Coventry City Ladies F.C. 2 .V. 1 Rotherham Utd.Ladies L.F.C.
The Millers arrived at top of the table Coventry City, without actually kicking a ball in over 4 weeks.
The home side having played already once this year looked sharper as expected and with the
advantage of playing and training on the 3G plastic pitch, looked more relaxed than their “football starved”
visitors.
A competitive opening ten minutes saw both teams create good chances with Coventry squandering
2 relatively easy chances along with Rotherham’s Helen Lynskey ballooning a good chance over the
bar. Lynskey was again guilty of wasting a clear cut opportunity when Hayley Wood picked up possession
just inside the Coventry’s half and sped to the by-line before laying the ball back only for Lynskey to
hurry her shot and blast it over the bar.
Coventry City had to wait until 30th. to open the scoring with a fine headed goal from an inswinging
corner. As half time approached only a vital interception from Rachael Rutherford prevented Coventry
from going in at half time 2-0 up.
Coventry City started the better in the second half and deservedly went 2-0 up after a fine through ball
sent the Coventry forward away towards goal and calmly placed it passed the advancing Whiteley.
To their credit Rotherham refused to lie down and Lynkskey scored within 3 minutes of the restart with
a deflected 25 yard free kick.
The home defence were the busiest of the two for the remainder of the game as Rotherham pressed
forward for the equaliser.
Rotherham started to believe in themselves and after tactical changes began to pressurise Coventry and
after good chances fell to Clarke and Spencer, Coventry held on to take all three points but they also new
that they had been in a gripping game that probably Rotherham did deserve to go away with a point, but that
just wasn’t to be.
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