City Ladies Bosses Quit After Victory
Last updated : 09 October 2005 By Covsupport
Coventry City Ladies managers Mark Howard and Steve Clarke resigned after Coventry City Ladies 3-1 home victory over Lichfield Diamonds this afternoon.
The duo who managed City Ladies Reserves last season to a third place finish, have stepped down due to work and family committments in a highly amicable and honest decision. Director Of Football Tom Stack will take charge until a new manager is appointed.
In a game which was stopped for seven minutes after Lincoln based referee Chris Lamb had sustained a wasp sting.City scored two early goals.
The first game in the fifth minute came when Sarah Marshall tapped home a Karen Clough cross. Two minutes later,Mel Bryne steered home a through ball from Natasha Lynch to double the Sky Blues tally.
Lichfield defended superbly, four times clearing off the line as Emma Lipman and Julia Marshall controlled the game and City piled on the pressure.
It took until the 77th minute for City to find the net again when Julia Marshall scored from the edge of the area but a minute later,the visitors scored a consolation through a Rachel Hazel tap in.
The victory keeps City in with a chance of returning to the WPL Northern Division at the first attempt.
Elsewhere, City Ladies Reserves remain top of the Midland Women's Combination Reserve League with a 5-0 win at Crewe Vagrants and City Ladies U16's beat Leicester City 2-1. Ziggy Gowlett and Katie Moran scored the goals in what was Leicester's first defeat in fifty matches.
