A trip down to Suffolk this Thursday night to have a look at another two women's football teams for the 1st time in the 1st round of the Ryman Women's Cup, Bury Town Ladies v Tottenham Hotspur Ladies.
A tough challenge on paper for the home side Bury Town Ladies, newly promoted from the Suffolk Women's League to the Eastern Region Women's Football League, Division One North, against Tottenham Hotspur Ladies playing three leagues above and long established in the FA Women's Premier League, Southern Division.
A great opportunity for Bury Town Ladies to play a higher league placed opponent. Have started well in the ERWFL Division One North leading the way with a 100% record after 4 matches played. Play their home matches at Bury Town FC's, Ram Meadow in Bury St Edmunds. Under the floodlights the game had been well promoted by the club and it's partners, is one of the more proactive women's football clubs on social media and it was good to see it had paid off as a healthy crowd of 280+ had turned up to watch.
Tottenham Hotspur Ladies lay in mid-table in the FAWPL Southern Division with 13 points after 7 played. Rarely get to see an club in this division play and have been keen to take a look at Tottenham Hotspur Ladies for a while.
Bury Town Ladies starting XI - Charlotte Osbourne, Lisa Pratt, Emma Boreham (C), Stephanie Hanratty, Amelia Deuchars, Lyndsie Duemmel, Helen Cryer, Kate Shorter, Norma Locker, Laura Brown & Gemma Carter.
subs - Shelley Cocksedge, Laura Bloomfield, Chelsea Panter & Hayley Turner.
Tottenham Hotspur Ladies starting XI - Lauren Picton, Sophie McLean, Renee Williams, Alex Keown, Leanne Mabey, Shannon Moloney, Wendy Martin (C), Maya Vio, Avilla Bergin, Lucia Leon & Katie O'Leary.
subs - Toni-Anne Wayne, Andra Marcoci & Kitty Lyons
Under the lights another pleasant autumn night, clear skies the Ram Meadow pitch looked in good condition it was Bury to kick off the match wearing an all blue kick against Tottenham lined up in white shirts and socks with navy shorts. Pressing into the Tottenham half the visitors win the ball ball and launch it forwards early on for attacker Lucia Leon to chase, Bury goalkeeper Charlotte Osbourne is quickly off her line to take the ball.
Tottenham look to have a good deal of pace in their side especially down the wings as they travel quickly with the ball, a cross is fired into the area from the left the target Leon on the edge of the box takes the ball down, Osbourne closes her down diving at her feet and claiming the ball.
Tottenham win a corner, it's Shannon Moloney to take puts a good delivery into the box comes through to their captain Wendy Martin, her contact is heavy and she puts the ball over the bar. Bury aren't being given any time to settle in the ball, in the middle of the park Kate Shorter looks to play a forward pass through for striker Lyndsie Duemmel to run onto, Tottenham's centre backs close the gap there is no way through.
In the middle Martin is covering alot of ground looking to get forwards and support the attackers, the ball at her feet looks to prod it forwards into the run of Leon, Bury's captain Emma Boreham makes a vital tackle stretching to take the ball away from her, the ball half cleared comes back to Martin 30 yards out her shot is over.
Martin hits the post as she strikes across the ball having made a determined run forwards to get into the box. The play is all in the Bury half, Tottenham are spreading the play making runs in behind pushing the home side back.
GOAL! Tottenham take the lead, with another attacking move numbers are up the pitch as Bury win the ball inside the box and launch up the pitch, the ball is won back and played back into towards Leon who has peeled away to the right of the penalty box in space, onside breaks into the box, Osbourne comes out to close her down, Leon gets the ball around her as she dives in front of her and places the ball into the empty net 0-1.
Katie O'Leary has a strike from outside the box for Tottenham the shot taking a deflection goes out for a corner, taken short the cross is played into the area, Osbourne is well positioned to take the ball. Tottenham are racking up the corners, Osbourne is called into action as Moloney plays one set piece into the crowded six yard box the keeper with a good fist to punch clear under challenge.
GOAL! A surging run down the left from Tottenham's Avilla Bergin she leaves her marker behind, puts in an early cross evading Osbourne at the near post arrives in the centre where Katie O'Leary having made a great run in support is there to turn the ball into the net to double the visitors lead, 0-2.
O'Leary puts a shot in from outside the box as Tottenham build another attack, Osbourne makes a good diving save, the flag is raised for an offside however. Pushed back by Tottenham, Bury are finding it difficult to get the ball into there out attackers, Duemmell seeing very little of the ball.
