MINEHEAD Ladies beat Taunton Vale III 4-2 away after a fine display from both teams on a soggy morning on Saturday.

Both teams attacked from the start, but it was Minehead’s Carol Matravers who found the back of the net first, driving home a forceful shot from a long corner taken by Hazel Binding.

A second goal followed shortly after, when some good team work by the forwards ended with Georgia Perkins’ cross finding Denise Lancaster and she was too quick for the Taunton defence, putting Minehead 2-0 up at half-time.

Taunton Vale were quick to respond after the break with a goal after five minutes, but Minehead stepped up the pace of their play, and after some skillful work from Emily Bland to keep the ball in play, it was well-worked through to the forwards in the D and Perkins made it 3-1.

The home team fought back again and pulled back another goal, but the visitors had the final say when a fine reverse stick shot by Fran Broome made it 4-2 with only a minute to go.

The Tony Pryce player of the match was Fran Broome.

The team’s next game is at home at West Somerset College against Taunton Vale IV next Saturday (November 7).

Minehead: Jan Wetch, Sue Garwood, Emma Higgie, Rachel Speed, Hazel Binding, Fran Broome, Emily Bland, Denise Lancaster, Vicky Perkins, Georgia Perkins.

Minehead II 1

Weston 6

Minehead Ladies II faced second in the table Weston at home on Saturday and lost 6-1 to a strong side.

They started on the back foot and found themselves two goals down in the first ten minutes.

They then started to create some good chances through Mel White, Fenella Bennett and Naomi Trunks but the finishing touch just feel short each time.

The defence of Ruth Fitzmaurice, Liz Darby and Jane Trunks produced some perfectly-timed tackles which kept the visitors at bay, and the side pulled a goal back when they found a gap in the Weston defence and a fine pass from Bennett allowed White and Wendy Daughtrey to combined up the pitch with Daughtrey finishing off the end pass.

However, Weston continued to press the Minehead defence and netted again to lead 3-1 going at half-time.

The second half saw Hannah Thompson, Naomi Trunks and Charlotte Taylor produce some good one-twos but again Minehead where caught on the back foot and went 4-1 down.

In the last ten minutes, they created more chances and went close to scoring, but with legs tiring, the visitors were able to add two more goals just before the final whistle.

The D J Miles joint players of the match were Naomi Trunks and Liz Darby.

Minehead Ladies II: Eleanor Kaye, Liz Darby, Jane Trunks, Helen Reynolds, Hannah Thompson, Mel White, Naomi Trunks, Imogen Tackle, Fenella Bennett, Jodie Wallace, Charlotte Taylor, Wendy Daughtrey.