Team sheet: Vicky Johnson, Connie Ridpath,

Olivia Powell, Lily Butcher, Charlotte Evans,

Maddy Cullin, Amealia Parker

Subs; Megan McKinnell, Georgina Burns (both used)

1st Half

The girls this week were looking to get back to winning ways and straight away were on the attack with a midfield of Charlotte, Lily and Maddy driving forward. The unusual partnership at the back of Olivia and Connie were showing their adaptability and remained strong in the tackle to ensure a clean sheet. 

Maddy on the right was making some good passes and was working well with Charlotte who was as usual all over the pitch. Lily again, improves with every game and was ever strong in the tackle and willing to get forward and back in defence. 

Amealia was looking to get in space to create the opening goal.  It was Amealia who created the first goal when on the left side she played a superb ball across goal for Megan (on for Maddy) to easily slot the ball home. Charlotte went close for the second goal when hitting the cross bar with a fine shot.  Vicky in goal was strong using her feet to get the ball away with long clearances on a couple of occasions.  Half time score 1-0 to Wigan.

2nd Half

The defensive duo of Vicky and Georgina were now in place and this helped the girls in front to keep their shape better. Vicky was constantly driving the ball forward and making sure no-one was getting past her on the day, whilst Georgina was also strong with some fantastic positioning. 

Maddy was in her favourite position of central midfield and was spraying the ball to the flanks for Lily and Charlotte.  Lily went close to a deserved goal when a super shot just went wide. 

It was Charlotte who created the second goal for Megan to coolly finish past the keeper. Megan also got the third with a fantastic solo effort to beat two defenders to get her hat-trick. Maddy then created the final goal with superb vision to find Megan again for her fourth goal. 

Amealia was showing her confidence in goal when twice coming to collect the ball in dangerous positions and her kicking out was superb. 

Olivia and Connie now came onto the left and right wing, both continued with their strong first half performance, Connie on the right had some great runs that troubled the defenders, Olivia on the left was looking to get onto the score sheet again with some strong passing and shots on goal.

Final score 4-0.  A good result against an ever improving Lionesses side who constantly got lots of players behind the ball to make the Wigan girls work hard.

Player of the match went to Vicky who was solid in both halves in goal and defence.In the second half she constantly drove the ball forward making the right decisions and sending out some superb passes to midfield and attack.

Team sheet: Vicky Johnson, Georgina Burns, Olivia Powell, Lily Butcher, Charlotte Evans,

Connie Ridpath, Megan McKinnell Parker

Subs; Amealia Parker, Maddy Cullin (both used)

1st Half

The girls this week faced an ever improving Canaries team that pushed them all the game.  Charlotte, Lily and Connie started in midfield and were keen to get their foot on the ball to gain control of the match. At the back Georgina continued to hit long through balls up to the midfield and also keep a good defensive line. 

The right back was shared between Olivia and Maddy, who despite little experience in the position were both rock solid in defence and used their midfield knowledge to get some fine passes away.  First goal was created from a beautiful pass from Charlotte to put Megan clear to slot home. 

Megan also got the second goal with another cool strike. Vicky in goal had little to do to keep a clean sheet.  Connie and Amealia shared the right flank duties and both were full of running and Amealia was particularly unlucky with a couple of fine shots that just went wide. 

Lily was full of her usual energy and putting in some fine tackles.  Charlotte was all over the midfield constantly breaking up Aspull attacks in getting Wigan forward.  Half time score 2-0.

 2nd Half

Second half Megan was in goal and was called upon to make a couple of saves, which she did with ease.  Maddy now in midfield got the first goal when a well thought quick throw in from Connie put her in the clear to slot home. 

Amealia scored the fourth goal in her more accustomed position of striker, when a lovely weighted pass from Maddy put her in a goal scoring position.  Vicky was now in defence and getting forward at every opportunity and struck a thundering shot that shuddered the post and unluckily came out. 

Georgina played another solid half and then Lily took over at left back with some more good play.  On the left Olivia was now playing some excellent football, winning every tackle and pushing forward when possible. Maddy scored the next goal when her well taken corner kick was deflected off a defender into the goal. 

