Fylde Hockey Club round-up: Five first-half goals set up victory
Fylde Hockey Club’s ladies’ fifth team were the only winners as five of the club’s sides were in action last weekend.
Facing Southport 2 in North West Women’s Division Four North Central, Fylde recorded a 7-1 victory.
Eleanor Bullough (2), Alyssa Woodman (2) and Sadie Atkinson put them 5-0 up at half-time.
Although Southport pulled one back, Naomi Smith scored an impressive goal before Bullough completed her hat-trick.
North West Women’s Division One saw Fylde 2 lose 3-2 at Formby 1.
Fylde started the stronger and took the lead through Emma Dunkerley from their third short corner.
Formby responded quickly, scoring from their own short corner, before a defensive lapse put them ahead.
They scored again in the 46th minute before Emma Savidge made it 3-2 four minutes later, though Fylde were unable to equalise.
Fylde 3 stayed top of North West Women’s Division Two North despite losing 3-0 at Garstang 2.
They started with determination before falling behind when Emily Byers saved a short corner strike, only for the ball to trickle over the line.
The second half saw Fylde give the Garstang keeper a lot more to do before they scored twice in the last 10 minutes.
Sophia Taylor netted as Fylde 4 lost 3-1 to Leyland and Chorley 1 in North West Women’s Division Three North (Central).
There was a 4-1 loss for Fylde 6 Development against Longridge Development when they met in North West Women’s Division Five North (Central).
Facing a Longridge team with experienced adults and older youngsters, Fylde never gave up as Carenna Leverton scored her first goal of the season.