Away trip into Lancashire to face Chorley Women Fc for the Reds first league tie of the season, arriving in style and refreshed thanks to
Game Kicked off and after the first 16 mins there is very little between the two sides
27': Reds have started to dictate the ball but only calling the Chorley ‘keeper into action once. Still 0-0.
29': Johnson’s left-footed effort goes just wide. 0-0.
31' Treatment required to a Chorley to give us the first stoppage in this tight affair. 0-0.
41’: Free kick on the edge of the box for Chorley.
45+1’: A Barnsley corner is punched by the Chorley GK but Reds can’t quite find the back of the net with the rebound. 0-0.
Half-Time 0-0
48’: A Chorley player goes down to give us an immediate stoppage after HT.
52’: Some excellent hold up play from Greene to play Tugby on the edge of the box. She drives her shot but it’s central and the goalkeeper claims. Still 0-0.
56’: GOAL: A Chorley free kick is diverted back into the box as #9 nods in. 1-0.
59’: Boyes gets down low to push a Chorley indirect free kick away from goal.
61' : First Reds Substitution with Emily Pierrepont replacing Millie Kenyon
64’: Chorley go through on goal but Myles gets a toe in to intercept. 1-0.
73’: Pierrepont hits a left footed shot just wide. 1-0.
89’: 1 min left plus stoppage. Corner to Chorley. 1-0.
FULL TIME | It finished 1-0 to Chorley Women FC in an end-to-end game.
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Not the result the Reds were after but will reassess and go again next Sunday at home against Bolton Wanderers
Here the post match thoughts of Manager Andy here