Essex County Girls' Football League, Under 15 Division. Redbridge 2 Chelmsford City 4

City travelled to Redbridge knowing that a win in their final league outing of the season would guarantee third spot. City started brightly but had to contend with some 'bizarre' refereeing decisions and unfortunately went a goal down within 15 minutes after some confusion in the defence when clearing a well worked Redbridge  free kick. City rallied and harshly has a goal ruled out when Mollie DeBell  was somehow judged to have committed a foul after being shoved into an on rushing Rebridge defender. With only seconds of the first half remaining, City were awarded a free kick just outside the box. Becky Bryant struck her shot too well and it crashed back off the bar, only for Rosie Coe to follow up with a header that also came back off the woodwork.

The good end to the for half spurred City on and it didn't take long for DeBell to grab an equaliser, Smashing a fierce shot across the keeper and in to the bottom corner. From this point the game was mainly one way with City continuing to get stronger. However, the push for the second goal left City exposed and Redbridge managed to regain the lead with a goal on the break.

City made two substitutions bringing Katie Aldis and Christy Hill into the action and it the pair of them had an almost immediate effect. Good work down the left from Aldis caused problems in the home defence and the ball fell to Hill who managed to turn on the spot and beautifully curl her shot round the keeper and in at the right hand post. City continued to press and soon Aldis made it three, with a neat lob that appeared to everyone to be mishit and heading way over the bar, but it dropped in time  and landed in the back of the net.

With the game dying out, City took full control and could have had double figures if so many shots hadn't struck the Redbridge keeper. Bex Hinton could have a had a hat trick herself but it seemed as though her luck wasn't with her. However, with just a few minutes remaining City were awarded a corner. After a small goal mouth scramble, the ball fell to Hinton, who gladly rifled her shot beyond the keeper for her 12th of the season, a well deserved goal to make up for her efforts.

Having cemented third spot, City could still finish as runners up for the second successive season if Redbridge lose their remaining two games.

The manager and coach would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the girls and parents for their hard work this season. They have been a fantastic team and we hope to keep them together pick up again next season, continuing to build upon the successes of the past two campaigns.

Chelmsford City: Georgina Outhwaite, Chloe Evans, Becky Bryant, Shannon Jones (Katie Aldis), Gaby Freedman, Rosie Coe, Bex Hinton (C), Tayla Peel (Christy Hill), Mollie DeBell.

Player of the match: Becky Bryant.