Plymouth Argyle Women v Southampton Matchday Programme 22/08/21

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Plymouth Argyle Women FC vs Southampton Women fc Sunday, 22 AUGUST, 2021 KO 2.30PM mANADON SPORTS & COMMUNITY HUB, PLYMOUTH

MANAGERS NOTES

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We have had a very good preseason in terms of preparation and results, and the girl’s application has been fantastic.

Welcome to Manadon Sports and Community hub for today’s fixture against Southampton FC. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the fans who travelled to Portsmouth for our last outing.

Last week’s result was disappointing. The girls were in the game until the final 15 minutes, but the red card after 47 minutes didn’t help our cause. I thought the red card was harsh, but the reaction from the team was brilliant. Ultimately we ran out of legs in the last 13 minutes, and Portsmouth took advantage of the extra player.

There were many positives to take from the game at Portsmouth, especially how competitive we were against a very organized team. The performance was a huge improvement from last year’s fixture, and there were signs of the team moving in the right direction.

We have had a very good pre-season in terms of preparation and results, and the girl’s application has been fantastic. We have added several quality players to the squad this year, which has improved us and helped the younger players immensely.

We have prepared well for this fixture and trained well. Southampton are a very good side and will be aiming for promotion this season, so this will provide our young squad with another early test while we wait to welcome back some players.

We would like to welcome all our fans and thank you for your continued support of Plymouth Argyle.

Ryan Perks - First Team Manager

Getting to know...

BETH IRELAND Beth started playing football from the age of 5 and joined her local boys team and Cornwall Under 12’s who she played for up until the under 16’s.

Beth joined her local women’s team at 16 before taking the step up and joining Argyle for the 2020/21 season.

Beth quickly adapted to senior football and is now one of the first names on the team sheet.

Adept at playing both in the centre of midfield or on the wing, Beth’s qualities have shown through in pre-season, with her linking up well with the more experienced additions to the squad.

Beth is an industrious and creative midfielder who burst onto the scene during the 2020/21 season. One of the highlights of a difficult COVID hit season,

Position: MidfIeld Squad Number: 11 DOB: 06/09/2003

match report

Portsmouth FC WOMEN 5.1 PAWFC Sunday 15th august 2021, 14:00 WESTLEIGH PARK

A game that was closer than the scoreline suggests was ultimately decided by a flurry of late goals as home side Pompey made their extra player count to punish a tired Argyle side on the season opener.

Pompey got off to a fast start but couldn’t breach a solid Argyle defence despite some good approach play. That changed in the 15th minute when Dani Lane burst into the Argyle box. Her low shot was well saved by Poppy Soper who got down well to her left to palm the shot to safety.

Following some early Pompey pressure and some missed half-chances, Argyle began to grow into the game. After a succession of corners, Zoe Cunningham came closest to opening the scoring, dropping her shoulder to pass a Pompey defender and sending a rasping drive against the foot of the post.

Sensing their opposition growing into the game, Pompey responded by hitting the woodwork themselves. Rowbotham’s edge of the box strike clipped the top of the bar and the rebound was struck wide.

After a tight first half, Pompey started the second brightly with Khassal breaking in behind the Argyle defence. Ramsey, who had been one of Argyle’s standout players in the first half, attempted to slide in to win the ball, but it was just out of reach, and she caught the Pompey striker. With the referee adjudging her to be the last defender, he gave her the red card, reducing Argyle to 10 players very early into the second half.

Argyle respond well to the setback and worked hard to keep Pompey at bay until the 58th minute when Albuery nicked the ball from Middleton and finished well into the corner past Soper.

Argyle were able to strike back immediately. Pompey failed to deal with a deep free-kick into the box and Dandy pounced onto the loose ball and fired into the roof of the net. Argyle had some rewards for their hard work but, as the game developed and the players began to tire after their momentous efforts, Pompey began to take control of the game.

Pompey took the lead again as a corner found Khassal free at the near post who was able to fire home and restore Pompey’s advantage. Five minutes later Pompey added to their lead with Khassal again at the forefront of the attack. As she rounded the keeper the referee adjudged Soper to have fouled her and awarded a penalty. Khassal dusted herself off and confidently fired the ball down the middle for Pompey’s third in the 78th minute.

Argyle continued to work hard but conceded again in the 87th minute as Pompey worked their player advantage to find Khassal free at the back post and she headed home for her hat-trick. Seconds before the final whistle Pompey added gloss to the scoreline with Younger carrying the ball out of defence to find Khassal in behind again who finished well for her fourth of the afternoon. It was a frustrating game for Argyle, who found themselves on the end of a 5-1 defeat despite plenty of hard work and endeavour.

Visitors Welcome Southampton FC Women was formed in 2017 following on from the club being awarded a Tier 1 Regional Talent Club licence from The FA in 2016, to support the pathway. The squad is integrated into the Football Development & Support Centre, based at Staplewood Campus which is also home to the club’s Premier League men’s side and world-famous Academy.

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Plymouth Argyle would like to extend a warm welcome to today’s visitors to Manadon Sports & Community Hub.

Marieanne Spacey-Cale MBE was appointed as Head Coach/ Head of Girls’ & Women’s Football in July 2018; as a UEFA Pro License holder, with extensive playing experience at the very top of the women’s game and 91 caps for England Women, Marieanne is perfectly positioned to further Saints ambition to continue producing homegrown international standard female players, as well as achieving Southampton FC’s future goal of competing in the FA Women’s Championship in the coming years.

NEXT UP vS keynsham town ladies vs Plymouth Argyle women fc Sunday 29th august 2021, 14:00 The ajn stadium

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MANAGER Ryan Perks Poppy Soper Rosie Train Katie Middleton (c) Lydia Huntley Emily Eaton Zoe Cunningham Gabi Alphous Rebecca Dandridge Beth Ireland Katelyn Bell Natasha Knapman Izzy Mansell Olivia Ramsey Faye Ivall Imy Crawford Tracey Cross Megan Kowalski Rebecca McMullin Panagiota Papaioannou

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MANAGER Marieanne Spacey Cale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Kayla Rendell Ella Morris Shelly Provan Kirsty Whitton Rosie Parnell Laura Rafferty Gerogie Freeland Phoebe Williams Ella Pusey Shannon Sievwright Alisha Ware Sophia Pharoah Sara Luce Kelly Snook Charley Evans Caitlin Morris Lucia Kendall Milly Mott Rachel Panting Leeta Rutherford Ciara Watling

Referee Ryan Cornelius Asst. Referee 1 Alan Turner Asst. Referee 2 Steven Mason

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