Harrogate Town Ladies 5-4 York RI Match Report

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Harrogate Town Ladies 5-4 York RI - Match Report KICK-OFF 1:30PM 5 FEBRUARY 2017 - CNG STADIUM, WETHERBY ROAD

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CONTENT Harrogate Town Ladies played York RI in a top of the table clash at the CNG Stadium on Sunday 5 February 2017.

Extended match report with photos.

WHAT’S IN Team photo

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Match Report

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Snapshots from the game

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League Table

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The Team

MASCOTS Scotton Scorchers Junior Football Club were the mascots for the game.

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The teams line up before kick-off

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REFEREE

The man in black was Ged Maloney

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Match Reaction

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The match in photos

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FOREWORD

Moments from the game

Grassroots sport is often overlooked

Town Ladies.

and ceratinly doesn’t receive the investment that it should from the

Town’s Ladies team has had a won-

governing bodies.

derful inaugural season, that could

In the past couple of seasons, Wo-

very well see them win the league title without losing a single game.

men’s sport in particular has seen an increase in participation and interest

Sunday saw them take on their closest

due to the success of the national

rivals, York RI and it was a brilliantly

teams - including England Lionesses

entertaining 90 minutes of football.

and England Hockey Ladies.

Harrogate has a couple of thriving Ladies football teams, in Harrogate Railway and now with Harrogate

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1. Kelly Jackson 2. Georgia Ryan 3. Rebecca Wilson 4. Rebecca Davies

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5. Lindsey Wilson 6. Chloe Bellerby 7. Grace Adams 8. Carey Huegett

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9. Rachel White 10. Emily Topham 11. Hannah Bowe 12. Amy Hessleden

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14. Nat Eustance 15. Hannah Stevenson 16. Fay Woolard 17. Beth Goodwin

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MATCH REPORT

LEAGUE

A TITLE DECIDER AT THE CNG STADIUM BETWEEN HARROGATE TOWN LADIES AND YORK RI beautiful four player move involving Rebecca Davies, Carey Huegett and Rachel White led to a well taken goal

by Emily Topham. 1-1.

The game was now end to end and a big crowd were entertained to an outstanding advert for ladies football.

York RI went 2-1 up as Langstaff drilled a free kick on the edge of the area into the top corner after a foul on the edge of the area.

Billed as the North Riding Ladies League premiership decider, this contest The players emerge from the tunnel before kick-off at the CNG

more than lived up to expectations with Harrogate Town Ladies eventually coming out on top in a nine-goal

a well taken penalty by Carey Huegett, before Nat Eustance scored on the stroke of half time to enable Town to go into the break with a slender lead.

York RI were put under early pressure

The frenetic pace of the game con-

taff a constant threat down their left wing-indeed a free kick on the half way line saw Town fail to clear and RI pounced on the loose ball and scored

tinued into the second half until Hannah Bowe calmed Town nerves after scoring as she was on the end of another great team goal to coolly curl the ball into the bottom corner after a

from close range.

surging run by Nat Eustance.

Town responded magnificently and a

At this stage, Town seemed to have

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on the York RI goal which ended with

thriller.

but settled into the game with Langs-

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Again, Town responded with pressure

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YORK TAKE THE LEAD AFTER A GOOD SPELL OF PRESSURE BY HARROGATE TOWN

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EMILY TOPHAM FIRES THE BALL HOME TO GET THE EQUALISER

the game under control with Whitton

The home team responded with more

leading the back four with confidence

pressure and one period of play saw

and Rebecca Davies and Grace Adams

Town lay siege to the York RI with no

controlling the midfield.

fewer than 5 shots in the space of 15 seconds, all well defended by the York

It was going to require something

RI defence.

special if York RI were to get back into the game and so it came to pass, when

This sustained pressure eventually

Langstaff picked up a loose ball just

led to a corner, beautifully flighted

inside the Town half and lobbed the

by Wilson, for Carey Huegett to head

ball some 40 yards into the net.

home from close range and score

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“It was going to require something special if York were to get back into the game and so it came to pass�

Towns fifth goal to the delight of the crowd.

Not to be outdone RI came back down

Nat Eustance gives Town the lead on the stroke of half time.

to the Town end and Langstaff seemed to be boxed in by the corner flag before her cross come shot ended up perfectly in the far corner of the goal.

The final whistle followed shortly

Carey Huegett scores from the penalty spot to get the home team level.

after and both teams left the field of play to a well-deserved standing ovation.

Town host Scarborough on Sunday 12th February (kick off 1.30pm)and will be looking to extend their 100% win record and strengthen their lead at the top of the table.

Goals 1. Em Topham 2. Carey Huegett (pen) 3. Nat Eustance 4. Hannah Bowe 5. Carey Huegett

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Action shots from the Harrogate Town v York RI game played at the CNG Stadium, Wetherby Road

York took the lead twice in the game, but as soon as Town got their noses in front, their confidence flowed and they quickly established a two-goal cushion.

But in the final minutes, the visitors got to within a goal and set up a tense finish.

