Page 11 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.32 2021-22

Portchester take the honours

AFC Portchester 6 Bursledon 0
AFC Portchester, of Hampshire County League
Division Two, lifted the Invitation Cup with a
fine 6-0 win over Bursledon in the second match
of the day at the Winklebury Football Complex.
Goals at either end of a well contested
first half had given them a cushion but a
devastating burst through the early part of the
second half sealed a convincing victory for the
Division Two title challengers.
Ellie Hooker opened the scoring in the
second minute and it took Bursledon a while to
settle into the game. However, the Dons were
soon on the attack and testing Portchester
keeper Roxy Roberts with a couple of long range Hayley Anderson gets in a shot past Chloe Nichols
(www.jamesprickett.co.uk).
efforts with an Izzi Pouncy 20-yard shot bringing
out a fine leaping parry on 20 minutes.
Steph Hettle was closest to an equaliser, beating Roberts to a through ball but
firing just wide on the turn on 43 minutes. Right on the break, Aimee Hall-Guy added
a second from close range shortly after entering the match as a substitute.
On the restart, Portchy went further ahead through Shannon Woods. Eilidh
Currie nearly added another with a solo run and shot off the post but helped set up the
fourth for Bella Longyear on 63 minutes.
Two more goals before the 70 minute mark completed the scoring. A fine finish
by player of the match Ella Wilson was added to by Hall-Guy after an initial Woods
effort had been well saved by Nikki Symons.
Symons distinguished herself with two further excellent saves as Portchester
turned on the style in the closing stages and skipper Roberts had a much quieter second
half before stepping up to lift the Invitation Cup at the end of an enjoyable and well
supported HCWGL Finals day.
AFC Portchester: Roxy Roberts, Emma Pickering, Kayleigh Merrett, Brooke
Marshall, Shannon Woods, Chloe Nichols, Ava Colbourne, Ella Wilson, Ellie Hooker,
Sam Jennings, Eilidh Currie. Subs: Aimee Hall-Guy, Anne Unsworth, Bella Longyear,
Lucy Amey.
Bursledon: Nikki Symons, Emma
Holmes, Michelle Baker, Charlie
Drake, Beth Dennis, Hayley
Anderson, Kirby Anderson, Leah
Holloway, Nikita Rahman, Steph
Hettle, Izzi Pouncy. Subs: Carla
Mountford, Alice Fisher, Ellie
Massingham, Tash Drake, Emily
Smith. Report by Patrick Higgins
news@womenssoccerscene.co.uk Issue no. 32 - 28 April 2022