Connie was now also on top of her game on the right flank and started the move of the match when a lovely pass down the right flank found Charlotte up front. Charlotte took it to the dead ball line, beat the defender and passed into the middle for Olivia to hit the ball first time sweetly into the back of the net.  Simple passing - wonderful to watch! Charlotte who was now striker went close late on to getting another goal.  Final score 6-0.

Team sheet: Maddy Cullin, Georgina Burns,

Vicky Johnson, Charlotte Evans, Olivia Powell,

Lily Butcher, Megan McKinnell Parker

Subs; Amealia Parker, Connie Ridpath (both used)

1st Half

The girls faced a tough Mill Hill side this week in a game that was expected to be hard and turned out to be so. Olivia, Charlotte and Lily were taking hold of the midfield. 

Olivia was playing exceptionally well and her defensive skills were being tested all the time from the dangerous Mill Hill No.5.  Lily and Charlotte were trying to spread the ball about to force Mill Hill back.

At the back the defensive rocks of Georgina and Vicky were busier than normal and showed their ever improving partnership is difficult to get past.  Even so the Mill Hill girls had a couple of shots on goal, which Maddy saved brilliantly and looked safe at all times. 

The first goal came after a fantastic pass from Olivia that found Charlotte in space and a first time shot was hit low to the bottom right corner, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance. 

Megan was rewarded for her non-stop running when she received another pass from Olivia to again finish coolly with a sweet strike to the corner. Megan nearly scored a couple more only for the goalkeeper to save which left the score at 2-0 at half time.

2nd Half

Mill Hill came out fighting and despite early pressure from Wigan got the next goal to make it 2-1 to set the parents nerves on edge. However, Maddy and Connie in midfield were now taking control and started to drive the team forward. 

Connie did one brilliant piece of tracking back when after losing the ball she turned and continued chasing the full length to win the ball back. Amealia upfront was a bundle of energy and a great improvement with her movement and turning to cause the Mill Hill problems all the half. 

Lily was continuing to work hard on the left and continued showing that she is one of the hardest tackles at this level. Maddy was rewarded when a kick from the goalkeeper landed at her feet for her to drive the ball forward and hit a swift shot into the back of the net. 

Wigan were now on top, with the defensive duo of Georgina and Vicky trying to get in on the act.  Georgina hit the cross bar and Vicky had a long range shot that was saved. Charlotte was now back on on the left and straight away got at the Mill Hill defence, she hit a fine shot that struck the cross bar and was deflected off a defender and into the back of the net.

In goal, Olivia had bravely volunteered against our most dangerous opponents and made a couple of good saves to keep Wigan on top.  It was Mill Hill who had the last goal with a great strike to leave Olivia no chance to leave the final score a 4-2.

A great game to watch with both sides playing a high standard of football with excellent passing and 100% commitment from both sets of players. The tackles were really flying in from both sets of girls wanting to win.

Player of the match went to Charlotte for all round busy performance and excellent vision. Her passing this week was exceptional along with fantastic positioning in midfield to break up from the Mill Hill attacks.

Team sheet: Maddy Cullin, Georgina Burns, Vicky Johnson, Connie Ridpath, Charlotte Evans, Lily Butcher, Amealia Parker Subs; Megan McKinnell

1st Half

Despite an early start the girls enthusiasm was as high as ever in a tight fought first half.  Maddy was showing her goalkeeping skills to keep a clean sheet in this half. At the back Georgina and Vicky were looking for every opportunity to get forward, it was Georgina in rich vein of goal scoring form who got the opener, with another stunning left foot strike into the roof of the net. 

Charlotte, Lily and Connie were all working hard to get forward to get the next goal, but were being kept at bay by a fine goalkeeping performance from the Astley keeper.  Amealia and Megan split the half between them but could not get on the score sheet as Astley battled hard.  Half time 1-0 to Wigan.