SNAPSHOTS

CLOSELY FOUGHT GAME BETWEEN TWO TEAMS COMMITTED TO EARNING THREE POINTS HARROGATE TOWN FIVE | YORK RI FOUR

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NORTH RIDING WOMENS FOOTBALL LEAGUE PL W D L GD P 1 Harrogate Town Ladies 13 13 0 0 132 39 2

York RI Ladies

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3 Poppleton Ladies 12 7 1 4 7 22 4 Stokesley Ladies 10 7 0 3 6 21 5

Catterick Garrison Ladies

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South Park Rangers Ladies

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7 Scarborough Ladies 11 3 1 7 -33 10 8 Brooklyn Ladies 12 2 2 8 -32 8 9 Cleveland Ladies 11 2 2 7 -41 8 10

Huntington Ladies

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11 Fishburn Park Ladies 0 0 0 0 0 0

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(Above) Carey scores with a powerful header to restore Town’s two goal lead: 5-3

(Above) Hannah Bowe scores for Harrogate Town

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PHOTOS

Action from the before and during the game...

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MATCH REACTION (Inset) Town stopper, Kelly Jackson

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N Jon Msloney spoke shortly after final whistle about the result and what it means in the chase for the title.

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POST MATCH REACTION

I N T E RV I E W

JON CHATTED ABOUT THE GAME, THE SEASON, THE REMAINING FIXTURES AND THE TITLE.

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eally pleased with the win. Firstly, we still have five games to go and as we all know in football, you never

know what will happen.

Our girls need to stay professional moving forward.

To be fair, great game today. Nine goals and came out on the good side of it with a 5-4 win. Credit to York, I thought

York’s defence coped impressively with Town’s forwards. Restricting chances to get clear shots in on goal.

that they played really well.

They tired a little bit towards the end but that was because they pushed us so hard, pushed us all the way right to the end.

Pleased with the result, there are obviously things that we can work on, but got the win and now we can look forward to the next five games and hopefully put them to bed and see out the season.

We’ve had a habit of scoring goals just before half time

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York ‘keeper bravely saves from as the Harrogate Town forward stretches for the ball.

SHOWBOATING Carey skillfully flicks a ball that is played behind her, with the outside of the boot and sets up yet another chance.

and it took us in 3-2 up and it was

That was the case today, because they

good team goal really.

came right back into it and right back at us.

We went 4-2 in the second half, but York RI never gave up and came back

I’ve always got confidence within this

to 4-3, then we went 5-3 and they

team.

didn’t give up, their heads didn’t drop and it went 5-4.

There are aspects of the game that we need to work on in training, but

We saw the game out in the end, but I

with the last five games I’ll always

would like it to be a bit more comfor-

be confident that with one goal, two

table.

goals, even if we are level that we can see a game out.

I said to the girls they need to keep pushing on when it is 4-2 and playing

These are the games that we want to

against a good team.

play. We want to be tested every week.

It’s tough with the league that we are in, but we are going to learn more

The teams were willing to fight for the ball, but there were some really impressive skills on display from both sides.

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from a game like today than in any other kind of wins in the rest of the

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season.

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THE MATCH

PHOTOS

MORE PHOTOS FROM BEFORE AND DURING THE LEAGUE GAME AT THE CNG.

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Beth Goodwin warms up with the team before kick-off.

Emily Topham taking part in one of the mini-games before kick-off.

Amy Hessleden warming up on the pitch a few minutes before kick-off

2016/17 sees Harrogate Town Ladies in their first season of competition and currently sitting

90 MINUTES WOULD THE TITLE BE DECIDED ON SUNDAY? PROBABLY NOT BUT THE UNBEATEN LEAGUE FORM CONTINUES

at the top of their league with five games remaining.

They play at the CNG Stadium, Wetherby Road on the new 3G pitch.

If their unbeaten run continues, they will be crowned league champions and achieve promotion in their inaugural year.

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York came to win and they had the lead twice in the game with some inventive and decisive attacking footaball,

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Carey posed a constant threat throughout the game

cess to high quality facilities.

However, today we feel we are in a stronger position than ever to make this work, and everyone at the club is fully committed to seeing it through.

By working closely with West Riding County FA and the fantastic girls leagues we have locally, I am confident that we can play an active part in developing Women and Girls football at all levels.

We are fortunate that we now have the infrastructure and facilities which enable us to be a key part of the community, and are keen to support any local girls club in their footballing development.

There are some well established and incredibly well run female teams in Commercial Director Ged Maloney is

Harrogate, and quite simply I want

a strong advocate of developing the

Harrogate Town to be a part of this

Women and Girls game, and is certain

thriving culture.

that the creation of a Ladies team will strengthen the clubs position in the

As a club, we are newcomers to the

community.

female game, and are very much in our infancy, but if there are any pla-

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“We have wanted to get involved in

yers out there without a club for the

the female game for a long time but

2016/2017 season or any parents who

have been held back by a lack of ac-

want to find out what we can offer

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their daughter, I strongly urge you to get in touch�

Opened on 28 August 1920, the CNG Stadium has a capacity of 4,000 of which 500 is seated.

The ground is situated on the A661 Wetherby Road adjacent to Harrogate District Hospital.

“Five games to go and the title is theirs to win...

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Both teams wanted to get the ball down and play it around the pitch. A couple of the Town goals resulted from good passages of possession.

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CAREY HUEGETT Carey unleashes another thunderbolt towards the York goal

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