Weymouth Women 1st v Honiton Town

Recap

• Weymouth 4

  Screen 36’ Webb 58’ Wilson 65’ Redding 75’

  Honiton Town 0

  South west regional women’s league division 1 south (08/09/24)

  Weymouth’s women got their league campaign o to a perfect start with a convincing victory over

  newly promoted Honiton Town at the BLS.

  Scarlet Paul and Zara Holmes both made their rst league appearances in the claret and blue, and

  the Terras were boosted by both Ellia Webb and Lucy Roberts being t to play, aer both had recent

  stays in hospital.

  Aer a cagey start to proceedings, Weymouth had the games rst chance on 17 minutes when Emily

  Screen was sent through by Lucy Roberts and she forced an excellent diving save from the vising

  goalkeeper.

  Honiton then had their rst opportunity a couple of minutes later when a shot was dragged wide

  aer Weymouth failed to clear their lines, before Emma Poer was on hand to deect a snging shot

  behind.

  Hannah Fowler won the goal of the season award for a spectacular long range eort last season, and

  on 25 minutes she very nearly repeated the trick in this one, only for the goalkeeper to pull o an

  excellent save – pping the ball over the crossbar when it looked desned for the top corner.

  Honiton then had their best chance of the rst half on 28 minutes. They pressured Weymouth into a

  mistake in a dangerous area of the pitch, but the resulng shot was red just wide of the post.

  Weymouth then counter-aacked with Roberts sending Billing away down the right ank. Weymouth

  had a 3 on 2 overload with 2 players in the box, but Billing went for goal herself and the shot was into

  the side neng.

  On 31 minutes, Weymouth had the ball in the net aer Annie Redding nished o a lovely passing

  move, only to be denied by the oside ag.

  The Terras would only have to wait a few more minutes to get their goal though. On 36 minutes

  Wilson saw a shot blocked. It bounced back to her and she was able to ick the ball over a defender

  into the path of Emily Screen, and the prolic striker made no mistake – rolling the ball into the

  boom corner to open the scoring.

  Poer made a crucial block on the edge of the box just before the interval to ensure Weymouth took

  their 1-0 lead into half me.

  Weymouth began the second half on the front foot and had numerous chances to double their lead.

  On 49 minutes Screen pressured a defender into a mistake and played in Webb who shot wide of the

  mark, and a minute later Screen headed Billing’s cross wide.

  Weymouth nearly paid for their missed chances shortly aerwards when Honiton managed to get in

  behind the defence and have a shot on goal, but Sarah Davis was in the right place at the right me

  to make a crucial goal line clearance.
• Weymouth would connue to push for a second goal. Screen hooked Fowler’s cross wide, and then

  she red Webb’s cross wide aer the young forward showed great tenacity to win the ball in the

  corner.

  But Weymouth’s pressure was nally rewarded on 58 minutes as Wilson played a perfectly weighted

  ball through the middle of the Honiton defence into the path of Webb, and the youngster kept her

  composure to nd the boom corner to make it 2-0.

  Honiton tried to respond but Heybourne was alert to make a couple of roune saves before

  Weymouth virtually killed the game with their third goal on 65 minutes, with a neat one-two

  between Screen and Wilson in the box resulng in the laer ring hard and low across the

  goalkeeper into the boom corner.

  And Wilson would cap a ne individual display by notching her third assist of the game on 75

  minutes, this me seng up Annie Redding with another defence spling pass. Redding ran through

  on goal and made no mistake to sign o a terric opening day for the Terras.

  The Terras hit the road next Sunday to face new opposion again in St Austell based club, Scker

  AFC, who picked up a 2-2 draw at Yeovil in their opening game.

  Weymouth’s development team’s opening game away to Bournemouth Electric was postponed due

  to a waterlogged pitch on Sunday. They’ll hope to get their season up and running this Sunday when

  they host Bournemouth Manor at Redlands.

  Terras starng XI: Heybourne, Poer, Davis, Paul, Screen, Clark, Redding, Billing, Roberts, Luxton,

  Fowler.

  Substutes: Webb, Wilson, Holmes

  Player of the match: Hannah Fowler