Dulwich Hamlet 11-0 Haringey Borough

Ana De Pellegrin and Sarah Milner scored four goals each as Dulwich Hamlet cruised to victory over Haringey Borough. It was a dominant performance and a fitting tribute to their coach Farouk Menia, who passed away recently and was remembered with a minute’s silence at the start of the game.

Dulwich were rampant in the first half and De Pellegrin had already scored twice within the first ten minutes. She completed her hat-trick with a powerful penalty that thumped in off the bar.

Sarah Milner then scored a hat-trick of her own in just four minutes - quite possibly the quickest ever hat-trick scored at Champion Hill. Her pace was a constant menace for the Haringey back-line, who struggled to keep a handle on a front three of Milner, De Pellegrin and Liz Wicks, who was returning from several months on the sidelines.

De Pellegrin added a fourth for herself, getting on the end of an excellent ball from captain Rosie Stone, while Milner matched her by breaking the offside trap to make it 8-0 just before half-time.

The pick of the bunch was scored by Lucy Monkman, who came on after the break, and scored a beautiful chip from around 25 yards out. Ella Wales Bonner, another half-time rotation, also added her name to the scoresheet, firing it into the top corner with precision. Meanwhile, debutant Havana McElvaine continued to cause problems for Haringey down the left channel.

Fittingly, Wicks was able to finish off her comeback game with a goal in the dying minutes of the game, a deserved reward for an excellent performance that reminiscent of her early season form.

Speaking after the game on her four-goal haul, Milner said, “I’m just happy to be getting on the score sheet, I think yesterday was a massive team performance. It was an incredibly emotional day for everyone out there and I’m just so proud of all of the girls.”

“I think we all knew who and what we were playing for, Farouk was behind each and everyone of our 11 goals. I’m loving playing football at the moment and that’s all to do with my spicy family and the amazing support we have from the Dulwich massive!”

The result means Dulwich are through to the second round of the Capital Women's Senior Cup.

QPR 2-1 Dulwich Hamlet

Dulwich Hamlet Women's team were defeated 2-1 on Sunday afternoon by a strong QPR side. We began the day top of the League, although QPR had two games in hand.

The Hamlet took the lead in the 70th minute through Saskia Philp, after she broke through the opposition defence to slot home. However, a series of late QPR substitutions helped to swing the balance of the game and in the dying minutes they scored twice, through Chloe Sampson and Hayley Peacock to take all three points.

The result leaves Dulwich in 2nd place, one point behind QPR - who still have two games in hand.

We are back home at Champion Hill this Sunday 27th October at 2pm against Ashford Town.

Gates open at 12pm and the clubhouse bar will be serving drinks, with food options also available. Kick off is at 2pm.

Tickets are available on the day and cost £4 for adults, £2 for concessions and U13s go free, as do Season Ticket Holders.

[b]Photo[/b]: Gavin Smith

[Check out the rest of Gavin's photos from the game here.

Dulwich Hamlet 5-0 Saltdean United

With Marie Louis lining up in goal for the injured Kate Aldridge, Dulwich made a strong start to the game as Sarah Milner and Catherine Campbell both created chances.

The opening goal came after 20 minutes, as Saskia Philip spread the play to Raqi Arran down the right wing, whose cross was met by an expertly-placed header from captain Brit Saylor. Saylor raised both hands in celebration of a well-worked team goal and she was quickly mobbed by the rest of her teammates.

Not long after, Arran added a goal herself, connecting with Rosie Stone’s corner to volley past the goalkeeper. Stone’s set-pieces continued to be a handful for Saltdean as minutes later her freekick was flicked into the net by one of their defenders.

Dulwich refused to take their foot off the gas and Arran played a sumptuous ball across the face of goal for Milner to finish and give the Hamlet a 4-0 lead at half-time.

After the break, Dulwich were happy to sit and control the game, safe in the knowledge that the hard work was done. Lucy Monkman, returning from injury, came on for the final 20 minutes and also got on the scoresheet with a clever flick from Campbell’s ball into the box.

Raqi Arran was named as the Player of the Match after an impressive display that featured a goal and two assists. However, this was very much a team performance from the whole Dulwich team.

The result sees Dulwich rise to the top of the London & South East Regional Women's Premier Division - although QPR, in second, have two games in hand. Dulwich travel there next Sunday at 2pm at the QPR FC Training Ground (Sipson Lane, Harlington, Midddlesex UB3 5AQ).

We are back home at Champion Hill the following Sunday 27th October at 2pm against Ashford Town.

[b]Dulwich Hamlet[/b]: Marie Louis, Helen Bellfield, Allison Rowe (‘64 Michaella Williams), Monique Marino, Harriet Crofts, Roisin Stone (‘64 Ella Bonner), Brittany Saylor (‘69 Lucy Monkman), Catherine Campbell, Saskia Philp (‘77 Joanna Gibson), Sarah Milner (‘59 Ana de Pellegrin), Raquel Arran.

[b]Photo[/b]: Ollie Jarman

Denham United 0-4 Dulwich Hamlet

Dulwich Hamlet maintained their unbeaten start to their league campaign with a convincing 4-0 win over Denham United.

Goals from Catherine Campbell, Ali Rowe, Raquel Arran and an own goal rounded off a dominant performance on a sunny afternoon in Uxbridge.

Speaking after the victory, midfielder Rosie Stone said, "We were really pleased with the performance as whole team. We defended well on a difficult pitch and created lots of chances going forward. Most importantly, we managed to convert those chances - something which had been lacking in our previous games."

Dulwich's next league game is against Saltdean United, at home at Champion Hill on Sunday 13th October at 2pm.