Sedgemoor one

OKEHAMPTON LADIES’ SECONDS 1

WHITE EAGLE LADIES’ SECONDS 1

ON a beautifully sunny Saturday afternoon Okehampton seconds were braced and ready for their mid table match against Tiverton team White Eagles seconds.

Oke started positively working as a team with some neat passing and worked hard to regain the ball when White Eagles took hold of it.

The umpires allowed the game to flow and move at a good pace. Okehampton took the upper hand after a dashing run down the pitch by player of the match Emily Rowlands which saw her go past many White Eagles players with great skill, before releasing the ball into the opposition D where the ball made a great connection with Emma Wiseman’s stick to land in the back of the net.

With great tracking back to help defend from Izzy Thomas, Alice Luke and Maddie Davidson Oke went into the half time break leading 1-0.

Oke came back pressing the opposition and looking for the winning goal. Despite this positive play, White Eagles took the advantage from a quick break to equalise.

Okehampton continued to work hard, Anna Crome and Evie Colton’s probing runs maintained pressure on the White Eagles’ defence. The home side were awarded short corners but were unable to convert any into a winning shot.

The game continued in a tight battle in midfield; Oke captain Jane Jones cut out any forward attacks from the Eagles while defenders Debbie Pritchard and Izzy Rowlands tackled strongly and Oke keeper Laura Bazeley made some superb saves, often in one-to-one situations.