Chapman hat-trick inspires eight-goal victory for Garstang
After only two minutes, Rianna Uttamlal came close to scoring on the left post and the alarm bells were ringing for Leyland and Chorley.
A minute later, however, and Garstang captain Arianna Lowery slotted home their first goal.
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Hide AdCentre-half Orla McShannon relished her instructions to break into the ‘D’ and was unlucky not to score in front of goal on six minutes.
A minute later and her powerful shot gained the reward she deserved to make it 2-0.
On 16 minutes, Pip Chapman smashed the ball high over the post before another penalty corner saw some good defence by Leyland and Chorley clear the ball to the side.
A minute later, though, Chapman opened her account by smashing the ball home from open play.
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Hide AdTwo minutes after that and Chapman scored again with a subtle, well-crafted goal which saw the ball go just inside the post with the keeper having no chance. It became 5-0 on 23 minutes when Caitlin Ball scored with a well-placed, lifted flick to the keeper’s left.
Garstang scored again when Holly Swarbrick broke into the Leyland and Chorley ‘D’ and placed a perfect pass to Uttamlal on the post, where she swept the ball home to make it a 6-0 lead at half-time.
Five minutes into the second half Chapman powered home a lifted shot for number seven, collecting her hat-trick in the process, and Orla McShannon scored the eighth 17 minutes into the second half to finish off the scoring.