The women’s team returned to winning ways this weekend with a 1-0 win over Arnold Eagles in the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League north division on Sunday afternoon.
Manager Andrea Parkinson gave her thoughts on the game after her side scored a last-gasp winner: “To be honest, the result was coming. We’ve been playing well over the last couple of weeks but been on the wrong side of the result.
“Sunday was really good. I said at the start, as part of the team talk, just be consistent for 90 minutes and they were.
“We dominated the game and had a couple of half-chances, but if you look at the game as a whole, it was probably more of a midfield battle.
“We literally scored with seconds left on the clock. You could see the relief from the players, the celebrations were amazing.
“I’m really proud. Training has been really good over the last few weeks and I’ve mentioned in past interviews about the importance of being consistent and that showed on Sunday.
“I stood back and watched the players celebrate and you could tell what it meant to them to get the win.
“That feeling of when the ball hit the back of the net – we’ve got to take that into the next game at Grimsby and kind of go with the momentum.
“We’ve been lacking momentum really in results so we’ll probably win one, lose one, then draw one and now it’s really the time to kick on and get some results and be up there.”
The women’s next game sees them take on Grimsby Town, with the opportunity to play the fixture at Blundell Park.
“Thankfully, Grimsby have given the women’s team two fixtures at the stadium and we’re lucky to have been chosen.
“We’ll travel to Blundell Park on Sunday, it’s a huge occasion. We’ve got new players that have not played at the SMH Group Stadium in the past, so it might be their first time at playing at a stadium. We’re all really looking forward to it.
“There is the option to pay on the day. The support at the SMH Group Stadium is fantastic and Grimsby is just over an hour away, so if you are available Sunday please come and support us.”
Tickets for the game can be purchased here.
