Winchester Flyers secure victory but suffer injury blow 

Winchester City Flyers hosted Becaonsfield Town on Sunday in a top-of-the-table match at the Charters Community Stadium.

The game started slowly with a few chances from either side until the 38th minute, when the Flayers were awarded a penalty.

Chelsie Hay stepped up and calmly converted it, giving Winchester the 1 – 0 lead they were so desperately chasing.

HT : Winchester City Flyers 1 – 0 Beaconfield Town

The second half saw a rise in tension, particularly from Beconsfield’s bench, with their coach receiving a warning from the referee.

With the visiting team one goal behind, Beaconsfield number four Ruby Harris cracked under pressure and was given a yellow card that sent her off to the sin bin for ten minutes.

Winchester’s momentum was briefly halted when their number seve, Libby Wilkinson, suffered a serious injury and was forced to leave the pitch.

Despite the setback, the Flayers held their game together and sealed the win with a goal deep into added time.

This result sees Winchester level on points with Beaconsfield, giving them a steady start to the season. 

FT : Winchester City Flyers 2 – 0 Beaconfield Town

After the final whistle, Winchester head coach Emma Pearmine praised her squad’s resilience and determination:

“It felt really good. It’s definitely not our strongest performance we’ve had some key players missing today, but the battle from the team to get that win has been outstanding, and to get that last goal right at the last minute was pretty sweet.”

Winchester player Sophie Byway, who had to watch the game on the sidelines due to an injury, siad: “It was a hard and long game. Tensions were high, but they dealt with it very well, and they worked as a team”