Chichester made hard work of this must win fixture, all credit must go to the opposition for working tirelessly throughout the game.

From the word go, Chi were camped out in Lordswoods half, however, it must have been a good ten minutes into the game before Chi had their first strike on goal. Frustration set in and some players found this detrimental to their performance and the team as a whole.

Harris provided some stability with her breakthrough goal. Arriving late for a corner she managed to scramble control and poke home for Chi to take the lead. Five minutes later, it appeared that lightning does strike twice as the captain struck for the second time in two weeks. A cleared attempt fell to Wolfenden, controlling with her chest and striking into the top corner on the half volley. This brought the confidence that had rapidly disappeared back to Chi. The team passed the ball, switched played and continued to create chance after chance.

Richardson stepped up and came close with a well placed shot, only to find herself in an identical position moments later, this time smashing home for the third.

Dubious off side was a frustrating element to the game, with every through ball being played the flag was raised. Chi worked from midfield, asking Wolfenden, Richardson, Field and Teague to drive forward before playing the final ball. Laura Brander capitalised from this tactic slotting a fine finish home after some fantastic running. Richardson added to the tally with her second, an excellent side footed volley from a well delivered corner.

The second half saw Chi push more players forward, playing three at the back. Lordswood found some extra energy causing all manner of problems for the first ten minutes of the half. Chi eventually found their structure after the scare of an amazing long range strike from the opponents to rattle the bar.

Chi played well, but lacked a little with the final ball, this in conjunction with the frustrations of the continual offside saw tired legs from the busy fixtures schedule get even more tired. The football lacked quality for the most part, but players were still prepared to work as hard as they could. Several chances went begging, with the opposition keeper having a great game to reduce the score even further.

Phillips added a final goal for Chichester after working the ball well, turning to strike beneath the keeper. Chichester must ensure they produce the best possible football to get all six points from the final double header of the season against Upper Beeding at Church Road on Sunday 6^th May.

TEAM: S. Pennington, E. Brand, L. Harris, M. Lodge, N. Hathaway, M. Field, A. Richardson, S.Wolfenden, E. Teague, L. Brander, C Broughton.
SUBS:  L. Phillips, L. Streeter.
SCORERS: Harris, Wolfenden, Richardson (2), Brander, Phillips
REPORTER: Sarah Wolfenden