Cookie Privacy Preferences
We utilize essential cookies to ensure our website operates effectively and remains secure. Additionally, we'd like to request your permission to use optional cookies. These are intended to enhance your browsing experience by offering personalized content, displaying advertisements that are relevant to you, and helping us to further refine our website.
Choose "Accept all cookies" to agree to the use of both essential and optional cookies. Alternatively, select "Let me see" to customize your preferences.
Privacy Preference Centre
Our website utilizes cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to present you with content tailored to your preferences on this device and browser. Below, you will find detailed information about the function of cookies, enabling you to make informed choices about which cookies you wish to accept. Please note that disabling certain cookies might impact your user experience on our site. It's important to remember that cookie preferences need to be set individually for each device and browser you use. Clearing your browser's cache may also remove your cookie settings. You have the freedom to modify your cookie preferences at any point in the future.
For a comprehensive understanding of our use of cookies, please refer to our complete cookies policy.
These cookies are needed for the website to work and for us to fulfil our contractual obligations. This means they can't be switched off. They enable essential functionality such as security, accessibility and live chat support. They also help us to detect and prevent fraud. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but it means some parts of the site won't work.
These cookies allow us to measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know how popular pages are, and to see how visitors move around the site. If you don't allow these cookies, we won't know when you've visited our site, and we won't be able to monitor its performance.
These cookies enable us to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we've added to our pages. If you don't allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not work properly.
These cookies collect information about your browsing habits to show you personalised adverts. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They don't store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you don't allow these cookies, the adverts you see will be less relevant.
RECREATION GROUND | BROOKBURN ROAD | CHORLTON | M21 8FE
by Rob McKay · 09/10/2018
West Didsbury & Chorlton bowed out of the SSE Women’s FA Cup as they were beaten by Women’s National League time Bolton Wanderers at Brookburn Road.
West started brightly as Rachel Dunlop saw an effort deflected away for a corner after just six minutes. The visitors responded with an effort of their own at the 10-minute mark as Kelly Halligan fired over from the edge of the area. West went closer again on 14 minutes as El Powles saw her free kick tipped onto the crossbar by Bolton goalkeeper Dee Tomkins. Halligan went close again for the visitors as she broke the offside trap but fired wide at the near post.
The Bolton forward made no mistake on 35 minutes as she broke the offside trap, despite Claire Jefferson’s best efforts to delay the striker was able to stroke the ball into an empty goal. The goal didn’t slow the pace of the game with both sides creating chances without troubling the opposition goalkeeper.
As the half time whistle approached Dunlop brought another excellent save from Tomkins in a moment that proved pivotal in the outcome of the game allowing the Wanderers to double their lead when Rachel Hindle stroked home unmarked from close range after El Powles had made a world class block on the line. Despite the linesman initially flagging for offside it was over-ruled by the referee (correctly) to give the visitors a 2-0 lead at half time.
The second half saw another pivotal moment in the game as West were denied a penalty for hand ball but the referee waved away the protests. Bolton counter attacked and Halligan doubled her tally for the day with a finish at the near post down the left hand side. Bolton made it 4-0 on 55 minutes as Saffron Newhouse fired into the roof of the net from a tight angle from the edge of the penalty area.
West didn’t give up and continued to look for a way back into the game with the Bolton back line were forced to hold firm. To the home sides credit, they continued to create chances with the best seeing substitute Elizabeth Livesey denied at point blank range from the Bolton goalkeeper Tomkins. Jefferson was also called into action to make an excellent block at her near post.
Despite the score-line, a valuable lesson in clinical finishing, West can take great credit from their performance against a side from two divisions above as they bowed out of the SSE Women’s FA Cup for another year.