Mercury Sport

Bridgwater Ladies teams run out comfortable winners

11:00am Friday 27th January 2012

TOWN were expecting a difficult game against a well organised and skillful side and for the first half an hour there was nothing between the teams.

Bur that all changed in the 31st minute, when Anneka Russ cut in from the left and hit a ferocious drive that hit the underside of the bar and Chelsea Pitt followed up to put Bridgwater ahead.

Amber Moule headed in a second four minutes later and then on 40 minutes Vicky Tindall made it three from a 25-yard drive into the top corner.

To compound Cirencester's misery one of their players received a straight red card for foul language to the referee just before the break.Bridgwater's new signing Devon Rich came on for her debut and scored Town's fourth, when she chipped the ball over the keeper's head from the left hand side.Moule got her second goal with 10 minutes to go, firing in from 12 yards after a corner before Pitt completed the rout, grabbing her second in the 85th minute, running onto a through ball, before slotting the ball past the keeper.Captain Charlotte Barnes said: “It was a great effort from every single player and the 6-0 scoreline was awesome.

“Confidence was high and our passing and communication was much better - bring on the next round.”

Next week Town return to league action, when they take on Blandford at Fairfax Park, kick-off 2pm.

Ilminster Town Reserves 0 Bridgwater Town Reserves 8 Electing to play up a steeply sloping pitch in the first half, Bridgwater finally made the break through after 25 minutes from a 15 yard strike by Laura Potticary.

A second goal followed within a minute, scored by Ami Ward at the far post. On 40 minutes Danni Cross struck a 25 yard free kick to make it 3-0, before Chloe Stringer added the fourth also from a free kick at the end of the first half.

Two minutes into the second half, Stringer scored her second and made it a hat trick on the hour mark, with a delicate lob over the keeper.

Her fourth goal came 5 minutes later, with Cross completing the scoring on 70 minutes with another 25 yard strike, this time from open play.

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