Match Report: UKC (W) 1 - 0 STU (W)---Round 3 ACAA

The Kings' Blue Devils got a win on Saturday, but they missed a number of easy chances against St. Thomas.

Irene Flatley, though, managed to snag a winner in the 71st minute.

"The scoreline should have been four or five-nil," said Blue Devil's coach Stacey Stocco. "But you don't finish your chances you're given, you end up with a 1-0 result, which, you know, I'm not complaining. It's a win."

Flatley was at the heart of a lot of chances, using her pace to get onto long passes. She struggled at times to finish, though, and had difficulty getting it by Tommies' 'keeper Sarah Wardell.

She also won a number of free kicks, giving Kelly Cousens a chance to test Wardell in the 23rd minute. Cousens sent her shot over Wardell and off the bar, though.

After 71 minutes, Flatley managed to score, rounding Jessica Bruce and rolling her shot low past Wardell for a 1-0 lead.

Cousens then hit the bar again in the 77th minute, with a wonderful curling shot that deserved a goal.

Stocco employed a 3-5-2 formation all game, using Sarah Kraus as the lone true centre-back, and moving Cousens higher, into an attacking midfield role. It marks a change from Gillian Costelo's 4-1-4-1 system last year.

St. Thomas had almost no offensive pressure and Krista Bishop had a quiet night for Kings'. Although she commanded her box well and gathered several crosses, she was never tested with a shot.

Unofficial Stats

Goals: UKC-1; STU-0
Shots on Target: UKC-9; STU-0
Total Attempts: UKC-19; STU-0
Fouls: UKC-2; STU-7
Cautions: UKC-0; STU-1 (30' Samantha Silver)
Ejections: UKC-0; STU-0
Corners: UKC-6; STU-0
Offsides: UKC-1; STU-0