Ladies 2s win at home

The ladies 2s took three points from a hard-fought match against Cheshunt. Cheshunt started with the better possession, pushing into Leighton's D to create early opportunities. After 8 minutes, they opened the scoring as a long ball found its way through to a high forward who put Cheshunt ahead. Leighton rallied, and the next 10 saw them dominate the play, being rewarded for this with a short corner put across the line by player of the match Siobhan Hennessy. End to end hockey saw both teams have chances, with Amber Kelly making key saves and Andii Chandler stopping one on the line for a 1-1 scoreline at halftime. The teams remained evenly matched as the second half started, with defenders Lisa Patrick and Sally Retford working to keep Cheshunt at bay. The wide midfield players, Suzy Mounter, Chloe Alecock, and Emily Smith combined well to get the ball moving across the pitch and up the wings. Leighton were able to go ahead after a drive into the D from Katie Jackson was passed to Lucie Webster, who found the backboard. After Leighton lost a player to a green card, Cheshunt leveled the scoreline, but Leighton pushed back, with good attacking play from Chrissie Dixon, Sharon Avola and Kyrsty Hardy. It was Leighton who found the next goal, with a short corner this time falling to Sarah Ayres for the winning goal. Leighton's 3 points mean they remain in second place in the league with 3 games to play.