Nantwich Town Ladies FC beat Egerton with a resounding 7-0 victory in a preseason match at Nantwich Town FC’s Applewood Independent 3G pitch on Sunday 6th August 2023.
Images and report by Jonathan White
The match helped prepare the Dabbers players for their 2023/24 campaign in the Premier Division of the Cheshire Women’s & Youth Football League.
The Nantwich goals were scored by J. Case, J. Buckley-Ratcliff (2), M. Rowley (2), K. Harrison, and P. Smith.
Player of the match was Georgia Brookfield.
Nantwich Town Ladies starting XI:
1. K. Townsend, 2. G. Brookfield, 3. K. Green, 4. J. Case, 5. P. Smith, 6. M. O’Connor, 7. K. Harrison, 8. K. Robbins, 9. S. Baldwin, 10. A. Heywood, 11. J. Buckley-Ratcliff
Substitutes:
12. E. Fallon, 14. E. Brown, 15. M. Rowley, 16. F. Chaffey-Green, 17. N. Walker, 18. M. Hocknell, 19. L. Bulkeley
Dan Mellor, Manager, Nantwich Town Ladies FC, speaking after the match said: “First of all, it was a great effort by everyone to get the game played, there’s too many people to name from players, coaches, supporters and the referee, thank you, it was a long 3 hours shifting the water but it was just rewards in the end!
“For me preseason isn’t so much about the score line, it’s building fitness, sharpness and working on partnerships throughout. It’s nice to win and to win big to build confidence don’t get me wrong and the performance that we put on was right up there.
“I know a lot of people came to watch and we’re excited to see some of our new signings in action and I’m sure they were not disappointed. Some of the build up play was just phenomenal and in the first 20-25 minutes, it was very satisfying that we created chances within a few passes from the keeper time and time again.
“Then we got a little sloppy and panicked a little and we needed half time to regroup and calm down a bit. Then as soon as we kicked off again, we looked a different team and created chance after chance, scored some great goals and defended exceptionally well, I don’t think we conceded a shot on goal all game and that was credit to the whole team.
“Overall, really really happy and excited, this was the first time 5 or 6 of them had played any minutes with us and they need more time to gel and understand each other but it certainly looked like they’ll fit it nicely into the squad.
“We now look ahead to this weekend when we face Prees United Ladies at home at 2pm in our next friendly where we’ll be working to make sure that performance is repeated and improved upon.”
Nantwich Town Ladies FC can offer a friendly atmosphere, full club support, FA qualified coaches, grass stadium pitch, 3G training facilities, excellent fan base and a family & community ethos.
Nantwich Town Ladies FC are always on the lookout for quality players to strengthen their first team. Training takes place every Wednesday (7-8.30pm) on the Applewood Arena 3G artificial grass pitch at Nantwich Town Football Club on Waterlode, Nantwich CW5 5BS.
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