Rampant Worthing Women put seven past Herne Bay in league opener
Gemma Worsfold hit a hat-trick, Sophie Humphrey was at the double, Sara Tubby struck a stunner and an own-goal completed the scoring.
It was a second straight win for Worthing after they progressed in the FA Cup at the expense of Pagham last time out.
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Hide AdBut manager Michelle Lawrence was much more happy with the ‘clinical’ performance.
She said: “It was great to start the league season with a win and given the way the game played out, it was nice to keep a clean sheet.
“It was also important that the players kept their discipline and continued to practice the things we’ve been working on.”
Worthing made a dream start and were ahead after ten minutes.
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Hide AdHumphrey and Tubby combined before the latter unleashed a fierce drive which found the net.
Worthing continued to press and added a second on 25 minutes. Humphrey collected a short corner then curled home superbly.
The visitors then survived a scare as Sophie Gifford’s tame side-foot shot was straight at Amy Coster.
Worthing then had a third on the half-hour as Worsfold found the net off a Herne Bay defender.
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Hide AdHannah Hewlett saw her header ruled out for offside, but the visitors did have a fourth on the stroke of half time. Humphrey calmly lifted over the goalkeeper to bag her second.
Worthing had another let-off minutes after the restart as a free-kick cannoned to safety off the crossbar.
But Worsfold would grab her first five minutes into the second half courtesy of an exquisite lob.
Tubby saw a strike hit the crossbar soon after before Worsfold was quickest to the loose ball to make it six.
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Hide AdThere was still time for a seventh, with Worsfold completing her hat-trick and rounding off the scoring.
WORTHING: Coster (Adie, 45), Mckellar, Lelliot, Sutcliffe, Thompson-Agbro, Tubby, Waine, Hewlett, Worsfold, Hinton, Humphrey (Kirby, 45).
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