Fylde Hockey Club round-up: Ladies cannot convert pressure into goals
Fylde Hockey Club’s ladies’ first team lost 1-0 to Bowdon 2 in their final Women’s Conference North match before the Christmas break.
An uncharacteristically slow start saw Fylde concede early before finding their rhythm and taking control of the game.
The chances soon followed as Jessica Wharton forced an excellent save from the Bowdon keeper before narrowly missing the target moments later.
Fylde carried their dominance into the second half, Rebecca Worthington being denied by another strong save.
At the opposite end, Fylde’s Katie Barker produced a superb stop to keep them within touching distance but an equaliser proved elusive.
Fylde 2 lost 2-0 against Winnington Park 1 in North West Women’s Division One.
Winnington Park began quickly, forcing Sophie Slawson into a number of excellent saves but still scoring twice before half-time.
The second half saw Fylde have a goal disallowed and although they continued to press, the scoreline was unchanged.
Fylde 3 are still six points clear in North West Women’s Division Two North after drawing 3-3 against Lancaster Nomads 1.
They took the lead 15 minutes in after Sophia Melling finished off a move involving Jessica Jennings and Issy Gut.
Lancaster then pulled level six minutes later before scoring twice more to make it 3-1.
Fylde didn’t give up as Melling slotted home a second before completing her hat-trick to earn a draw.
Fylde 4 drew 1-1 with Windermere 1 in North West Women’s Division Three North (Central).
Having started on the back foot, Fylde conceded an early goal which left them behind at half-time.
Camilla Wyles came close to an equaliser before Aimee Jennings got Fylde on terms from a well-worked team move.
Fylde 5 stayed second in North West Women’s Division Four North (Central) after winning 2-1 at Lytham St Annes 2.
Both teams showed real strength, determination and skill from start to finish in a match which had an end-to-end first half.
Sadie Atkinson opened the scoring for Fylde, who led 2-0 at the break thanks to Birdie Singleton’s goal.
Lytham pulled a goal back in the second half but Fylde held firm to take the win.
Finally, there was a 5-3 win for Fylde Men at Preston 6 in their North West Open Men’s Division Four North meeting.