Match Reports

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CRYSTAL PALACE LADIES
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Sunday 1st September

Crystal Palace Ladies 4 - 3 London Corinthians

In a match in which they had the lions share of posession,Crystal Palace Ladies overcame a determined London Corinthians side thanks in part to a great hat trick from Emma Whitter.

The match started in disastrous fasion for the Ladies when in the third minute a cross from a short corner was deflected into her own net by Grace Beegan.This stirred Palace into action and they were rewarded in the 25th minute when a great interception by Sophie Kemp who fed Sarah Tuffey to play in Whitter who hit an unstoppable shot from the corner of the box.

Five minutes later they were in the lead when Whitter again beat the keeper after some great work from Jenny Kikomeko.Palace kept up the pressure and in the 40th minute made it three when a great move down the right saw Whitter cross to the far post for Sarah Prentice to plant a header past the helpless keeper.Palace were rampant but Corinthians managed to pull one back right on half time when Palace failed to clear another corner and their forward gave keeper Nicki

Waterman no chance.

The second half saw a more scynical Corinthian team with Emma Whitter in particular coming in for some special treatment,and it seemed to be working when they equalised in the 50th minute

when Waterman allowed a shot to slip through her hands.Palace though,spurred on by Dionne Lennon,who was a giant at the back would not be denied and they dazzled Corinthians with some

breathtaking football and after a couple of spurned chances by Whitter she made amends with a tremendous chip over the stranded keeper to complete her hat trick and a deserved win for the still

unbeaten Crystal Palace Ladies.

Manager Dean Davenport said he was over the moon with the win and the character shown by the team,especially in the second half.

Next week the Ladies are away to Westfield.

Sunday 25th August

Crystal Palace Ladies 2 - 1 Eastbourne Town

Crystal Palace Ladies saw off a hard working Eastbourne Town side, after dominating most of the game. The Ladies made three changes and started the match in the same vein as the week before, playing fast attacking football but without the end product. Jenny Kikomeko did test the keeper with two long range efforts before Emma Whitter saw her effort come back off the post. Whitter then hit a great cross in the 37th minute and Jade Davenport nipped in to score to give Palace a 1-0 half time lead.

Eastbourne tried to take the game to Palace in the second half but the back four were too strong with Dionne Lennon and Grace Beggen particularly good.
However Eastbourne did find a way through in the 60th minute after a mix up on the right left the opposing forward to fire past Sam Sharp.
Palace pressed forward for the winner but both Tuffey and Whitter were foiled by the Town keeper,then in the 80th minute Lennon intercepted and played a superb through ball for Whitter who raced through to stroke the ball past the keeper for the winning goal.

Manager Dean Davenport said that although the performance wasnt great he was over the moon with the three points.
Next Sunday the Ladies are at home to London Corinthians at Whyteleaf FC.
2-00pm kick off.

Sunday 18th August

Crystal Palace Ladies 9 - 0 AFC Wimbledon

A new look Crystal Palace Ladies started the new season in devastating fashion when they completely over ran a poor Wimbledon side. The Ladies gave debuts to six players and it was one of these, Emma Whitter who opened the scoring with a welcome early goal, American import Sarah Tuffey added two more, Whitter got her second and Nicki Waterman got one to make the half time score 5-0 as Palace tore their opponents apart with their fast, free flowing, football in an entertaining first half.

The second half continued as the first had finished with Wimbledon having no answer to the attacking flair of Palace, four more goals followed with Whitter and Tuffey completing hat tricks, and midfielder Jenny Kikomeko adding two more. The Wimbledon keeper did well to keep the score down with some fine saves but Palace walked off content with an opening day victory.

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