Huddersfield Town Ladies will be looking for revenge against Stockport County this coming Sunday in the Northern Women’s Combination after a 5-0 away defeat to the Lancashire side.
The game started very evenly with both teams testing each other out.
However, with the wind at their backs, Stockport started to apply the better pressure and in the ninth minute took the lead.
Five minutes later Town were two down but responded with a 16th-minute Katie Nutter header just over the Stockport bar.
Disaster struck in the 23rd minute when some very poor defending from Town gifted Stockport their third, and they went further ahead in the 32nd minute after a poor clearance led to a long range looping effort, giving Charlotte Oates in Town's goal no chance.
A minute later Emily Heckler was unlucky not to pull one back with a shot which hit the bar and bounced down on the line.
Stockport went five ahead before the break, although Town were unlucky not to score when Laura Windle’s shot was brilliantly saved.
Town were better in the second half – Nutter having a strong shot saved, Alice Linsell firing over from close range and Heckler going close.
Georgia Hamilton was named player of the match after an excellent display at wing back.
Town host Stockport at Storthes Hall on Sunday (2pm).
Town Reserves produced a much improved performance but went down 2-0 at Leeds United Res.
On Sunday, the Reserves are in League Cup action at home (Storthes Hall) to Stoke City Reserves (2pm).
Town Under 16s lost 2-0 at Doncaster Rovers Belles but stay top of Division I. They have no game this coming weekend.
At Under 14 level, Town scored a 9-0 victory over Rovers Foundation in the League Cup.
Town huffed and puffed in the early part of the game despite Lauren Bullock going close.
In the 27th minute Amy Broomhead hit the Rovers bar from close range before centre half Sophie Jackson opened the scoring with a looping shot from distance.
Three minutes later Town were two up when Ella Harris powered in a left-foot shot
Good work from Harris and Tara Duce set up Imogen Pow to put Town 3-0 up at half time.
Town started the second half strongly and seven minutes in Rose Priestley scored with a strong shot.
Town then scored five goals in the space of seven minutes. The first came from a Faye Allen header, then Amy Broomhead made it 6-0 before Harris added a seventh a minute later.
Duce scored with a neat finish to make it eight and, following a good series of passes in the build up, Broomhead finished the scoring.
Jodie Lodge was named player of the match in defence.
On Saturday, the Under 14s entertain Sheffield FC Ladies at Grange Moor (10.30).
The Under 12s had no game as Wisewood Juniors couldn’t raise a team. On Saturday, they travel to Beighton Magpies (11am).
