Despite the Arctic conditions, Slazenger ladies seconds secured a magnificent 7-0 win at Halifax in Yorkshire Ladies League division 6.
The Slazenger squad showed they were a force to be reckoned with when they took the lead in the first five minutes and thanks to unrelenting pressure from mud-field let 4-0 at half time.
Halifax regrouped at half-time, but Slazenger ‘keeper Sarah Pollard kept them out as the visitors remained determined to stay in control, with Julie Mills and Clair Finch distributing the ball well and Julie Bacon, Laura Teasdale and Chelsea Armitage collected the balls from midfield and continued to slot them home.
Victoria Thornton deservedly won player of the match as she was strong in defence and creative in attack and she scored along with Armitage and Bacon, with Teasdale and Julie Finch scoring two each.
