City made it two wins in a row with a good team performance against a well organised Sporting '77 side in the heat on Sunday afternoon.

The opening exchanges saw both sides looking like scoring but neither could convert their chances and the score remained 0-0 until Millie Richards opened the scoring with a debut goal on the half hour mark. Her initial shot was well saved but the keeper couldn't hold on to it, allowing Millie to finish at the second attempt.

The opening goal woke City up and Richards made it two soon after the restart. City were awarded a penalty just before half time and Christie Hasler calmly stepped up to slot the ball home from the spot.

The second half started badly for City as Sporting managed to catch City on the break and open their own account. However, it didn't take the girls long to respond with Hasler making it four for City. City continued to press and the hard work paid off with Chloe Evans adding a fifth.

At this stage the girls became a little complacent and some slack defending allowed Sporting to grab a second. City responded in the best way possible with Hasler completing her hat-trick. City were not finished and Richards  got a hat-trick of her own, slamming home another penalty after  Shannon Matthews was fouled just inside the box. Becky Hinton made up for a mistake in the opening minutes by firing home after some excellent build up before Shannon Jones got in the act, bundling home a Hasler cross from the right. Hasler then completed the scoring by pouncing on a loose ball to get her fourth and City's tenth.

Match in focus

Chelmsford City: Sarah Cherry, Ellie Brown (Shannon Jones), Gabby Freedman (Shannon Matthews), Tayla Peel (Hannah Knight), Becks Hinton (C), Chloe Evans, Mollie Dubell, Christie Hasler, Millie Richards.

Scorers: Hasler 4 (1pen)), Richards 3(1pen)), Evans, Hinton, Jones.

City Player of the match: Christie Hasler.

Referee: Roger Barnard (Chelmsford)