5-a-side Tournament Date Announced
Enfield Town Ladies are pleased to announce that we will be running our 14th annual 5-a-side tornament on Sunday 17th June 2012 at Enfield Playing Fields, Donkey Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PL. We will be running a total of 6 age groups - Under 11's through to Under 16's PLUS a Ladies Open Age. Please email enfieldtownlfc_5aside@hotmail.co.uk for more information and a copy of the application form.
PENALTIES DENY FIRST TEAM SILVERWARE
Enfield Town Ladies slipped to a penalty shoot-out defeat to Cambridge Women after both sides failed to score in 120 minutes of play. Enfield manager john Abbott said “It was a disappointing way to end the season and we have no complaints about the result, we had enough chances during the game to have won but we failed to take any of them or even make the keeper work. We will now take a break and come back stronger and more determined next season.”
Enfield started the game well and had the first chance as a Kelly Cooper kick was helped on to Emma Thomas who shot wide and then Claire Pavett headed a Cally Browne free kick to Cambridge keeper Verity Crook. Thomas got away down the right and crossed for Sara Sinclair but Crook blocked the shot. Laura Baker attacked down the Cambridge right and hit a cross the evaded everyone in the centre going out for a throw in. A Pavett corner was sent towards the goal by Kelly Herrett but was cleared to Thomas who sent a measured shot towards the top corner but Crook easily caught it. Laura Browne caused Cooper a moment of worry as she chased down a short back pass and put the keeper under pressure.
Sinclair made her way to the corner and pulled the ball back to Thomas who cut in a hit a cross/shot that Leanne Mabey just failed to get a touch to at the far post. Sophie Thompson pounced on a back pass to Cooper and Cooper was relieved to snatch the ball away from the forward. A Pavett cross was cut out at the expense of a corner as Mabey and Sinclair were well placed in the area. A deep cross by Thomas was retrieved by Sinclair who turned and saw her shot blocked by a defender. Thomas attacked down the left and slid a pass inside to Sinclair but a defender managed to stretch to concede a corner which Sinclair stooped to head over the bar unchallenged in the centre. A free kick was cleared to Cambridge’s Natalie Richardson who shot high and wide.
In the opening minute of the second half Sheree Oliver swung in a corner that Sinclair headed towards and Crook caught it under pressure from Beth Lovell. Cambridge immediately switched the play to the other end and Cooper had to save from Thompson and then dive on the loose ball. Thompson almo0st profited from a Herrett slip but shot over as Cooper came out. Kelly Hughes broke up a Cambridge attack and sent Pavett on who then passed to Mabey and Mabey dragged the ball back to Sinclair who picked out Thomas, Thomas hit a shot over the opposition defence and was unlucky to see it clip the outside of the post with Crook a mere spectator.
Hannah Goodchild passed to Baker and received the ball back into her run before firing over Cooper and off the bar. Browne clipped a pass over a Cambridge player to Sinclair whose touch was too heavy allowing the ball to run to Crook. Laura Brown forced Cooper into a rushed clearance and the ball dropped to Baker who was too far out to take advantage of the vacant net. Sinclair won three challenges in quick succession to get away and bore down on goal but shot wide with only Crook in front of her. Crook took the ball off of Thomas’ toe as Lovell slid a pass in to the area. Regan Coleman came on for Enfield and her first touch was a cross to the far post where Lovell beat Crook only for a defender to hook the ball off the line.
Oliver hit a long shot that Crook watched all the way safely into her hands and Sinclair then saw a shot block by Crook. A brief flare up off the ball saw Browne and Richardson booked. Cooper was forced to punch an in swinging corner away. Enfield looked to have won the game with a minute to go as Sinclair won the ball before putting in a pin point cross to Oliver who thundered a header back past Crook but it thumped off the post and away. Lovell was called into action in added time to block a shot from Cambridge sub Emma Jenkins.
Baker had the first opening of the extra time period but shot wide and then Lovell helped a Sinclair cross on but over the on rushing Coleman. Faith Hewitt shot over the oncoming Cooper and the bar. Gooch clipped an Oliver corner on but a defender managed to scramble the ball away for another corner and from the corner Cambridge broke quickly with Enfield being thankful to Herrett who muscled Thompson out of her run as the ball went to Cooper.
Enfield had the majority of possession in the second period of added time but Cambridge had the best chances as Cooper misjudged a high ball into the area and was forced to slap the ball away from a Cambridge forward and then Coleman got a vital touch to deny a Cambridge player a touch at the far post with Cooper beaten. 3 minutes into added time a cross by Thomas was headed onto a defender by Lovell and after the ball ricocheted around the six yard box it was eventually cleared.
And so to the penalty shoot-out. Cambridge went first and Jenkins shot over, Browne for Enfield, Laura Bright for Cambridge, Oliver for Enfield and Baker for Cambridge all scored. Thomas saw her kick well saved by Crook, Gemma Clare hit the post, Coleman hit a weak shot against Crook’s legs and Cooper got a touch to Shannon Garner’s effort to see it onto the bar and out. Enfield Captain Claire Gooch stepped up with a chance to win the cup but put her effort over the bar. The two keepers took their turn as the shoot-out entered sudden death with Crook beating Cooper at the foot of the post and then standing up to save Cooper’s penalty to start the celebrations.
Sheree Oliver was named player of the game by the league but Enfield supporters’ player of the match went to Cally Browne.
Enfield Town Team; Cooper, Browne, Pavett (Coleman), Herrett, Gooch ©, Hughes (Taspinar), Oliver, Lovell, Mabey, Thomas, Sinclair. Unused sub; Wilding.
Cambridge Women Team; Crook, Clare, Bennett, Goodchild, Burt, Bright, Brown (Hewitt), Thompson (Garner), Baker, Richardson (Jenkins). Unused subs; Du Ploy, Beckett.
ATTENTION!!!
Tesco vouchers are back, these can be traded in for sports equipment which helps with saving club costs. If you shop in tesco, please ask for the vouchers and hand them to Peter Gooch.
QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM
All teams now play ALL home games at the QE Playing Fields, with the 1st Team playing on the Queen Elizabeth Stadium, address below:
QE Playing Fields,
Donkey Lane (off Carterhatch Lane),
Enfield,
EN3 3PL
JOIN OUR CLUB!!
Would YOU like to play for Enfield Town Ladies FC?
All ladies & girls interested in playing football are invited to join us in our Training Sessions.
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Senior Section Wednesdays 8.30 - 10pm
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Youth Section (U11's, U12's & U13's) Wednesdays 6.00 - 7.15pm
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Youth Section (U14's & U18's) Wednesdays 7.15 - 8.30pm
All sessions are held on the astro turf pitches behind Southbury Leisure Centre, off Southbury Road, Enfield. EN1 1YP
Contact Claire Gooch - goochieuk@yahoo.co.uk or 07939 087 744 for more information.
