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Newcastle United’s women wrapped up their season in superb style on Sunday with a 4 – 0 win away at West Bromwich Albion. It meant the Northern Premier League Champions remained unbeaten all season in The League on the road and finished 11 points clear of nearest challengers Burnley at the top.
They picked up 59 points out of a possible 66 available and in their 22 games scored an incredible 79 goals and only conceded 11. No wonder they won the League!
The game itself was very routine and United once again showed the benefit of being a full-time outfit with access to full-time training. After a goalless first half they simply swept West Brom away with an empathic clinical display in the second 45 minutes.
Not that they didn’t have great chances in the first half. Kacie Elson hitting the post from close range before Katie Barker was clean through with only Albion keeper Anna Miller to beat but lifted her shot over the bar. Tyler Dodds then also got through on goal but was denied the opener by Miller’s brave save.
The closest though United came to breaking the deadlock in the first half was when skipper for the day Georgia Gibson rolled a 20-yard free kick square to Barker who drove it low past Miller’s dive but saw her effort hit the inside of the post.
So, no goals at half-time but it didn’t take Wor Lasses long to change that. Two minutes into the second 45 minutes and they opened the scoring. Barker laying a ball from inside the box out to Dodds on the right some 20 yards from the target at the apex of the box.
Dodds switched the ball from right to left foot and then curled a magnificent curling effort across the goal into the top corner of the net way beyond Miller’s despairing dive. What a goal it was and worthy of any game.
It opened the floodgates completely. On 61 minutes it was 2 – 0. This time Emma Kelly’s deep right-wing cross to the back post saw Gibson win a header nodding it high and forward. Hesitation between Miller and a…
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Author : Jeff King
Publish date : 2024-05-09 18:33:13
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