Somerset County Women’s League: Wellington Wildcats Ladies 1, Bath City Women Development 6
Wellington AFC’s Wildcats Ladies faced off against Bath City Development on a cold and foggy Sunday at the Carly Press Ground.
Playing downhill, Leah was bright on the left in the early exchanges using her pace and experience to find space. Keeper Jas made a fine low diving save on 8 minutes which settled the Wildcats.
Rob and Mille worked well together in the middle of the park and Orlaith on the right worked tirelessly to find space and put the City back line under pressure.
Emilia drew a fine save from the Bath keeper and Wildcats gained plenty of territory without creating that telling chance.
Wildcats defended a few corners and set up counter play finding Emilia again just not having the run of the ball. Leah was pushed up top for the final ten minutes of the half and, after breaking clear saw, the keeper at full stretch to push her effort around the post.
On the final play of the half, Wildcats had a lapse of concentration which allowed Bath to break through the middle and their shot went in the bottom corner to give them a 1-0 lead at the break.
Wildcats set up in the second half to get back into the game, but almost immediately Bath doubled their advantage from a home goal kick.
Despite the change in personnel, Wildcats struggled to gain any foothold or momentum in the following 15 minutes which saw some fine City play lead to a couple more goals to make it 4-0 with a quarter of the game to play.
Rotating players, Wildcats found some attacking play with Emilia looking dangerous and Milly pushing forward with some good play producing a chance of their own.
Bath scored their fifth on 80 minutes, but Wildcats attacked from the restart with Emilia being set loose on a composed run to beat the keeper their opener.
Bath retained possession soon after and a couple of passes opened up the heart of the back line for their final goal.
It was a disappointing second half performance by the Wildcats after the first half was evenly contested.
While there are positives to reflect on, the players know improvements will need to be made to remain competitive for the entire game.
PHOTO: Player of the match, sponsored by Mundy Veneer, went to Milly, sponsored by Monument Fuel, who worked tirelessly over the park to help create bright play, be a scoring threat and work well defensively. She is pictured receiving the award from coach Jamie Webber.
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