The objective of improving on the last result was achieved

This was always going to be a difficult cup match for the Stockport 3rd Team and their aim was to improve on the 8-0 scoreline from the previous time these two sides met. Heaton took advantage of the Stockport side settling down and scored a very early goal and Stockport were already playing catch up.

Heaton continued their strong start and the Stockport defence were put under a lot of pressure early on in the game. Adele White made some superb clears and wrong footed a couple of times which gave away some short corners. Heaton fired the ball at the goal and keeper Andrea Getcheffsky had her work cut out.

Stockport were finding it difficult to hit the ball from the 16 hit out and were making it easy for Heaton to capitalise on this intercepting the ball and making an attack on goal. Kelly Shore and Kelsey Redwood worked hard in midfield to build up play for the Stockport forwards as well as getting back to defend.

Heaton's Jane Brown made some determined runs down the right wing and was able to send in some accurate crosses which Heaton picked up on the slip shot, half time score 3-0 to Heaton.

There wasn't much to say at half time as everyone on the 3rd team was giving 100% but it was evident the defence were tiring as Heaton didn't take long to get on the score sheet again not long after the 2nd half whistle. Kerry Roberts started to read the Heaton attacking play and picked up players cutting out a lot of the slip shots in the 2nd half and also taking the hit outs which started to get through to the midfield. Picking Jenny Foster up was a full time job for Bernadette Pheiffer, Alison Turner and Kelly Shore taking their turn as she was proving an influential force in the Stockport circle.

Stockport did break and put the Heaton defence under pressure through some determined work from Natasha Getcheffsky, Becks Evans and Emma Richards linking up well but unable to finish with a decent shot on goal. Claire Lumsden and Hannah Meadwell held their own and made some productive passes on their respective sides - both players improving with each game they play.

Julie Gavin may think twice about offering to help out in defence as she received a yelling at from keeper Andrea Getcheffsky (what's new!) as there was a mis-communication about backing up and picking up players - sorry Julie :-) Most of the defence are used to it by now!!

Player of the match was Mouth Getcheffsky and Final score was 7-0 to Heaton so the objective of improving on the last result was achieved :-) but 3rd team are out of the Divisional Cup :-(