The home side came out firing at the start of the second period and went back in front on 53 minutes when Foster again got in behind the Moors defence to apply an expert finish for 3-2. Bates this time whipped a corner in from the right which found the run of Alice Welch-Davison who turned home her first ever goal for the Club and make it 2-1.Ī good crowd was being treated to an entertaining game and Pools got back on level terms three minutes later, this time Bilcliff turning provider to help Robyn Foster prod home the equaliser. It got even better for Moors eight minutes before the break. However, Shackleton’s team rallied and Caitlin Bates almost levelled with a stunning long-range effort which looked set to find the top corner before a brilliant intervention from Pools keeper Lauren Ranson.īates wasn’t to be denied though and the former Pools attacker got Moors level when her swirling corner from the left sailed over everyone and nestled into the far corner of the Pools net for 1-1. That proved to be the case in the opening stages and the home side took the lead when Lauren Gray set Steph Bilcliff through on goal and the Hartlepool striker slipped the ball beyond Moors keeper Steph Miller for 1-0 on 25 minutes. The two sides were promoted from the Northern Division alongside each other last term and they both looked keen to show they belonged at the higher level with a classic encounter at Grayfields.īilly Shackleton’s side were boosted by a 3-0 League Cup win over South Shields during their first competitive encounter of the campaign but knew they were in for a difficult assignment against Pools. Moors Ladies got their NERWFL Premier Division campaign off to an impressive start on Sunday when they ran out 5-3 winners in a thriller at Hartlepool United.
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