West Clubs Women’s Hockey League Premier Division 2B

WEYMOUTH 3 BLANDFORD & STURMINSTER NEWTON 2

WEYMOUTH were very much the underdogs in this return fixture after losing 7-1 to Blandford & Sturminster Newton in the opening game of the season.

Both teams came out attacking and at the very end of a tense first half, Weymouth scored.

Casey Foot passed a sideline ball to Sophie Foot who dribbled along the top of the D and sent a cracking shot past the keeper into the bottom corner.

Blandford equalised early in the second half, scoring a penalty corner to make it 1-1.

Five minutes later the Weymouth defence conceded possession and the visitors took advantage to go ahead.

Lynda Drewitt then scored a great goal to level things up but the effort was disallowed after the ball hit a foot.

Home midfielder Anneka Rogers found Emily Austin, she drew the keeper out of the goal and fired the ball into the back of the net for 2-2.

Sophie Foot, in her debut season as a forward, then scored her second.

Receiving the ball on the penalty spot from Austin, she hit a shot past the advancing keeper to give the hosts the lead again.

In the final minute of the game Weymouth gave away a penalty corner, but the shot was cleared out of the D by a composed defence.

Player of the match: Sophie Foot

Channel Division Two

SWANAGE & WAREHAM III 0

WEYMOUTH II 11

Dorset Echo:

WEYMOUTH Seconds dominated from start to finish as they registered a huge win over Swanage & Wareham Thirds in Channel Division Two.

The visitors began the game on the front foot, Susie Stone fed the ball to Sonya Hughes who took a shot and narrowly missed.

Within minutes, the first goal was scored by Olivia Treadwell after a great piece of play from Claire Thomasson.

Good hassle from Carolyn Schofield enabled Thomasson to take the ball into the D and fire a powerful effort into the right-hand corner.

Susie Stone made it 3-0 with a great flick, and after an amazing save from the Swanage keeper, Annalise Dive pushed in the rebound.

The fifth goal was scored by Bee Forder with a stunning strike from the top of the D after a pass from Stone.

Thomasson netted for a second time after the ball rebounded off another player to end the first half at 6-0.

It was more of the same at the start of the second half when Weymouth won a short corner, although this time there was no end product.

Issie Gilliver then delivered a great pass up the line, giving Sonya Hughes an opportunity for a seventh goal.

The ball was lost but quickly regained by Alice Furness and moments later, Treadwell scored again for 7-0.

This was followed by an own goal, with Jodie Stone the last Weymouth player to touch the ball.

Seasiders’ coach Wayne Goff mixed up the positions in the second half, but this didn’t faze the ladies.

Gilliver fed Dive and she outsmarted the keeper for number nine, while Jodie Stone made it 10-0 after touching in a strike from Thomasson at a short corner.

The last goal was scored by Susie Stone from a short corner to make the final score 11-0.

This was a great game for Weymouth, with the highlight being Susie Stone’s shot that was so hard the ball broke.

Player of the match: Bee Forder