Central draw away to Holway Utd 3-3 in final pre-season friendly

 

Going around the Keeper

 

 

 

 

It's behind you

On the attack

 

Action from Central's pre-season friendly V Newquay Reserves

Central had their first Pre-season Game at Home to the side from Cornwall,

And despite, at times packed defences it didn't stop the goals flowing.

Despite the lead changing throughout the match, Central finished the stronger to record a 7-5 win.

It was a good game played in good spirit, we would like to thank everyone from Newquay for an enjoyable game, Thanks also to the Referee.

Central Women also beat Feniton in a friendly by the margin of 10-0, despite having many players un-available due to holidays. That makes it 17 goals scored in two games.

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FA Cup

Team Bath 3 Central 2

A bad hair day! (above)

Running with the ball (above) & Looking for the ball (below)

On her own (below)

 

1st Qualifying round of the FA Cup

Team Bath 3 Central 2

The game started well for Central as Laura Burwood unleashed a long range Shot that fizzed wide after 3 mins, a minute later K-lee Beer received return pass from Kylie McKie but with her back to goal could not get her Shot off, the first time team bath got into Centrals half, Hannah Edmondson hit a tame shot at Melissa Cross in the Central goal, This proved to be the spur Central needed when Jodie Mills broke down the right beating her marker and crossing dangerously into the area only for Nicola Guest to turn it into her own goal.

Laura Burwood was having an impact on the game with long accurate passes, but it was Team Bath, who came back with two long shots from Alice Burns, Laura Burwood got injured in the 17th minute a blow to her shoulder she left the field only to come back and injure her ankle straight away in a tackle, she did continue, in the 26th minute Amy Backhouse sent Kylie McKie away with a great long ball but Kylie stretching got the ball pass the Keeper but not the last defender,

Team Bath served notice that they were still in the game when on 29mins Mel Sartain sent an angled drive against the base of the post, then in the 39 min with Bath pushing hard only a great tackle by Leah Mimms on the edge of the penalty box prevented Bath breaking through. Mel Sartain then had a header nodded of the line by Centrals Jodie Mills.

Half time 1-0 to Central

The second half started quietly and with out much action until a mix up in defence led to Bath levelling on 55mins a cross came in from the right and at the Far post Mel Sartain poked home from a couple of yards, this brought a response from Centrals Manager Will McKie who sent on Kirsty Brown and She was involved straight away with a run and cross from the right which caused problems, and followed up with a shot that just went wide and on 65 mins Central went back in front after a succession of corners, and the ball dropped from one of these to Jodie Millett to prod past Sian Allen in goal,

this seemed to have settled the tie as the game faded a bit and just when it was looking good for Central who were on top a 76 min corner that was not cleared fell to Natasha Miller to stroke home, despite both sides trying to force a winner nothing really happened and it was heading fro extra time when in the 94th minute of the game Central fell behind to their Premier Division opponents for the first time, a clearance fell to Nicola Dorey who had time to look up and lob the retreating Goalkeeper, Even with two more minutes of play Central could not force a Equaliser, which they surely deserved. It was a good game and Central will take lots of positives from it and look for ward to next weeks match at Dorchester.

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South West Women's Football League  

Dorchester 1 Central 4

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Just because my Red boots clash with the purple!No need to run away!

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below- if I keep my feet behind the keeper they wont see my Red boots as I score 2-1

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Getting behind the defence

below- The race is on

 

There then followed two Kylie McKie efforts which the keeper saved, the second after a good advantage played by Referee Mark Derrien, The 13th minute saw Central have a couple of corners from which a Laura Burwood header hit the post and the rebound was flashed over the bar, Clare Southern then broke and lobbed just wide as Dorchester tried to step it up.

Half Time 0-0

The second half was barely 30 seconds old when the deadlock was broken, K-Lee Beer hitting a powerful shot which Chris Wales in the Dorchester goal got a hand to but could not keep it out. Jodie Millett then sent a shot at Wales who saved it, in the 52nd minute Abby Yukon sent Kylie McKie away but she put her shot wide.in the 60th minute a succession of corners led to Gemma Norman of Central shooting wide,

The 71 minute brought an equaliser for Dorchester when Clare Southern got the goal she deserved by running through the Central defence and strongly shooting past Melissa Cross.If Dorchester felt that there was something in the game for them then Gemma Norman dashed thier hopes by walzting through the defence before rounding the keeper and tapping home in the 75 minute.

The game was put out of Dorchesters reach when following two efforts from K-Lee Beer and Kylie McKie that were saved, Central went 3-1 up in 78th minute when a great run by Abby Yukon was finished with a superb cross that picked out Kylie McKie at the far post to stab home,within a minute Clare Southern headed over from a corner to warn Central that it was still not over,

but the 85th minute proved to be decisive as Kylie McKie was brought down in the box and Laura Burwood hammered home the penalty to put Central 4-1 and give Will Mckie his first win in charge in the league for Central.

