Hethersett Athletic

Afterwards manager Ross Potter expressed himself well satisfied with pre-season preparations that also saw Athletic beat Anglian Combination Premier Division Hempnall 3-1.

“Our pre-season preparations are now complete and we are progressing well and now looking forward to the season with a number of new players. We are confident that we will have another good season,” Potter said.

The last two seasons have seen Hethersett finish third and then second in the Premier Division. This season they will be looking to go one better and take the title for the first time in the club’s history. They are also looking for a good run in the county cup.

They have a tough start to their league campaign with a home game against Delaneys this Sunday (kick off at Easton College 10.30 a.m). On September 9^th they visit Freemasons Arms in the County Cup and then have home league games against Rosary Rams on the 16^th and Mattishall Youth Club Old Boys on the 30^th.

The Reserves start their league campaign with a home game this Sunday against Ex-Mile Cross (Memorial Field 10.30) and the Men’s A team visit Dynamo Denmark (10.30). The club’s Under-16s finish off their pre-season friendlies this Sunday with a home match against Heigham Park (Memorial Field 10.30 a.m.

Haringey Borough 3

Hethersett Ladies 3

Hethersett Athletic Women’s team sailed into unchartered territory when they made the long journey to Haringey for their first game in the Eastern Region Women’s League Premier Division.

The opposition may have been stronger, but top scorer Nicola Bray continued where she finished off last season with a hat-trick.

Expectations at Hethersett were very high after a pre-season build-up that included victories over Lincoln and Crystal Palace. It was a higly entertaining match with Hethersett taking the lead on three occasions only to have to settle for a draw. Nicola Stolworthy and Jodie Allard both went close early on before Nicola Bray opened the scoring in the 20^th minute.

Haringey equalised five minutes from the break, only to see Bray pop up for her second just before half-time. Both teams pushed forward after the break and Haringey equalised again before Bray completed her hat-trick. New signing Sophie Fuller almost increased the visitors’ lead but Haringey’s never say die attitude paid off as they equalised for the third time.

This Sunday the women’s team travel to Woodbridge Town in the league