WOMEN: First Defeat For Burnley FC Women

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2020-10-02T09:16:00.000Z

WOMEN: First Defeat For Burnley FC Women

2020-10-02T09:16:00.000Z

Burnley FC Women fell to their first defeat of the season in the midweek encounter with AFC Fylde Women.

The visitors took the spoils with goals either side of Kerry Hope’s equaliser to inflict a first loss on Matt Bee’s side.

AFC Fylde were sharp early on, attacking from the start. Burnley FC Women gained possession and pushed forward but when Fylde broke out, a cross delivered from the left was hit by McCoy who opened the scoring.

Fylde continued as the stronger team, but determined defending held the visitors at bay.

Clarets manager Bee reshaped the Clarets and was rewarded with an immediate improvement.

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Thomas broke through on goal but her powerful shot was somehow blocked by the advancing keeper; a follow up shot was then cleared off the goal line.

Burnley FC Women soon equalised as Cooper and Rathburn worked quickly forward and crossed over the keeper where Hope flicked in at the back post.

Thomas was again close to scoring after Priestley picked up possession and fed her in on goal. Her shot was blocked by a defender and a follow up by Rathburn was also blocked.

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Then, as the Clarets continued to dominate, a free kick awarded for a foul on Priestley 25 yards out was driven in by Owen, which resulted in a scramble in the Fylde box.

In the early stages of the second period, the Clarets continued to press, but the visitors defended well in the final third.

Owen delivered another free kick which dropped onto the back of the net before a break-out by the visitors saw a long-range shot drop from high up, which Bracewell spilled under pressure and was pounced on by McCoy for the winner,

**Final Score: Burnley FC Women 1 - 2 AFC Fylde Women. **