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Central 3 Weymouth 6

Central put the Weymouth goal under pressure and below get their first goal

and then the second

Below the third goal

Report

Well what do you say, after last weeks very good performance,Central failed to turn up for the first half which saw them trail 4-0, and it got worse before it got better, from 5-0 down in the 47th minute, Central at last woke up and made a match of it on the hour and did get the score back to 5-3, only for player of the match Nicky Barton to score her fifth goal in injury time.

Central never got started and found themselves a goal behind inside two minutes through Nicky Barton who headed in a corner when left totally unmarked, a second on eight minutes when a Weymouth player broke and finished firmly into the corner,Central were under intense pressure but broke on 14 minutes and Kylie Mckie hit the bar with her shot,but two minutes later Nicky Barton scored again with a tap in when Melissa Cross had blocked a shot.

Just when things looked like they could not get any worse, Central lost Abby Yukon who when fouled fell heavily on her ankle and was taken to Hospital,and Nicky Barton then completed her hat-trick after 38mins, Central started to get a grip and forced two efforts across goal but went in at half time 4-0 down.

Within two minutes of the restart Nicky Barton had yet another tap in to make it five, But to the credit of the Central girls they got themselves back into the game with the kind of football they can play, but it was not until 60 minutes that from a corner Gemma Norman nodded home,seven minutes later K-Lee Beer broke and with a cool finish to pull it back to 5-2. and Laura Burwood with a free kick inside the box for the keeper picking up and putting down the ball before picking it up again.

There was still time for Central to mount many more attacks but could not get the fourth and salt was well and truly rubbed in the wounds when Nicky Barton scored in injury time to make it 6-3.

 

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Swindon T Res 2 Central 4

Pat sowden Cup 1st round,

 

After a even start to the game with no real chances to note, the first 20 mins were quite tight, but on 28 mins a Swindon striker gained possession of the ball and shot low through a crowd of players from outside the box with the Keeper unsighted, however Central soon hit back in the 31 min when a Laura Burwood corner was turned in by Jodie Millett on the line.

Then a couple of chances for Central with both Haylee Pannell and Kylie McKie going close, Central went into the lead in the 40th min when Jodie Millett broke down the right and crossed fro K-Lee Beer to score from 5 yards out, K-Lee Beer then put Central firmly in control two minutes into injury time when she took on two defenders and fired home from fully 35 yards in to the top corner.

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Central came out in the second half positive and still in the ascendancy both Kylie McKie and K-Lee Beer both firing wide, and Two Laura Burwood free kicks being saved by the Swindon keeper, and Haylee Pannell also having a shot cleared off the line before truly against the run of play in the 82 min Swindon broke and got a free kick on the edge of the penalty area and whilst Central arranged a wall the Swindon Player fired home,

But player of the match K-L ee Beer latched on to a fantastic through ball out of defence from Jodie Mills and closed in on the keeper and showed one way and slotted the ball the other to claim a hat-trick. And set Central up with a 2 nd round home tie with Exeter City in November.

Manager Will Mckie said afterwards that although K-Lee Beer would get the headlines for a hat-trick he was keen to praise the whole team for a good performance in which every player did her job, but did single out Melissa Cross the goal keeper for a solid display between the sticks.

 

 

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Central 1 Keynsham Town Reserves 3

SWWFL Div 1 South

Was it hand ball?

Not this time.

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Central 1 Keynsham Town Reserves 3

The Game started with early Central pressure and in only the 3 rd minute Kylie Mckie fashioned an opportunity for herself only to shot wide, the same player broke on her own again in the fifth minute but was forced down the left wing where the danger was thwarted by the Keynsham defence. A minute later Kylie Mckie again found space but shot wide.

Keynsham who are the unbeaten league leaders were just finding their feet in the game and Kayliegh Sage went on a rampaging run before unleashing a shot that Melissa Cross saved in the 14 th minute, with 21 minutes on the clock Keynsham were put under pressure when Becky Maunder sent in a cross come shot that the keeper saved at the near post,

Kayleigh Sage broke forward and was challenged by Lousie Letheren who conceded a corner from which Sage sent her header straight at Cross in the goal, the goal arrived in the 26th minute when Charlotte Plum twisted and turned several times on the right wing before sending a looping shot over Cross in the Central goal, Keynsham now were in the ascendancy and another attempt from one of their strikers on the turn was well saved by Cross again,

33rd minute saw Sage start another mazy run which resulted in Cross saving well again, Keynsham were well on top despite a couple breaks from Central who were still in the game without ever really threatening, A corner in the 43rd Minute was headed wide by the Keynsham attack, but just on half time Keynsham got a second goal when a good cross from the right found Kayleigh Sage and she controlled the ball before firing home from 10 yards. But there was still time for a long range effort from Centrals Gemma Norman that the keeper had no problem with.