GOAL! Tottenham extend their lead with another flowing attack once again down the left with Bergin her quick turn of pace leaving the Bury back line exposed the ball comes into the area nothing Osbourne can do as it goes past her to find O'Leary free again to place the ball into the net 0-3.
Osbourne makes a fantastic save as Tottenham's O'Leary and Leanne Mabey link up will down the right, the cross is put in the defensive header doesn't get the distance O'Leary is onto it outside the box, shoots looking for the far post, Osbourne with the diving save punches the ball well clear of her area.
Half-time Bury Town Ladies 0-7 Tottenham Hotspur Ladies
A clinical and professional display from Tottenham in the 1st half have played some very good free flowing attacking football, used the pitch well have pace to burn. Bury have found it tough been pushed back, which has made it hard to get any attacking moves going.
Tottenham kick off the 2nd half and are on the attack straight away, Martin making a forwards move manages to stay onside as the ball is put through to her inside the box, she pulls the trigger but sends her effort wide of the post.
GOAL! It's not long before the visitors extend their lead, the ball played through into the box Bury's Stephanie Hanratty coming across from the right back position on the cover makes a good tackle to deny Leon a shot inside the box, the ball though isn't cleared, it's Martin who hugging the back line evades the offside trap chases the ball to the byline inside the area and puts it across the goal line to the far post where O'Leary is arriving for a simple tap in to complete her hat-tick 0-4.
Time on the ball is at a premium for Bury the player most likely to make anything happen is Kate Shorter in the middle can hold the ball up and looks to turn gets a forward pass into Duemmel who see's Gemma Carter making a run out on the right, can't find her a Tottenham's Sophie McClean reads the threat and makes the interception looks to drive forwards with the ball.
Tottenham make a change bringing on Andra Marcoci for Avilla Bergin. Bury make a changes too bringing on Hayley Turner and Chelsea Panter for Amelia Deuchars and Lyndsie Duemmel.
Marcoci is into the action straight away winning the ball off the Bury defence and shooting early from the edge of the box, Osbourne sees it all the way makes the save.
Martin is played though again looks to be clear on goal, Hanratty is with her though pushes her wide and concedes the corner. Moloney plays the ball in then as the ball is cleared it comes back out to her with the time to line up a shot wide left she looks for the near side top corner, blasts the ball against the post and out for a goal kick.
Tottenham make another change Leon the player coming off to be replaced by Kitty Lyons.
Osbourne makes a save with her legs as Tottenham look to put O'Leary through on goal again. Mabey out on the right pushes forwards with the ball looks to come inside and get a shot away pulls the strike across the goal and wide.
GOAL! Bury are tiring have worked very hard to keep the score line down, but it's the fresh legs of Marcoci that look to do the damage this time receiving the ball just inside the area, she dribbles across the box evading two tackles, see's Martin coming in making another good attacking run as she has done all game lays it into her path and Martin scores 0-5.
Boreham almost puts the ball into the back of her own net as Tottenham put a dangerous ball in from the left, into the six yard box, Boreham's header is vital with a player coming in behind her, deflects the ball just past the post for a corner.
Bury with a set piece after Tottenham concede a sloppy corner, the ball is played into the crowded near post area the header looping up and across the goal, no one has gambled at the far post as the ball lands and is cleared.
Martin is taken down centrally 25 yards from goal, it's Moloney to take, Osbourne is almost caught out with the shot, good reflexes manages to save with her leg put the ball out for a corner.
GOAL! Tottenham add a 6th goal, Martin is played in as she makes the run into the area her shot is saved at point blank range by Osbourne, the deflected ball though comes to O'Leary to score her 4th of the night 0-6.
Kate Shorter has the ball 40 yards from goal has time at last has a go for goal, pulls her effort wide.
GOAL! Late into the game now and Tottenham add a 7th goal. It's Marcoci who scores as she makes a strong run against a tired defence on the right runs into the box and shoots from an acute angle pace on the ball Osbourne can't get down to make the save 0-7.
The final whistle blows and Tottenham win the tie 0-7 and progress to the next round of the Ryman Cup. Was a good performance from the visiting team, who stroked the ball about well have pace and good movement, ran Bury ragged at times, the football flowing in attack.
Bury won't like losing the game by 7 but knew they were up against it, was a great opportunity to face a premier league team, sure they will have learnt a lot from the experience can use it to their advantage should be buoyed by the fantastic support they received and I hope that several of those who came to watch tonight will come again, it's these sorts of crowds that I want to see, well done Bury.
This match has left me hungry to see both teams in action again. I appreciate the help both clubs gave me with the squad details tonight, thank you.
A fan of the sport doing my small part to help promote the women's game
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