Sunday 21st September 2025

All three of Royal Wootton Bassett Town's Girls' sides playing at competitive age groups picked up positive results this weekend.

The Under 13s faced Hungerford Toen for the second time in a row on Saturday, and the team knew that the opposing side would be looking for revenge after suffering a defeat to Bassett the previous week.

Hungerford started strong and bagged an early goal straight away from a tap in at the end of a great save from keeper Bassett Ella.

However, Bassett didn't give up, and minutes later, Chloe Guppy fired the ball into the back of the net from the edge of the box, showing great determination.

Both teams fought hard to get ahead before half time, but the blues dominated, creating chance after chance.

At one point, Christina Croft made a lovely, darting run with the ball, weaving in and out of players. She took the ball past the keeper, and devastatingly saw her shot hit the post.

However, she got her goal soon after with a great strike that the Hungerford keeper had no chance of stopping.

The second half was goalless, but both teams battled hard.

Bassett had a scare when Hungerford hit the inside of the post, coming close to equalising, but managed to hang on until the final whistle.

The game finished 2-1, with Christina Croft getting player of the match for being consistently good and for never giving up.

The U14s played Ferndale Rodbourne on Saturday, and the game turned out goalless, though Bassett came close to finding the back of the net several times through Mia Hughes, Sienna Matthews and Skye Harrison, with the ball just skimming the crossbar.

The pitch was tough and bobbly, which didn't help in the scramble to score the winner.

However, Bassett dominated for the majority of the game and deserved to win. Better luck next week, where they will take on Durrington, who are currently top of the table.

Meanwhile there was a first victory of the season for the Under 16s as they won 2-1 away at Ashton Keynes.

Bassett had a great response after a couple of tough games and headed into the match with a positive mindset.

With the sun shining, from minute one, Bassett didn't stop attacking. Wingers Tilly and Eliza were creating chance after chance for the forwards.

Bassett came nail-bitingly close to scoring, hitting the side netting, post and crossbar.

25 minutes in, Daisy Bundy cut in from the side with some lovely footwork and smashed the ball into the bottom right corner.

The girls displayed some outstanding defending, making sure they didn't concede.

A few minutes later, Tilly Bevis drove into the box and slotted the ball home, putting Bassett ahead by two.

Bassett kept up the great work in the second half, creating chance after chance. They were frustratingly denied a third goal by the linesman, Bundy's strike being ruled offside.

Ashton Keynes managed to nick a goal back, but the Under 16s held on to win 2-1, keeping their shape and staying strong.

Well done to all the girls for a great team performance.

Last modified on Monday 22nd September 2025 at 23:12.