skem athletic vs morecambe - nov 17th 2013
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It had been over a month since Skem Athletic had played a league match, a 6-0 defeat to Burnley in
the County Cup had been their only competitive football in nearly 5 weeks due to weather and
postponements. It was time to get back to winning ways and restart their challenge for the league
title that has so far eluded them. It was November 17th
and the opponents were Morecambe, a side
who had already turned Skem over once quite convincingly, they were not about to let it happen
again. They were trying to make their new home a ground to be feared, and this day was a great day
to continue that story. Straight from the word go you could see Skem were in no mood for mistakes,
their passing was fluid and they were first to every ball. Morecambe had their work cut out in
midfield as Blackpool’s nemesis Ash Taylor was once again in fine form, add to that an in form right
winger in Abbey Lynott and surely 3 points was a given. It was just before the half hour mark when
they both combined to set up striker Abi Hart for the first goal. 1-0 Skem. Morecambe were
struggling to create anything at all with Skem’s backline looking very strong indeed, barely
unrecognisable to the team who lost 6-2 less than 2 months earlier. It was approaching half time
when Taylor once again picked up the ball in midfield and beautifully put Hart through on goal to
make it 2-0 at the break. Lynott was replaced by Amy Fox as she was still recovering from a knee
injury sustained at Shoreline earlier in the season. The second half started in much the same way as
the first had ended with Morecambe on the back foot. Their coaching team looking slightly bemused
at their lack of control in a game they probably thought they’d win. It was just after the hour mark
when Taylor finally got the goal she had deserved since the game kicked off. 3-0 Skem. Morecambe
finally started to create a few openings, and it all seemed to be coming from the same player, a
player rumoured to of stepped down from a higher level. It had taken nearly 70 minutes for her to
impact the game and Skem very quickly had a job to do. Step up Skem’s fearless forward Gabby
Buckley, who wasted no time in showing the opponent any respect and put in a hard but fair
challenge, the player fell to the ground in agony after going down awkwardly under the challenge of
the Skem forward. She was carried from the pitch and an ambulance called as was the severity of
the injury, later diagnosed as knee ligament damage which would see her ruled out for the season.
The game resumed and Skem were showing all their training had paid off with some great work
straight from the training ground. Hart picked up the ball and burst into the box and headed for the
dead ball line before perfectly cutting the ball back to the waiting substitute Amy Fox to tap in for
her first goal for the team. Skem looked comfortable now and were just looking to see the game out
when a miss hit goal kick struck a Morecambe player who promptly turned round and put the ball in
to the Skem goal. 4-1. No clean sheet this week but an all round great performance, and a crucial 3
points to get them back in the race.
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