Half time 0-2

 

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Cirencester 3 Central 3 aet

Cirencester won 4-3 on pens

Having arrived late because of roadworks and a long drive. Central had a slow start not getting out of first gear. Central was first to score which came from hard work between Kylie Mckie and Jodie Millett who crossed it to Jodie Mills to head home. Cirencester then returned scoring 3 minutes later. They then went into a midfield battle, with Central scoring their second from a K-lee Beer cross for Kylie Mckie to slot home. Central going into half time 2-1 up.

The second half started much the same until Cirencester equalised on the 65 minute mark. Central then upped the pace for 10 minutes Gemma Norman crossed the ball for Kylie Mckie to make it three. Cirencester got their third 5 minutes later. The game ended 3-3 which took us into extra time which ended with no more goals scored. The game ended with Cirencester winning 4-3 after a penalty shoot out. Will Mckie said "Central never got going and we didnt deserve to win or lose."

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Weymouth Town 0 Central 5

The game started bright for Central having most of play,and after 20 minutes Weymouth started to attack only for Central defence to block.After a lengthy break due to Leah Mimms being injured Central srarted to push forward in numbers.We thought it wasnt going to be our day when Kylie Mckie, K-Lee Beer and Laura Burwood hit the post.

On 55 minutes K-lee broke free after a great ball by Becky Maunder out of defence to calmly slot home. Our second goal came on 61 minutes with good work by Kylie on the left wing beating 2 defenders and crossing for Laura to hammer home in an unstoppable shot from the 18 yard box. On 69 minutes K-Lee ran with the ball from the halfway line to grab her 2nd.

On 81 minutes found Kylie working hard and beating 2 defenders this time shooting from an accute angle and scoring high into the net. K-Lee completed the score getting her hat-trick.Will Mckie said after the match "it was nice to see the girls talking and working for each other, keeping the right attitude. Although the high score I think the Central defence had a great game especially Becky Maunder. I believe in the girls they are all talented players and I hope we can build on their performance"

Will Mckie .

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Central 6 Bristol Rovers 1

After the last match against Rovers, Central knew it would be a tough match.Central opened the score in the 6th minute with a superb low drive from Gemma Norman from outside the 18yd box.This seemed to settle Central down, then on 25th minute Laura Burwood netted her 1st after excellent work from Kylie Mckie on the left wing. Central's 3rd goal came from a mayzee run from Kylie to fire across the keeper into the far corner of the net. Going into the break 3-0 up.

After the break Bristol came out determined , only for Central defence to foil all their attacks. On 55mins K-Lee Beer scored her 1st goal after all the spade work by Hannah Smye leaving K-Lee to fire into empty net.Bristol returned scoring their only goal. but K-Lee scored her 2nd on 77mins from a long ball out of defence by Louise Letherenwhich fell for K-Lee to chip the ball over the advancing keeper. Laura completed the score for Central after an excellent strike into the top corner from outside the 18 yd box.

Will Mckie said after the game, "its the 1st time we have played for 90 minutes and dominated the whole match against an undefeated side. The girls are all very talented, I have had faith in them all season they are now playing football the way I know they can play.

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Central 4 Alphington 1

After a few bad results Central went into the game determined to make amends and their first goal came from an Abby Yukon cross come shot in the 20th minute from the edge of 18 yd box.

Central continued to dominate with a lot of procession, then on 35 minutes K-Lee Beer added to the score from a Yukon through ball which led to Beer firing home. After the break the game continued the same with Central putting some neat passing moves together. On 67 mins K-Lee Beer was brought down on the edge of the area and from the awarded free kick,Laura Burwood stepped up and scored.

On 75 minutes K-Lee scored her second after Kylie Mckie brought a good save from the Alphington keeper leaving Beer to pick up the loose ball making it 4-0 to Central. Alphington got a consolation in the 80th minute from a penalty. Will Mckie said after the match “I had a good talk to each of the girls to try and rectify faults, and it paid dividends with all the team doing what I asked of them and doing what I know they are capable of doing week in week out.”

 

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Central 6 Dorchester Town 2

Central started brightly but after only 5 minutes we found ourselves a goal down, but then on 10 minutes with a pass from Abby Yukon that left Haylee Pannell to lob the advancing keeper. On 12 minutes Louise Letheren lost her marker at the near post to head in Central's second from a Laura Burwood corner. This seemed to settle Central down and with some good passing and movement we got on top.

On 28 minutes K-Lee Beer picked up a pass from Gemma Norman to beat 2 players and fire a shot into the top corner of the net from outside the 18yd box. Laura Burwood rounded off a good half for Central with a great strike low into the Dorchester net.

After the break Dorchester caught us cold and got their 2nd, it took us a while to get going again but on 78 minutes Beer beat 2 defenders down the wing to unselfishly square the ball for Burwood to tap in her 2nd. Norman followed 5 minutes later with a shot just inside Dorchesters half, which sailed into the net. Making the final score 6-2.

Will said after the match, “in the first half we looked a quality side but being 4-1 up we took our foot off the gas, if it wasnt for some good defending and some excellent saves from Mellisa Cross it might have been a different story”.

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