Congratulations to all the teams today who each played four matches in very hot conditions.

Matches started at 11.00 with Yorkshire & NE winning 1-0 on pitch 1 against South East with Claire Turner the scorer in open play. On pitch 2 South Central beat London 1-0 with a goal from Philippa Joseph from a corner.

East then opened their account with a 1-0 win against Midlands with Jane Peggs the scorer. On pitch 2 West won 2-0 against North West with 2 goals in open play from Deb Chalcraft.

East and London then played out a 0-0 draw. East thought they had scored with seconds to go but the goal was disallowed. On pitch 2 South Central squeezed past a resilient Midlands 1-0 with an early goal from Amanda Lee.

In the 1.50 fixtures Yorkshire & NE beat North West 1-0 with a goal from Jo De-Vries and West had a resounding 5-1 win against South East with 2 goals from Sarah Butt and 1 a piece from Jackie Daw, Deb Chalcraft and Tracy Fieldsend. Teresa Band scored for South East.

Yorkshire & NE picked up their third 1-0 win next against South Central with another goal from Jo De-Vries and South East won 2-1 against London with Katie Cowlard and Kathy Carrick scoring for South East and Sarah Pusey for London.

Next up East won 1-0 against a tiring West who only had 13 players available. Maria Whelan scored the winning goal. North West won 1-0 against Midlands with Sarah Impey scoring.

London and West then played out a 1-1 draw with goals from Mandy Hoad and Jackie Daw whilst South East and South Central shared the points in a 0-0 draw.

As thoughts turned to the hog roast and the Champions league final Yorkshire & NE claimed maximum points with a 4-0 win against Midlands with 2 Lorraine Dickson and 1 from Jo De-Vries and Pip Glassford. Some very tired East and North West players finished the day with a 0-0 draw.

Please see the attached document for the full details. Matches resume at 10.00 tomorrow with Yorkshire & North East top of the table and up to play second placed East and third placed West tomorrow. All shaping up for some exciting matches tomorrow.

Thank you to Shaws butchers who supplied the hog roast this evening. Full thanks to all volunteers to follow tomorrow.