Willenhall faced a young and new look
Dudley side who were not to be taken lightly as they sat 3rd in the league and
had already taken the scalp of Coleshill.
Willenhall had the wind against them in the opening stages, but this didn't
stop them creating chances. White shot wide on 15 minutes.
A quality pass from Culloty found White but her touch let her down and it went
out for a goal kick.
Willenhall took the lead on 19 minutes when Leila Hopkins pass to Riley
produced an low hard shot which was pushed into the path off Culloty who had
made an excellent run into the box and finished clinically for her first goal
for the club. 1-0
Rachel Kinsis made it 2-0 on 21 minutes with a spectacular 25 yard effort.
Willenhall had Dudley on the back foot with there only threat coming from
there no.9, but Boon had her well marshalled.
On 28 minutes Hopkins was brought down. White stepped up to take the resulting
free-kick from 30 yards. She curled the free-kick left footed over the Dudley
wall, it hit the underside of the bar and came down over the line. The Dudley
keeper thought she had saved it on the line but much to their disgust the
referee said it had crossed the line and awarded a goal.
3-0.
Dudley seemed to be unsettled by previous goal and Willenhall quickly took
advantage to extend there lead before half-time.
Stacey Parkes picked the ball up in her own half and spotted Jo Byrne free on
the edge of Dudleys box. She floated an inch perfect ball to Byrne who bravely
challenged with the defender and as the keeper rushed out, curled a left
footed shot into the net. 4-0.
Half-time.
With Dudley not giving Nicholas a shot to save in the first half Willenhall
were prepared for an onslaught from the visitors in the second half.
Willenhall dug deep and carried on the excellent display they had put on in
the first half and worked hard to stop Dudley doing anything.
Kinsis had a freekick pushed away for a corner on 50 minutes, and again the
keeper saved from Kinsis a minute later. Dudleys keeper was putting on a
impressive display and seemed determined to keep a clean sheet in the second
half.
Willenhall kept looking for another goal and Hopkins shot went just wide on 55
minutes.
Stacey Parkes nearly scored the goal of the century with a 40yard rocket of a
shot that just went wide.
Dudley had managed to keep goalscoring sensation Abi Riley relatively quite
with some no nonsense defending. On 65 minute Willenhall were awarded a corner
and the ball fell to Riley 6 yards out. She doesn't miss from there and
Willenhall were 5-0 to the good.
On 81 minutes Plant came on for Culloty and nearly scored with her fist touch.
Just before full-time Kinsis switched play from the left and sent a floated
pass to Byrne on the edge of the box. Looking for the spectacular Byrne tried
to take it on the volley but miss kicked. She had a second bite but smashed
her shot against the cross bar with the keeper beat. The ball cannoned off the
cross bar to White who also tried a spectacular attempt at goal with a bicycle
kick, again with little success.
Byrne and White both decided they were to old for the spectacular with White
nursing a sore leg, and Byrne nursing a red face....haha.
That was the final action of the game.
Full-time 5-0
Line-up: Nicholas, S Parkes, R Jones, Boon, L Jones,Culloty, Byrne, Hopkins,
Kinsis, White, Riley.
Subs: Plant (81 Culloty) T Parkes, Martin.