Match Reports, Reserves
Colchester Ladies 0-4 Gills Ladies Reserves
Published by Gillingham Ladies Media on September 5, 2010
The Reserves finally got their season under way on Sunday afternoon and they did it in style with a 4-0 win over Colchester Ladies.
The Ladies were making their debut in the Premiership Reserve League Division Two but on the days performance you would have thought they had been playing at this level for some time.
Kylie Overton got the scoring under way in the first half before Kirsty Goodall doubled the score on the hour mark. Overton then scored her second goal of the game before Amy Taylor rounded off the scoring with five minutes left.
Going into the game Aaron Perry had a dilemma as to who to pick in what position as his squad has strength in depth all over the pitch.
The Gills could have taken the lead in the third minute when Kylie Overton raced through on goal. She was one on one with the keeper but hit her shot just wide.
They didn’t have to wait too much longer to get their first goal in a new League when Overton did find the back of the net.
In the 18th minute Colchester tried to play a ball out to the wing, it was cut out by Whitney Judd. She played the ball forward and Overton pressured the centre half and goalkeeper before slotting the ball into the back of the net to make it 1-0.
The Ladies then had a good chance to double their lead just two minutes later. The experienced Lesley Kay hit a shot that rebounded out of the Colchester area. Midfielder Natalie Farbrace was lurking and she turned and volleyed over the cross bar.
The Gills were dealt an injury blow on the half hour mark when Kate Foster was forced off with a nasty looking injury. She went in for a tackle and looked to have twisted her knee in the process of making the challenge.
The Gills were keeping the ball well but they did suffer one scare as the first half went on when a goal mouth scramble was cleared. A ball was swung in from a corner and Kimi Bolden hacked the ball off the line and it was scrambled away from danger.
Half Time 0-1
In the second half the Gills looked to keep up the attacking intent and take the game to their hosts and extend their lead.
It took until the hour mark for this to happen and it was the impressive Kirsty Goodall who got the Gills second goal. Captain Kimi Bolden sent a cross into the box that caused confusion between the two centre halves; Kirsty Goodall picked the ball up and calmly slotted home to make it 2-0.
The Gills third goal was arguably the best move of the match as some superb pass and move football was finished off by Kylie Overton.
A ball was played from the midfield out wide to Kimi Bolden she in turn found Izzy Martin; she then played the ball to Amy Taylor. Taylor stepped up and curled in a left footed cross that Kylie Overton expertly volleyed into the back of the net to make it 3-0.
With five minutes left on the clock the Gills added some gloss to an impressive opening weekend performance.
A long ball was played out of the back from Anelle Massey the keeper missed it completely and substitute Amy Taylor gambled on this and was left with a simple tap in to round off the scoring at 4-0.
The Reserves can be pleased with the start in their first ever game in the Premiership Reserve Leagues and it continues their unbeaten run from pre-season.
Full Time 0-4
Gills: Jackson, Judd, Foster (Clarke, 30, (Taylor, 75), Lynch, Bolden (c), Kay, Abbott (Massey, 50), Farbrace, Martin, Goodall, Overton
Subs not used: Harris