High 5 for Manley

The first lie-in of the season for the ladies 1s with a late pushback of 11:30 against Swanage and Wareham at home saw an amazing win of 7-0.

The start of the first half started really well with constant shots on goal and circle penetrations from the Marlborough front-line swarming round the Swanage goal. Some great passing through the lines saw Marlborough win a short corner off an unfortunate swanage defenders foot. A neat sweep across the D from Beth Palfrey saw Catherine Manley skilfully get a shot away.... but again being blocked by another defenders foot on the line. Penalty flick given!!! A swift flick from Catherine Manley saw Marlborough go 1-0 up.
The first half continued with Marlborough continually dominating the game. Another period of great play saw Jess Davis pass the ball to the back post to be perfectly tapped in, again by Catherine Manley. With Marlborough spirits high, they started to dominate again with Rachel Cox creating a perfect chance which she executes amazingly for a goal. 3-0 up. With loads more chances being created from the running of Amy Davidson and Annabel Ashley and connections with Tess Christmas, Anna Strover and Milly Dawson, Marlborough saw one last goal of the half as Milly Dawson fought hard to push the ball over the line.
The second half started slower than the first with Swanage finding gaps in the midfield to attack but luckily Beth Palfrey and Emily Carter-Davies were there to make the crucial tackles. Marlborough continued to attack the circle with Sophie Flynn hitting some terrific shots on goal but the ball would not go over the line! As Marlborough started to get frustrated a nicely timed pass to Catherine Manley saw another goal. Play continued with Marlborough pushing hard to add to their tally and finally they were rewarded with 2 more goals- both scored by Catherine Manley . With short corners awarded to Marlborough they fought hard to get another goal or two but Swanage were strong and refused any more balls to fly into their goal.
After a great perfromance from the whole team Catherine Manley was awarded man of the match for her fighting spirit and 5 GOAL tally.