Billericay Town 1-10 Hashtag United
By Mia Kipling
Build-up
We are in game week 16 of the FA Women’s National League, Premier Division South, at home to Hashtag United.
The Starting Lineups
Billericay Town – Bell, Ralston, Daniels, Ford, Santiago, Bryant. Galbally, Smith ©️, Evans, Windsor, Ledwidge
Hashtag United – Angel, Jackson ©️, Heard, Barlett, Huseyin, Horwood, Mulaney, Mullan, Tomlin, Norton, Walsh
The action
Tyrii Bell makes an early save, denying the home side.
Elicia Mulvaney gets Hashtags' first goal of the game, sending her shot into the back of the net.
Honor Norton has the away side's second, slipping the ball into the corner of the net.
We are awarded a free kick; Nia Evans takes and shoots towards the goal. Tecia Ledwidge gets a foot on it, but she is denied by Frances Angel.
Abbi Smith has a chance on goal, taking a shot toward the goal, but is unfortunately denied.
Hashtag are through on goal, Bell manages to knock it onto the crossbar.
Norton has her second, and Hashtags third after a cross was sent in her path, and she managed to make it work.
Evans takes a free kick from just outside the box. She shoots towards the goal but is unfortunately denied.
A fourth for Hashtag as Norton gets her hat-trick.
Norton with another, fifth goal for The Tags after her shot finds its way past Bell.
Bell makes another save, sending the shot wide.
Issy Tomlin has Hashtags Sixth, sending her cross into the net.
Hashtag have a seventh, just on the cusp of the halftime whistle.
Evans takes our corner, sending it flying toward the goal, but unfortunately, no one manages to get a head on it.
Half Time – Billericay Town 0-7 Hashtag United
We start the second half with a double substitution, Tecia Ledwidge and Liz Santiago leave the field, with Grace Whitelock and Shardonna’e Kekere Ekin, who makes her debut in blue and white, enter the field.
Soraya Walsh gets the away side their first of the half and their eighth of the game.
Smith has an attempt on goal; she's in on goal, takes a shot, but Angel gets a hand on it.
Evans has a shot from a free kick, but her shot unfortunately goes over the bar.
Walsh has her second and Hashtags ninth of the game, her shot just chipping Bell.
We make another double substitution with Ellie Ford and Dulcie Galbally being replaced by Leyla Priest and Darcy Drewitt.
Evans is booked, being awarded a harsh yellow after a challenge.
Samways has the tenth goal of the game, the away side's final goal of the game in the 90th minute.
Our final substitution is made; Captain Abi Smith makes way for Lois Dunbar.
The ball is crossed in, Nia Evans is in on goal, she collects the cross, runs with it and sends it flying into the back of the net, giving us one back on the cusp of full-time.
Full Time – Billericay Town 1-10 Hashtag United
A really tough one to take, a midweek game ending in a 10-1 loss to Hashtag United.
Nia Evans scored another incredible goal after the ball was crossed in towards her, and she took advantage of the space she had and sent it into the net. A debut from Shardonna’e Kekere Ekin, who entered the field at halftime as well.
We are away to Real Bedford on Sunday, 22nd February at The Ledger Stadium, and the under-23 team is away to Hull City in a semi-final clash on the same day.