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A
dry and sunny morning saw Hibs take on local rivals Hutchie Vale in the League
Cup. Both
teams looked lively early on as usual in such games.
It was Hibs however who made the better of their attacks with Rosie
forcing a corner on the right. A
minute later Laura made the breakthrough with a looping shot over the keeper
to give Hibs a 1-0 lead. Emma
almost added another but her shot went just over the bar. Hutchie
mounted a series of attacks and were repelled by good defending from
Charlotte, Coral, Rebekah in defence with great assistance from Danni and
Marielle. Hibs
had some good runs on the right from Bryony and Gillian but play settled into
a midfield battle. Hibs
however doubled their lead when Laura netted from close range after great work
from Emma on the right. Bryony
then came with a snapshot that the keeper parried on 30 minutes whilst Emma
almost scored after being put through by Gillian.
Hutchie almost pulled one back just before halftime but for a great
save by Laura in the Hibs goal. Halftime
: Hibs 2 Hutchie Vale 0 Hibs
were quickly on the attack in the second half with a good run from Gemma on
the right. It was Hutchie who
came close to scoring however and a last minute tackle from Rebekah saved the
day. Hutchie
pressure paid of when they pulled one back through Robyn after a mix-up in the
Hibs defence. Hibs
countered shortly afterwards when Emma restored their 2 goal advantage with a
powerful left foot shot into the net off the post. Hutchie
almost pulled another one back a little later but Charlotte managed to clear
for a corner. Laura saved from a free kick to deny Hutchie as Hibs required
stout defending as Hutchie upped the pace. Emma
eased the situation for Hibs when she made it 4-1 by firing in following an
excellent cross from Laura. Hutchie
immediately pulled one back when Rachael netted to make it 4-2.
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