Buildup  

We are in game week 4 of the FA Women’s National League, Premier Division South at home facing Real Bedford Women. 

​

We are yet to gain our first 3 points of the season, hoping to climb up the table  

 

The Starting Line-ups 

Billericay Town – Bell, Jones, Hickman, Lambe, Vennard, Windsor, Evans, Smith, Hart, Heath, Lempek 

Real Bedford – Meollo, Williams, Stovold, Evans, Byrom, Biggadike, Rush, Bensted, O’Brien, Wood, Logie 

 

The action  

We start the game with Erika Lempek kicking us off into game week 4 of the FA Women’s National League, Premier Division South 

 

Bedford nearly had an opener, but Tyrii Bell got a hand on it and managed to send it over the bar 

 

Bedford gained an opener in the 12th minute through number 6 Stovold after a cross into the box landed on her foot and was struck into the goal, skimming Bell’s hand 

 

Billericay gain a corner after a shot was taken and went too far wide, which is crossed into the centre, but no one manages to get a head on it  

 

The Pirates almost doubled their lead from a cross into the box, but Windsor managed to keep them out 

 

Real Bedford gain a second through number 66, Rianne Rush after a scramble in the box caused the Pirates go up by another  

 

Bedford gain a free kick after a foul and manage to score from it, taken by Layla O’Brien and propelled into the goal, flying past Bell and slotting into the top corner 

 

Bedford manage to gain another through Chloe Logie, with a long range goal beyond description  

 

We gain a corner after a shot was deflected, taken by captain Abbi Smith, which is crossed into the box, but unfortunately Meollo gets a hand on it and knocks it over the crossbar 

 

Bedford are awarded a free kick to the left of the box which is shot straight towards the goal but our number one got a hand on it 

 

Bedford get another through Jess Evans after a corner was kicked towards the goal and Evans managed to get a head on it and knock it straight past Bell 

 

We get awarded a free kick which is taken by captain Smith but unluckily her shot hit the crossbar and Lambe missed the rebound by an inch 

  

Half Time – Billericay Town 0-5 Real Bedford 

 

We kick back off into the second half of the FAWNL Southern Premier Division clash between Billericay Town and Real Bedford 

 

Bedford gain a corner which is crossed into the box and headed towards the goal but luckily was shot too high and went over the bar 

 

Bedford are awarded a free kick after a foul to the left of the box, which is shot in toward the goal, but the shot is too wide to the right and flies past the net 

 

Bedford are awarded another free kick after Lambe bumped a Bedford player, which is taken by number 17, shot toward the goal but the shot hit the right crossbar 

 

Billericay gain a corner which is shot towards Sophie Birkett who shot towards the centre of the goal but unfortunately no one managed to get a head on it, and it flew past the goal 

 

Bedford gain a sixth from a shot from number 10 Bensted through a shot from the centre of the box was taken and Bell managed to get a hand on it but unfortunately it slipped out of her hands and went straight in 

 

We gain a free kick in the centre circle, which is shot towards our goal, but Bedford manage to get a foot on it before we do.

 

Captain Abbi Smith takes our free kick, which she crosses towards Sophie Birkett who takes a long range shot but unfortunately Nina Meollo manages to save it 

 

Full Time – Billericay Town 0-6 Real Bedford 

 

The game ends in a very unfortunate 6-0 loss, we had multiple chances but none of them going right for us.

​

Billericay became a lot more defensive in the second half, which resulted in Bedford failing to gain anymore and only converting 1 in the second half.

​

A tough one to take, but its onwards and upwards with our away game against Watford next week, hoping to gain three points to propel us into October .

​