Lewes v Fulham women

[Claireffcw]

Another league game tonight .we head to Lewes for their bonfire special ,should be a good game

[alfie]

Good luck ladies

[I Ronic]

Good luck. Hopefully a double victory :)

[SP]

Great place for a prematch Harveys.

[fulhamfan]

up the fulham 

[I Ronic]

Is there good news from Lewes?

[COLMAN]

Is there good news from Lewes?

I think we won 1-0

[Claireffcw]

Yes a hard fought win .rhianna on 14 min was the class that divided the teams . We now 21 points in 2nd oxford drew so now on 25 but we have a game in hand

[I Ronic]

Well done ladies 

[hovewhite]

We should switch to watching the ladies.

[Shredhead]

I'm glad I went to the Dripping Pan and not the Cottage last night. It was a lovely evening with a flaming torch guard of honourfor the teams as they came onto the pitch (it was the game nearest Bonfire Night and Lewes is bonfire-obsessed).  I thought the Fulham Women were really resilient in the second half - Lewes were far more physical. Good game management at the end, too. Our keeper played a blinder.
Quite a few Fulham fans there as well.

[alfie]

We should switch to watching the ladies.

I have.

[Woolly Mammoth]

I'm glad I went to the Dripping Pan and not the Cottage last night. It was a lovely evening with a flaming torch guard of honourfor the teams as they came onto the pitch (it was the game nearest Bonfire Night and Lewes is bonfire-obsessed).  I thought the Fulham Women were really resilient in the second half - Lewes were far more physical. Good game management at the end, too. Our keeper played a blinder.
Quite a few Fulham fans there as well.

Great stuff.

[Southcoastffc]

Impressive. 

[Claireffcw]

We headed to Lewes for this seasons midweek fixture & the club used the night to start the towns firework season.
After a draw & 2 defeats Lewes had put a good 5 game  unbeaten run together with 3 wins & 2 draws .
In their recent home game against Real Bedford they had raced into a 4 nil lead by half time so we had to be aware of the danger from the start .
After a few long range shots from either team it was the home side who would go close  first but excellent saves from Jess Grey kept them out .
Fulham were enjoying the better of the play & on 13 excellent play on the edge of the box culminated in Charlie Estcourt curling a ball into the area & Rhianna Deans exquisite flick looped over the keeper to break the deadlock much to the delight of the away fans gathered behind the goal.
Lewis's tactics of pushing up very high up almost paid off towards the end of the half when Oliva Johnson was through on goal but yet again Jess was fast out to narrow the angle & save  the resulting shot.
HT 0-1

Lewes upped their tempo in the 2nd half but we matched them for every blade of grass.
Clear chances were at a premium but not for want of trying. Long range shots were comfortably held by Jess each time & both midfields battled to gain control .
Later on, a Lewis free kick found their player in the box but the shot went wide.
As the game grew to a close Fulham stepped up to try &  see the game out resulting in 3 of our  players getting booked in a hectic 4 mins but the resolve was solid & after 8 mins of added time the whistle went & another 3 points were ours .
At the beginning of the season i thought that main difference between this league & tier 4  would be  that good  teams would  capitalise on their chances & be clinical & this game lived up to that .
I think our last 2 away games have proven that we not only have the skills to get results  in this league but to also fight hard & dig deep & defend as a unit.
The past few seasons its been a pleasure to see our flowing possession & attacking game but this squad have much more than that & as we get used to life in tier 3 the ability to grind out results like tonight will serve us well come the end of the season .
On a night that had fireworks & flames i was reminded of a quote by spiritual author Amit Ray , "Everyone has the fire, but the champions know when to ignite the spark."
 My latest substack post

[ianthailand]

Magnificent Claire.

[Claireffcw]

It was great to see lots of fulham fans in attendance too ,from the ladies messages they appreciated the support. League cup game sunday away to Portsmouth followed by Cheltenham at home .  Oxford dropped their first points .we are 4 behind with a game in hand . We go to Oxford on the 22 November. Should be a fantastic game

[I Ronic]

We should switch to watching the ladies.

Maybe pick them Saturday.