FAREHAM GIRLS IN NINE-GOAL SPREE

Laura Farrell scored four times as Fareham ladies recovered from the shock of conceding an early goal to nail their biggest victory yet in the South Women’s League with a 9-1 thrashing of winless Worthing 9-1.
They fell behind to Division 3B’s bottom side after just six minutes when Jo Faulkner deflected a Charlotte Waters shot past goalkeeper Swati Singh.
But a hat-trick inside seven minutes by Farrell pointed Fareham towards a third win in four recent games and Worthing to a tenth successive defeat.
By half-time Fareham were 5-1 up, Jo Madeley scoring the fourth and Vicky Field a fifth.
Farrell’s fourth goal and a brace from Bex Close added to Worthing’s agony which was completed when Field scored a ninth goal towards the end.
In-form Trojans II toasted a third straight win and a fourth in five outings when they pulled off a creditable 2-0 win at second placed Surbiton, where Bella Slawin and Kathryn Petch were on target.
Southampton are without a win in four matches after a 1-1 draw with Lewes – Bernie Jones scoring a second half equaliser for the city girls.