Oldham burn bright at top of the table
Date published: 06 October 2010
Photo: Chris Sunderland
THE Oldham Ladies squad: Jordanna Boon (back row), Danna Tindall, Rebecca Johnson, Sarah Simpson, Karen Rowley, Sarah Barlow, Amanada Smith, Lesley Beddow. Rebecca Blair (front), Laura Smith, Gill Jones, Yvonne Johnson, Louise Howard, Oona Cassidy.
HOCKEY: OLDHAM Ladies confirmed their status as Greater Manchester League Division One front-runners by seeing off City of Manchester 3-1 at home.
After a bright start, substitute Karen Rowley opened the scoring for Oldham with a fine effort.
The advantage quickly doubled thanks to a cracker from Ooan Cassidy and the home side were two goals to the good at half-time.
Oldham continued to assert their dominance after the break and player-of-the-match Gill Jones struck a third, before City managed a late consolation.
OLDHAM'S injury-stricken second team were defeated 3-0 at newly-relegated Manto Ladies of Bolton, but two umpiring decisions stuck in the throat for the visitors.
Fielding a side including six third-team players, Oldham put on a fine performance to match the home side and with eight minutes to go appeared well-set for a point.
However, thanks in no small part to a pair of passes that appeared to be illegal, Manto scored three times to take the points.
Jordanna Boon, Lisa Staniland and Laura Rice shared the player-of-the-match honours for Oldham.
The third team's match was rained off.