2nd Half

The second half belonged to Wigan with some fantastic passing and great football to watch.  Charlotte was now in goal and continued on from Maddy to keep Astley at zero. Vicky was sending some long through balls down into midfield to get the girls forward. 

Georgina was defending strongly with some well timed tackles. It was however, Maddy in the middle of the park that was making a difference she layed on the first two goals with fantastic through balls.  Both goals were finished ruthlessly by Amealia upfront who continues to be deadly in front of goal.  Next goal was a super left foot strike from Lily.  Connie was also working hard on the right and chasing back to defend well. 

The fifth goal was the best of the match with Maddy running ¾’s the length of the pitch and then laying a pass off to Megan to slot home.  Megan managed to get her second goal after a great pass from Lily to make the final score 6-0 to Wigan.

Player of the match went to Maddy for a fantastic second half performance that was full of running, vision and lots of skill.  Her weight of passes and decision making was a joy to watch.

Team sheet: Georgina Burns, Flossie Jones, Vicky Johnson, Lily Butcher, Maddy Cullin, Connie Ridpath, Amealia Parker

Subs; Charlotte Evans, Megan McKinnell (both used)

1st Half

Due to no league fixtures this week a friendly was arranged with St Helens JFC U10’s, who have recently joined the older league. 

Wigan girls were not phased by playing the older girls with the midfield trio of Connie, Maddy and Lily getting control of the game.  Connie was causing major problems down the right flank with her direct running.  It was from her pass across the goal that resulted in Amealia knocking the first goal in after a rebound from the goalkeeper.

The game was now end to end with both teams battling hard.  Vicky and Flossie were staying strong, getting lots of blocks and tackles in due to the St Helens attack they were not able to get as forward as previous weeks.  Vicky cleared two goal line efforts using her long body to block the shots.  Georgina in goal was using her long kicks to clear the St Helens frontline, which enabled the girls to gain advantage.  Maddy went on a run and played a superb ball to Amealia who had found great space away from the defender, she confidently slotted the ball home to make the score 2-0.

2nd Half

Charlotte was now in midfield and was trying to get the girls forward looking for the third goal with Connie still looking dangerous on the right flank.  Georgina was showing her flexibility by slotting into left midfield and used her strong shooting power to attack the goal.  The defence of Vicky and Flossie were continuing to be strong in the tackle and also Georgina who dropped back into defence.  Both Vicky and Flossie had to get good clearances in to keep St Helens at bay. From a beautiful pass from Charlotte, Megan was in her usual position to slot the ball home low and hard and passed the keeper to make the keeper 3-0. 

Credit to the St Helens girls who didn’t let their heads drop and came fighting back with stunning right foot strike (No.7) to leave Lily with no chance in goal.  They also had another shot which was going in the top left corner until Lily superbly tipped it over the bar.

Megan was causing the defenders trouble with her trickery and finding space from Charlottes passes she also forced the goalkeeper to make a save from one of her shots.  Maddy now came back on and immediately got on the score sheet with a looping shot over the keeper (possibly over the bar) for the referee to award a disputed goal.

Once again the St Helens girls came back to score another great goal (No 6) just before the finish to make the final score 4-2.

Player of the match went to Connie for a great all round performance of running, power and skill.  A great improvement on her positioning whilst keeping her head up to cause none stop problems to the St Helens defence all game.

This was a great game played in good spirit with generous appreciation from both sets of parents and coaches.

Team sheet: Connie Ridpath, Georgina Burns, Vicky Johnson, Charlotte Evans, Lilly Butcher, Olivia Powell, Amealia Parker

Subs; Maddy Cullin, Megan McKinnell (all used)

1st Half

The girls were straight into action with Amealia grabbing an early goal, she also got the second when a super ball from Vicky in defence put her clear to make it 2-0. 

Lilly got the third goal after a shot from Amealia came off the post.  In midfield Olivia was tackling hard as usual to break down the Aspull girls. Her midfield partner, Charlotte was next on the score sheet after a pass again from Amealia.

Amealia made it 5 after a quick throw in from Charlotte on the right.  Charlotte got her second goal with a lovely chip over the keeper.  Megan was now on as sub after Amealia took a heavy blow to the stomach, it was Megan who got the next goal after a lovely pass from Charlotte. 

