goals, not even after Instinción were reduced to 9 when Marina Wollin was sent off (straight red) on 53 minutes. Beating a zombie was easy enough, beating 9 shambling player was just too easy and boring. So Dublin didn’t bother.
The win lifted The Molly Malones a place up the Division 6:57 table to sit second, two points behind the leaders and goal difference ahead of third.
It was important to Csiki Girls title ambitions that they didn’t fall on the banana skin that was Barca Ladies FC.
Ad hoc’s side set about avoiding that in determined fashion, controlling possession and making all the chances going in the first half. And for most of the second. What was missing from the Transylvanians was converting one of these sights of goal into an actual strike. That meant the potential to slip up was still present as the match entered its final 10 minutes.
In a scene eerily reminiscent of the Far Side cartoon with the penguin, Barca’s one chance of the match on 83 minutes resulted in them taking the lead. Disaster loomed for Csiki Girls. But some people respond the most dramatically to times of crisis. It would appear that Laura Kilford has a second life as a costumed hero as she suddenly swooped into action, netting a direct free-kick to draw the sides level just two minutes after Csiki Girls had fallen behind, and then firing the ball in from fully 40 yards to score the winner on 88 minutes.
The last gasp escape kept Csiki Girls in touch with Division 6:63 leaders Steel Girls ahead of the top two clashing next week. The points gap is three and the goal difference +4 in Steel Girls favour, but thanks to Kilford’s late strikes a 2-0 win for Csiki girls overturns that and puts them top.
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