Royal Wootton Bassett Town's clash against fellow South West Regional Women's Football League Division One North high-flyers may have ended goalless. But the game certainly wasn't without incident.

Both teams will have finished the afternoon frustrated not to have found the net, with both 'keepers on form, the woodwork and a goalmouth clearance denying visitors Bitton and Bassett missing from the penalty spot.

Bassett had the first clear opportunity of the match as good build up play between Hannah Gulliver and Honor Fraser set up Nat Goodright, but her effort was kept out by a fine Zoe Hodgson save.

Whatever Hodgson could do, Millie Powell was also capable of and the Bassett stopper pulled off good saves to keep out Abbie Woodley-Marshall's low effort before turning Rebecca Sullivan's acrobatically arouund the woodwork. From the resulting corner, Bitton hit the post.

At the other end Kelly Nightingale struck narrowly over from a Laura Jefferies cross.

Early in the second half, another Bitton corner almost yielded the opener. However, a desperate goalline clearance from Darcy Cox spared Bassett.

Momentum then started to swing Bassett's way as Kat Bach shot just over. She then fed Gulliver whose shot was saved by Hodgson.

Bach continued to be tricky for the visitors to defend and drew a foul in the box. Gulliver stepped up to take the spot kick, but could only shoot straight at Hodgson as it was Bassett's turn to spurn a winner.

Credit: Stuart Smedley
Last modified on Sunday 19th January 2025 at 20:47