SJR Worksop Women feel-good factor keeps running high
SJR Worksop Women enjoyed a crushing win over Stamford in their latest league match on the road.
Chelsea Bailey, Libby Hudson. Toni McHamilton, Jemma Wheatley and two from Reagan Hynson sealed a convincing 6-1 win in the Midlands Counties Women's Premier Division at the weekend.
SJR withstood early pressure to take the lead when Bailey bundled the ball home at the back post from a Hynson corner.
Stamford responded well, and it took a fantastic double save from Philippa Davies to keep SJR's lead intact.
A superb passage of play then saw SJR double their advantage when Hyson coolly slotted home after a flowing move through midfield.
McHamilton saw a goal-bound effort tipped behind by the Stamford goalkeeper before Hudson made it three from the resulting corner.
But McHamilton got a goal of her own to make it four after she got on the end of the rebound after Bailey had hit the bar.
A defensive mistake from SJR allowed Stamford to pull one back with a header, but this only seemed to spur the visitors on further.
Wheatley added SJR's fifth, producing a superb free-kick that nestled perfectly inside the goalkeeper's right-hand post.
The scoring was complete when Hynson finished off another good team move for the team’s sixth and a statement win.
The 6-1 victory is another celebration for the team and their fans enjoy as the good vibes keep flowing.
SJR Worksop have made history by reaching the second round of the Women’s FA Cup for the first time ever.
After a strong 3-0 away win at South Shields in the first round, SJR are the only club alongside Sheffield United remaining in play from the Sheffield and Hallamshire FA.
They are also the first Worksop team to reach the second round of the competition since the 1955/56 season.
“Remarkably, we have taken Worksop football back to a place it hasn’t been for 70 years,” said club chairman Andrew Guest.