Today was our return league fixture with Bletchley Scot Women. It was a competitive first half with both sides cancelling each other out until we broke the deadlock in the 44th minute when Ellie Mander won the ball in the opposition third, dribbled into the box and saw her shot nestle in the far corner of the Bletchley net to open the scoring.

Half Time: 1-0

We started the second half on the front foot and Alex Pitcher latched on to Ellie’s cross to make it 2–0 in the 47th Minute.

Bletchley pulled one back in the 51st minute when we failed to deal with a bouncing ball over the top.

We continued to press and were rewarded in the 66th minute when Alex turned provider and Katie Kukla composed finish made it 3–1.

Following some confusion over the awarding of a bounce ball to Bletchley, when all seemed to think it was an offside free kick for us, Bletchley pulled one back directly from the bounce to make it 3–2 on 82 minutes.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t manage the game out and Bletchley grabbed an equaliser in the 92nd minute.

Disappointed not to take all three points but it still highlights the measure of our development as a team. Lessons learnt and we go again next week when we visit Summertown Stars.

Player of the Match: Ellie Mander