Georgina and Vicky at the back were playing well together with both girls getting some fantastic passes in to get the girls on the attack and importantly keeping Aspull scoreless. Lilly got the last goal of the half with a sweet right foot shot that left the goalkeeper no chance.  Half time score 8–0 to Wigan.

2nd Half

Lilly carried on in the second half to notch her hat-trick with another sweet right foot shot. Connie was now in midfield after her goal keeping stint in the first half and was doing some strong runs down the right wing and also strong defending. 

Megan showed her predatory skills to notch in another goal for 10-0.  Maddy in central midfield was controlling things and spraying some nice passes left and right, she was rewarded for her hardwork with a right foot shot to take it to 11-0. 

The next two goals were both scored from defender, Georgina, with her trusty left foot, the first goal was an absolute screamer into the top corner. Amealia had now recovered from her blow in the first half and came back on to score the last two goals to take her tally to 5 for the game.

Olivia had now slotted in to defence for Vicky and was showing her strength in tackling and lovely passing down the right wing. Charlotte in goal ensured the second half was also scoreless for the opposition with some assured goalkeeping.

Player of the match went to Lilly, this is reward for steady improvement over the last few weeks.  She has continued to improve her positional play along with her non stop working in attack and defence.

Team sheet: Megan McKinnel, Georgina Burns, Vicky Johnson, Lily Butcher, Maddy Cullin, Connie Ridpath, Amealia Parker

Subs; Charlotte Evans, Flossie Jones, Olivia Powell (all used)

1st Half

The girls got off to a flyer with Amealia scoring with less than a minute played with the Aspull defence not settled. Maddy and Lily were working hard to create more chances and it was a pass from Lily who put Amealia in for her second goal. 

Connie was working hard on the right to get the girls on the attack.  At the back Georgina and Vicky were mopping up any danger from the Aspull girls.  Georgina was extremely strong getting some long range passes down the lines. 

Megan in goal did a couple of good clearances with her trusty right foot. The Aspull girls were really making a fight for it and showing a much improved performance.  Amealia showed her predatory skills notching two more goals before half time.  Half time score 4–0 to Wigan.

2nd Half

In the second half Olivia and Charlotte were working together in midfield, Olivia was getting some great strong runs in on the right hand side and was unlucky not to set Charlotte up with a great cross from the right hand side. Georgina continued to be strong with Flossie at her side in defence and Amealia was now in goal ensuring the girls kept a clean sheet. 

The Aspull girls were really committed going forward and looking for the elusive goal, with their No. 18 especially strong. Vicky had now come on into midfield, replacing Connie and was unlucky when a goal bound shot was cleared off the line. 

Charlotte went close again and was just unable to connect from two great crosses from Olivia and Megan.  Two goals for the second half came from in form striker Megan, who finished both goals with her usual coolness.  Final score 6-0 to Wigan.

Player of the match went to Georgina who was strong and solid all game in defence and is now improving her through balls to the midfield. She showed she was comfortable both right back and left back using both feet with good effect.

Team sheet: Maddy Cullin, Flossie Jones, Vicky Johnson, Olivia Powell, Charlotte Evans, Amealia Parker Subs; Connie Ridpath, Georgina Burns, Lily Butcher, Megan McKinnel

1st Half

The girls had to rearrange their line up with Mill Hill having only 6 players due to illness.  The midfield duo of Charlotte Evans and Olivia Powell were working hard to cover the extra space and closed down the strong Mill Hill girls. At the back Vicky Johnson & Flossie Jones were defending well and closing down the Mill Hill attackers who constantly threatened with their pace. 

Maddy Cullin showed her goalkeeping skills to keep the opposition out.  Her long kicks were an advantage for the Wigan girls and put them on the attack on numerous occasions. Amealia Parker was working hard up front but getting very little change out of the Mill Hill defence. 

