The u13 Cup Final
 

Batley Heat    3 - 1    Doncaster Belles

Sat 3 May at Ossett Town FC
 

Batley (Blue) and Doncaster (red) line up before the final

 
Batley turned up the heat to lift the under 13 Cup and inflict a first defeat of the season on league champions Doncaster Belles.
  
Having finished runners-up to Doncaster in the league, Batley were determined not to let the Belles have all the fun but, despite dominating the opening encounters, Batley soon found themselves a goal down when a superb free kick flew into the top corner to give Doncaster the lead which they held until ten minutes into the second half when Batley's pressure finally paid off when a shot from the edge of the area nestled in the top corner of the Belles net.    

Match Action

 
A quickly taken short corner caught the Belles napping and produced a second goal for Batley but the goal led to the Belles best spell of the game and only a couple of superb saves from the Batley keeper denied Doncaster an equaliser.
  
The outcome was finally settled when a Belles defender handled the ball in the penalty area and Batley made sure of victory from the resulting spot kick.
 

The Batley keeper stands no chance as a Belles free kick flies into the top corner

     

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Batley take the lead

Batley celebrate their Cup victory