Women’s Recreational: Prestatyn Town Dragons collect first point in great battle with Kinmel Bay

NORTH WALES WOMEN’S RECREATION LEAGUE – FRIDAY, NOV 6

Prestatyn Town Dragons 3
Kinmel Bay 3

Congratulations to Prestatyn Town Dragons on earning their first point!
Newly-formed Prestatyn were in good spirits and really up for the match. They started well, moving the ball around and looked confident at times.
Kinmel Bay took a fifth-minute lead when Rebecca Skelton let fly from distance. Keeper Alice Burnand got both her hands to the shot, but it looped up and over her into the net.

Undeterred, Prestatyn immediately responded a minute later by making a few quick passes and a ball over the top released Charley Smith, the former Amlwch Town, Caernarfon Town, Airbus, Bangor and NFA player, who finished well to get her first goal of the season.
After a small technical issue with the lights at Bastion Gardens, the teams resumed playing and while Prestatyn pressured as much as they could, at the other end Burnand produced some wonderful saves to keep it at 1-1.
Prestatyn took the lead on 24 minutes through Sophie, but three minutes later Steph Hughes made it 2-2. A shot slipped through the keeper’s legs, but she still managed to clear it off the line, however Hughes was on hand to tap-in.
Half-time: 2-2
Kinmel Bay came flying out for the second half and edged ahead through Amy Mamwell, despite Burnand producing some more fine stops in a busy period for the home defence.
Prestatyn would not be denied and they levelled again through Bella.
Both sides finished strongly and it took a magnificent save from Burnand to ensure it finished 3-3.

PLAYERS OF THE MATCH – PRESTATYN TOWN DRAGONS

Opposition POTM Alice Burnand: safe hands once again and made some fantastic saves throughout the night.
Managers POTM – Charley Smith: a fantastic all round performance from the start, and was a problem for Kinmel the whole game going forward and at the back for the last 10 minutes.
Lauren Allen: was asked to play out of her comfort zone out on the wing and didn’t disappoint. She looked confident and taking it in her stride going forward and pressuring players when needed, Second half she dropped into right back and had one of her best displays of composure and technical awareness.

PLAYERS OF THE MATCH – KINMEL BAY