Horden 2 Darlington Women 4

An outstanding second half performance from the Quaker Women saw them come from 2-0 down at half time to bring home the three points at Horden

It was a scrappy first half with both teams creating chances. Horden capitalised on a defensive miscommunication and finished well to take the lead inside the first ten minutes. They had another just after the half hour mark, with a great strike from distance. Horden went into half time 2-0 up with a deserved lead and Darlington had some work to do. 

The introduction of Lacey Baldwin and Nicole Graham sparked a reaction from the Quaker Women. As soon as the second half started, Darlington were up for it, first to many of the second balls and started to relax and keep the ball on the deck. The chances kept on coming and 8 minutes into the second half, a great ball forward from Leanne Mulligan was flicked on with a backheel from Sara Waites into the path of Lily Wilkinson, who still had a lot to do. Lily drove forward and with a lot of time, calmly put the ball into the top corner for her 2nd goal for the senior side. 

Just seven minutes later on the hour mark, Darlington were level with a great team goal scored by Hattie Raine for her 11th league goal and 16th goal of the season. Some great link up play down the right hand side, resulted in Graham cutting the ball back inside for Hattie to smash the ball in off the far post into the net with a great finish. Darlington continued to press for the next goal and it came in the 75th minute with some more excellent build up play and an overlapping run from Chloe Bright who delivered the ball into the box from the byline, where Nicole Graham had time to take a touch and tap home from a few yards out for her 10th goal in all competitions. It only took a couple of minutes for Darlington to add a 4th with a great delivery from a Raine corner which Sara Waites got on the end of to seal the 3 points.

There were a few standout performances today, with Millie Soderman putting in a solid performance on her full debut, Nicole Graham making an impact of the bench, Hattie Raine on the scoresheet again but player of the match went to Lacey Baldwin who came on 30 minutes or so into the game and added some calmness to the midfield and helped the team keep their shape very well. 

Thank you for your support this afternoon  and thanks to Horden CW for the game. Good luck for the rest of the season. 

Here's the league table

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We'd like to thank the following kit sponsors

Ellen Atkinson:

Home: LW & GM Atkinsons & Son

Away: Harker Coaches

Evie Whittaker: 

Home: Steve Halliday

Away: Premier One Filtration

Emma Carter:

Home: Direct Flooring 

Away: SMS Tech (Smart Manufacturing Solutions Technology)

Alice Wearmouth:

Home: Direct Flooring 

Away: SMS Tech (Smart Manufacturing Solutions Technology) 

Lou Brown:

Home: Saddington Taylor LTD

Away: vacant

Gabi Paduriaru:

Home: David Stothard

Away: Colin Bromley

Millie Garnett:

Home: Eco Hair Salon

Away: Phil's Fine Finishes

Lily Large:

Home: Arthur Wharton Foundation  

Away: Vacant 

Chloe Tinkler: 

Home: Steve Halliday

Away: Brinkburn Pub

Chloe Bright: 

Home: Jordan Hanratty Personal Training 

Away: Active Kids Play Scheme

Toni Upton

Home: Dawn Fire Safety 

Away: Dawn Fire Safety

Emma Doudican 

Home: Winroths Hairdressing  

Away: Winroths Hairdressing 

Olivia Whitworth

Home: Terry Farley MBE

Away: Vacant 

Aimee Dagnall 

Home: Andrew Scullion

Away: Vacant

Hattie Raine: 

Home: Thomas Watson Auctioneers 

Away: Thomas Watson Auctioneers 

Katie Sheridan: 

Home: Arthur Wharton Foundation 

Away: Ingleton Site Management LTD

Lacey Baldwin: 

Home: Lineside Fencing NE Ltd 

Away: Lineside Fencing NE Ltd 

Chloe Ryan: 

Home: Arthur Wharton Foundation

Away: The Little Quaker Distillery 

Nicole Graham

Home: Stuart Shanks Painting and Decorating

Away: Stuart Shanks Painting and Decorating

Leanne Mulligan:

Home and away: Stockton Town Rugby Club

Management team:

Shaun Mackenzie training kit: John Vickerman

Assistant manager training kit: NC Group LTD

Dan Lupu training kit: Vacant

Chris Barrett training kit: Vacant