By Jeff Burnige at Fort Road
MILLWALL Lionesses earned back-to-back wins for the first time this season and a first clean sheet of the campaign as they extended their unbeaten run in the L&SERWFL Premier Division to four games with a 1-0 win at Newhaven FC’s Fort Road last Sunday.
With manager Ted Jones on a trip abroad, assistant boss Jack Wilson took charge on the stormy south coast in a game the Lionesses should have won far more easily.
Millwall finally made the breakthrough with Ella Bailey’s goal in the 88th minute to take the three points.
Ciara Watling had a thunderous free-kick ruled out on 26 minutes, the second of the game.
Lionesses centre-forward Lucy Jellett had earlier had the ball in the net, but the linesman ruled that the cross she neatly converted had been delivered from fractionally over the endline.
The Newhaven goalkeeper was having a busy day and was called on to make excellent saves from Mia Lockett and Grace Seely.
When she was beaten, Sophie Chapman and Jellett both had headers cleared off the line.
When in the 70th minute Watling saw her bullet header brilliantly saved, it began to look as though Millwall might have to settle for a draw, before Bailey broke Newhaven hearts with her late winner.
This Sunday, the Lionesses travel again to Sussex, this time to face Haywards Heath Town at Hanbury Park stadium.
Meanwhile, the Lionesses’ under-12, under-14 and under-18 Girls Academy sides all reached the last sixteen in their respective London FA Cups.
