City ladies are up with the Lark for league double

Chi City Ladies completed the league double over leaders Larkhall thanks to a goal by Chloe Parkes that secured a 1-0 win at Oaklands Park.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Mar 2016, 13:15 BST

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City Ladies celebrate their goal against Larkhall / Picture by John HoldenCity Ladies celebrate their goal against Larkhall / Picture by John Holden
City Ladies celebrate their goal against Larkhall / Picture by John Holden

After two games without a win Chichester were looking for an upturn in fortune.

Before kick-off Chichester sat in second place, eight points behind their rivals but with two games in hand.

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Chichester started much the livelier and were dominant for the first ten minutes.

Balls in behind the Larkhall back-line were proving fruitful but City they were unable to find an opening.

As Larkhall settled into the game they became more threatening, forcing a series of corners – but also without really looking like scoring.

The best chance of the half looked to have fallen to Lauren Cheshire; however the referee stopped the game for a head injury on the halfway line as she was one on one with the visiting keeper.

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In the second half Chichester again started the better team and created several chances that were thwarted by an offside flag before they could get a strike on goal.

The home team had the ball in the net through Shannon Aulbery but her effort was ruled marginally offside.

Larkhall offered sporadic counte- attacks in the second half but seemed happy to soak up pressure.

The breakthrough came in the 85th minute when Parkes made a decisive run from midfield to find herself one on one with the keeper and she coolly finished with her left foot for her first goal for the club.

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Larkhall tried to pile numbers forward looking for an equaliser but with only five minutes left, Chichester managed to see the game out and get three valuable points.

The ladies are at home again this Sunday against Maidenhead United – kick-off is at the later time of 3pm.

* The City development squad lost 4-0 at home to Lewes Reserves.

Chi’s under-15s are through to League Cup final after they beat Withdean 7-3. They will face AFC Worthing Youth in the final.

City’s under-11s lost 8-0 at home to Horsham Sparrows.

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