Sunday 21st February 2016
Widnes Wild Women 1 – Milton Keynes Falcons 2
Period Scores: (0-2, 1-0,
0-0)Shots on Goal: Widnes 41 – MK 22
Penalties: Widnes 20 – MK 4
Widnes Scoring: Leen De Decker 1+0
The Widnes Wild ladies team put
on a battling display in their first home game of the season but ended up losing 1-2
to the Milton Keynes Falcons.
The Wild actually scored first
in the 2nd minute but the goal was disallowed by the referee and
insult was heaped on injury as the Falcons immediately went down to the other
end and scored for themselves.
The game was very close with
chances for both sides but then - in the dying seconds of the first period, the
Falcons scored again with a breakaway goal that gave them a somewhat flattering
0-2 lead going into the break.
Widnes fans finally had something
to cheer in the 27th minute when former Belgian international player Leen De Decker scored a fine solo
effort to get the Wild back in the game.
Things began to get physical as
the second period wore on and the Wild started pressing for an equaliser. They
began clocking up penalty minutes but, despite being short-handed on numerous
occasions, they managed to defend their net and looked most likely to score
again.
The third period remained
goalless and was a very tense affair throughout. The Wild pulled their netminder for the last
minute of the game to throw on an extra attacker in an attempt to force a late
goal but to no avail.
Overall, the Wild outshot their opponents by almost two to one (41 to 22) and the MK netminder Kayleigh Doyle played a blinder for the visitors.
The Wild Women have now
played 4 games in their Women’s Premier League campaign this season and have
won two and lost two.
They are in action again next
Sunday in a home game against Slough Phantoms – who they beat 3-4 away in the
first game of the season. The match
starts at 5.30pm and admission is free.