Charlotte Evans was unlucky when on one to one with the goalkeeper she shot straight at her with the keeper making a good save.  Wigan created the most chances but were unable to get on the score sheet and half time ended 0-0.

2nd Half

The second half saw a complete change of team for Wigan which first upset the girls rhythm and it was Mill Hill who got on top with a quick goal with the Wigan defence in disarray. 

After a few uncomfortable minutes the midfield of Lily Butcher and Maddy Cullin started taking control with Lily being exceptionally strong in the tackle, which took its toll on the Mill Hill girls. 

Despite her pre match 2nd half nerves Flossie Jones was fantastic in pulling off a couple of brave saves to keep the score at 1-0 to Mill Hill. Connie Ridpath and Georgina Burns were now looking strong and playing well as a partnership in defence. Connie Ridpath however, took a very heavy fall and had to leave the field with Vicky Johnson coming back on in defence. 

The last 10 minutes completely belonged to the Wigan girls, with goal machine Megan McKinnel absolutely unplayable through skill, movement and pace she grabbed herself 4 goals with clinical cool finishing, she was ably assisted with Maddy Cullin adding a great strike and a couple of fantastic passes to Megan McKinnel. 

Final score 5–1 to Wigan. An outstanding result against a very strong and resolute Mill Hill who are improving every time Wigan play them and have proved to be the danger team.

Player of the match went to Megan McKinnell who’s goal scoring and movement turned the game in the last 10 minutes.  She now has 29 goals for the season, which is outstanding.

All the girls should be congratulated on an outstanding team performance in both halves and didn’t let their heads drop when under real pressure from the opposition.

Team sheet: Olivia Powell, Vicky Johnson, Georgina Burns, Connie Ridpath, Lily Butcher, Maddy Cullin, Amealia Parker Subs; Flossie Jones, Megan McKinnel and Charlotte Evans

1st Half

The Astley girls started the game well and went in front to spur the Wigan girls into action.  Maddy Cullin was working hard in defence and attack to get the girls going with Lily Butcher assisting in midfield. Connie Ridpath hit a sweet right shot to get the score back to 1-1. 

Amealia Parker was making the defenders work hard to try and get the next goal. The second goal came from an unusual source when defender, Vicky Johnson, struck a stunning shot from outside the box to get her first goal of the season. This was a well worked corner between Maddy Cullin and Vicky Johnson. Georgina Burns was working hard in defence and Olivia Powell ensured no more goals were scored in the first half.  Half time 2-1 to Wigan

2nd Half

The girls quickly got on top in the second half with Maddy Cullin providing a pass for Megan McKinnel to slot home her usual goal with assured coolness.  Charlotte Evans was busy troubling defenders and was next on the score sheet, she slotted home after a penalty was saved by the goalkeeper (dubious penalty decision by referee). 

The girls were now flying with Olivia Powell running the midfield. Charlotte Evans & Megan McKinnel both got their second goals for the girls to go in front 6-1. Various subs seemed to upset Wigan’s flow as Astley scored two quick goals.  Charlotte Evans then grabbed her hat-trick to calm the nerves, however, Astley responded by scoring the last two goals for a final score of 7-5 to Wigan.

Player of the match went to Maddy Cullin for a great all round midfield performance.

After a five week gap the girls struggled to get their passes together and went behind for the first time this season. This spurred the side into action with Charlotte Evans and Lily Butcher pulling the strings in midfield. 

At the back Vicky Johnson and Georgina Burns were spraying some fine passes down the wings to get the girls back on top.  It was Amealia Parker’s instinct in front of goal that got the girls to a half time score of 3-1.

 The second half was all Wigan, with the Aspull girls tiring due to no substitutions. This left lots of space for Olivia Powell and Maddy Cullen to take advantage of. Megan McKinnell was soon in goal scoring action after her stint of goalkeeper in the first half. 

At the back Flossie Jones and Connie Ridpath ensured Aspull were not able to add to their solitary goal. 

Player of the match was hard to chose this week due to a fine team performance, it was a close call with Megan McKinnell taking it for her 4 second half goals plus a marvellous assist with a sublime drag-back and pass.