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EAST ANGLIAN COUNTIES
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Essex
3 v 0
Huntingdonshire |
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Tue 7 Oct 2008 at Barrows Farm
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A brace from Nicola Carty and a stunning third from Zoe Rushen sealed
a comprehensive win for Essex over Huntingdonshire in their East Anglian
Counties opener at Harlow Town F.C.
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"I'm absolutely thrilled to bits for the girls," said delighted
boss Kim Coster after the game. "We were fantastic from the start and
the way we passed the ball around right from the first whistle was excellent
to see and was exactly how we wanted to play. We have a great spirit amongst
the side at the moment and could have won by more tonight, but the Hunts
goalkeeper was brilliant. We now go into a tough game with Suffolk in a
great frame of mind and we know we have a good chance of getting a positive
result."
Essex took the lead early on, Carty poking home from close range on 10
minutes after Laura Brown had slid the ball across the six-yard box
following a neat, twisting run into the area. Hunts 'keeper Nicola Kuch had
already made the first of a number of fine saves, pushing Carty's
twenty-yard drive wide before excellently holding onto Antonia Vassallo's
chip after an equally impressive run into the penalty area.
Kuch was then on hand to deny Brown's poked shot, following Lauren White's
through-ball, and Carty's low effort from distance. The visitors created
their best opportunity of the evening moments before half-time, Jessica
Evans' run seeing the ball squared to Jade Ovendale whose shot was
excellently blocked by Vanessa Wilson.
Essex continued to test Hunts after the interval and Brown rolled an angled
effort inches off target after good work by Carty before Kuch made another
excellent save to tip Rushen's long-ranger over the top. The lead was then
doubled on 66 minutes, Carty latching onto a through ball before sprinting
forward and smashing a supreme fifteen-yard drive in off the inside of the
post.
Rushen hit a shot wide of the near post after a fine run into the danger
area took her past two defenders before she sealed the win on 88 minutes,
cutting inside from the left and hitting an unstoppable twenty-yard strike
into the top left-hand corner.
Essex: Michelle Bridgeman (Billericay), Helen Alder (Chelmsford City),
Antonia Vassallo (West Bergholt), Liane Prior (Barking), Olivia Worsfold
(Brentwood Town) (Laken Duchar-Clark [Braintree Town], 85), Vanessa Wilson (Billericay),
Lauren White (West Ham United) (Kerry Jacks [Colchester United], 82), Nicole
Manning (Dagenham & Redbridge), Nicola Carty (Dagenham & Redbridge)
(Kiran Hare [Billericay], 85), Zoe Rushen (Braintree Town), Laura Brown
(Chelmsford City). Unused Substitutes: Leanne Topper (Chelmsford City),
Jemma Beard (West Ham United).
Huntingdonshire: Nicola Kuch (Aston Villa), Aimee Sims (Peterborough Azure),
Sarah Hudson (Peterborough Azure), Stephanie Day (Huntingdon Town), Elsje
Van Es (Peterborough Ladies), Jordan Biggs (Peterborough Azure), Chanade
Henderson (Peterborough Azure), Vicky Lines (Cambridge City), Jade Ovendale
(Peterborough Azure), Jessica Evans (Peterborough Azure), Emily Ingle
(Cambridge City). Unused Substitutes: Katie Webb (Peterborough Azure),
Charlotte Binns (Peterborough Azure).
Bookings: None.
Referee: Mark Burey (Harlow).
Assistant Referees: James Drury (Brentwood) and James Whittaker Jnr (Harlow)
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