Saturday 30th January 2010

Ladies 2nds

Aylesbury Ladies 2nd XI: 5 - Bedford 3rd XI: 2

Aylesbury maintains its position of second in the table following a confident victory over Bedford on Saturday. The home team struggled with its passing at the start of the match, allowing Aylesbury to take control of the match and bear down on the Bedford defence. Aylesbury sooned capitalised on its position with Emma Cooling driving past two players to slip the ball to Liz Brooks on the wing. The youngster sped up the wing and into the 'D', taking the ball past a defender to sweep it under the diving keeper into the goal.

Aylesbury continued its assault, with Brooks taking a hatrick, battling through players to find the smallest of gaps under the diving keeper. Bedford found its feet and fought back strongly, taking a goal on the break. Undeterred, Aylesbury held possession, with competent passing work from Lisa Hall, Jess Wylde and Kirsty Dean. As the end of the first half drew near, a precisely hit long ball from captain Kim Yeo rocketed through the mid-field 50 metres to centre forward Evie Plumb. The youth's speed and delicate poise on the ball freed to her run through the Bedford defence, taking on the keeper who again allowed a ball to slip underneath her, giving Aylesbury a three goal lead at half time.

The second half saw Bedford fight back strongly. Aylesbury's tired legs did it no service and, as Bedford marked up tighter, Aylesbury received less opportunities to score. Bedford managed to create an opportunity though and took its second goal from a well-struck ball at the right of the 'D'. With ten minutes until the final whistle, Aylesbury cemented its victory from a well-rehearsed short corner which saw Emily Davitt accurately push the ball out to Becky Kiely at the top of the 'D'. Waiting until the Bedford runner was upon her, Kiely slipped the ball through to Yeo with the reverse of her stick, allowing the captain to strike the ball into the corner of the goal with aplomb. Aylesbury won the match 5-2.

Ladies 3rds

Aylesbury Ladies 3rd XI: 1 - Kidlington Ladies: 4

Aylesbury Ladies 3rd XI hosted second placed Kidlington on Saturday. Hoping to avenge their defeat earlier in the season, Aylesbury started out strong with some confident passing of the ball, keeping possession and Kidlington out of their D. Aylesbury's attacks were awarded by a penalty corner which was duly converted by captain Kelly Marsh. But the great start was shortly lived with Kidlington's forwards starting to cause Aylesbury problems. Kidlington levelled the score and then against the run of play managed to sneak in another goal just before half-time. Aylesbury came out for the second half still feeling confident but just couldn't get back into the game. Kidlington took control and although Aylesbury's defence played well, they continued to be under pressure. Kidlington added another 2 goals to take the game 4-1. Aylesbury were left disappointed with the scoreline but have much to take away from the game, particularly in the first half.