GOALS from Jazz Whitwell and Lou Ross helped York City Ladies get the new season off to a winning start against Scunthorpe and Bottesford.
Whitwell had earlier narrowly missed the target on 13 minutes after a bright start to the game.
Goalkeeper Chloe Precious had to be equal to a strong Scunthorpe strike moments later but, after Sara Renfrew had forced a save at the other end, Whitwell opened the scoring following a tactical switch by manager Kayleigh Davies.
The team’s wingers swapped flanks and girl-of-the-game Beth Clayton and Jess Barnes went on to combine to help Whitwell break the deadlock.
York went into the interval leading 1-0 and doubled their advantage seven minutes into the restart when half-time sub Ross converted a Whitwell centre. The Minster ladies were unlucky not to add a third goal when Clayton glanced just wide.
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