Chichester ladies' FA Cup hopes are dealt a Hammer blow

By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jan 2012, 10:46 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 20:12 BST
A crowd of 265 gathered at Oaklands Park to see Chichester take on West Ham Ladies in the second round of the Women's FA Cup - but after a brave effort they lost 3-0.

With West Ham second in the league two divisions above Chichester it was always going to be a tall order for the Lillywhites.

Chichester started positively as strikers Shrubb and Evans pressed the West Ham defence. That resulted in Chichester winning a series of corners, but West Ham’s superiority in the air prevented Chichester from turning it into goals.

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Having soaked up early pressure, West Ham broke down the right on 12 minutes and a cross into the goalmouth found a waiting West Ham striker to neatly slot home.