This weekend was a double-header for the clubs in the Women’s Premier Division. Slough moved ahead of Canterbury by beating Doncaster away on Saturday (3-0) and Leicester away this afternoon (4-2). Second place Canterbury had a mixed weekend, drawing 2-2 to Old Loughtonians, followed by a 1-0 victory at home to Bowdon Hightown. In the Men’s Premier Division Cannock retain the lead with a 7-1 win over bottom placed Belper. Reading is the only club in the Women’s South Division with a team in the men’s Premier League and it is starting to show. Under the experienced eye of former Reading star Mani Kochar they have picked up fifteen goals from five matches and have only conceded one goal. Yesterday (Saturday) they met Woking, who were occupying the fourth slot. Despite a deficit in penalty corners, Reading opened their tally early in the match when Claire Kerr found herself unmarked in the ‘D’ and slipped the ball past the stranded ‘keeper. Ten minutes later it was Kerr who was again on target, this time from one of Reading’s few first half penalty corners. The picture changed somewhat in the second half, when it was Readings turn to win the corners, but despite several opportunities and a missed penalty stroke, the score stayed resolutely at 2-0. It was not until the closing seconds of the match that Reading struck again from open play, giving Kerr a much deserved hat-trick. The result keeps Reading ahead of the pack, with St Albans and Swansea (who dropped their first points yesterday away to St Austell) chasing on 12 points each.
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