Launton 0 Aldershot Town Ladies 4

Last updated : 02 February 2009 By Stray Shots Team

One change from the Slough game saw Penny Hull come in on the right hand side of Midfield. As the two teams kicked off the first of the snow showers started. The Shots started to get the ball done and play the passing game there renowned for, some good play from the shots defence and midfield started to create a number of openings, but the final ball in the final third of the pitch always allude them.

After 20 minutes the Shots where forced to changed goalkeepers after the Launton player followed through on Hubbard forcing her of with an ankle injury. The capable Calder replace and was never really tested in the first Half.

In the second half the Shots took the game to Launton, and start from the kick off the ball was worked through the midfield, finally coming to Marlow who shot was saved by the Keeper.

Launton where finding hard to get the ball out of there own half. Then on 55 minutes the Shots punished them for this. The ball wasn't cleared in the midfield again Caz Shepherd raced past her marker the ball sat up nicely, Shepherd hit the Ball from 30 yards and somehow the ball caught the wind and sailed into the Launton net 0-1.

Launton tried to rally, but the Shots back for kept them to long range efforts which

Calder dealt with. The Shots increased their lead when the ball was feed across the midfield again Shepherd out paced her marker to fire past the Keeper.

With 10 minutes left timed her run as the ball was played through from the Midfield, with one look up she chipped the keeper from the edge of the box to make it 0-3.

Funnel came on for Coles and Ireland filled in at center back with Wallman replacing Marlow up front. With three minutes left on the clock, the best move of the game came, the ball was spread across the midfield out to the left.

Funnel and Ireland and Moore worked the ball into the box with sum great one touch football, the ball eventually found Hull with her back to goal, she turn unchallenged from her marker and placed the ball into the corner of the net to make the final score 0-4

Gaffers View
"I have to give the girls a great deal of credit for this win, it was a nasty day and the pitch was awful, from the start you could see it was going to be one off them games you just need to dig in and work your socks off and they certainly had to do that.

"We looked really strong in every area of the pitch and I still have two new signings and Carys Potter who has recovered from her Operation to bring into the Squad. Things area looking very good at this stage of the season."

Player of the Match: Caz Shepherd.