Women’s 1st Team Vs Notts County Dev LFC

Notts County development were the visitors to Eagle valley having notched a 9-0 win in the reverse fixture earlier in the season. With that in mind, Arnold were eager to see how far they had progressed in that time. With almost a full squad to chose from, Manager Andy Ingle brought Chloe Stocks into the back four along side Claire Potter, Tina Potter and Charley Norman. The midfield looked strong with Ciara Button and Chloe Jordan protecting the defence and Jen Lorimer playing the free role in front of them.

The defence held well but were undone after 20 minutes when County opening the scoring. It was 2-0 being for the break as Arnold were unable to clear their lines folllowing a Notts Corner. Goalkeeper Emily Hallam pulled of 4 point blank saves before the ball was poked in.

The situation was similar to the previuos week against Mansfield where the home side were second to everything. Once they settled down they were much the better team in the second half. Molly Parker came close with a free header from a corner, Natasha Leache saw her turn, dribble and shot spectacually saved by the visiting keeper before she turned another Molly Parker effort around the post. Wide players Emily Nelis and Eli Leathen had the beating of their markers but were unable to deliver the perfect cross. They were excellently assisted by both full backs, Tina Potter and Kellie Hart.

Overall the signs are still positive, however it was another case of nearly but not quite. Players are certainly good enough, they just need to believe it from the kick off and not allow themselves to be a couple of goals behind before they settle into the game.