Gibbo in control

Ashburton maintained its 2nd place on the WPL ladder after defeating the Casey Comets 3:0 in a rugged encounter which was marred by several confusing referee decisions. The first half saw both sides fail to trouble the scoreboard, however Ashy had numerous chances which were not capitalised on. Early in the half Christine Pfeiffer cut back a ball from the right which unfortunately finished just behind Kristen Stensholt who was lurking dangerously close to goal.

Tensions were high after the referee seemed to let the Comets get away with what seemed like an unfair physical attack on the skillful Ashburton side. At one point Kristen Stensholt was about to pull the trigger on a shot 6 yards out when her foot was taken out from behind and to the amazement of the crowd no penalty was given.

Kristin takes a stroll

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