Durham
City Ladies moved up to third place in the Northern League
1st Division with a tremendous win against Boldon.
Richardson - Wonderful goal
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With 19 Durham players
available there were some tough decisions for City Manager
Stephen Hamil but he decided to start with the same team
that had won against South Durham the previous Sunday.
Durham took the game to
Boldon from the kick off, but to be fair to the visitors
they defended well and Durham were restricted to shots from
outside the box.
Before half-time
Durham were rewarded for their pressure and Helen
Richardson latched onto a Gemma Charlton through ball
and fired City 1-0 in front.
Minutes later Charlton herself stretched the lead to
2-0 after a the Boldon defence made a mess of their off-side
trap. Charlton found herself clean through and stayed cool
to slot past the 'keeper.
Charlton - Woman of the
Match
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Unfortunately for Durham on
the stroke of half-time they lost their goalkeeper Jo
Hunter. Hunter fell awkwardly and news from the hospital is
that she has broken her collarbone.The
second half was a quieter affair, the highlight being a
wonder-goal from City striker Richardson. Sharon
Brady played it through to Richardson who then took the ball
past four Boldon defenders before firing home. Magda Carr
could count herself unlucky not to stretch the lead when her
shot came back off the crossbar. Boldon then got a
consolation goal, Simpson received the ball in the box and
then turned two Durham defenders to make the final score
3-1.
Match
Reporter: SH
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