Stamford Young Daniels Under 15s girls' team receive sponsorship from Zeeco Europe Ltd
Stamford Young Daniels' Under 15 girls team have received sponsorship from Zeeco for their away kits for new season.
Zeeco Europe Ltd managing director, Nigel Palfreeman, paid a visit to Borderville Sports Centre to meet the girls before their regular training session.
This also gave the players and coaches a chance to thank Nigel for his generous donation.
Head coach Calum Booth said: "We are very grateful to Nigel and Zeeco for their sponsorship.
"The Zeeco logo on the kit looks fantastic - a few of the other Stamford coaches have remarked on how smart the girls look."
Nigel added: "Following the success of the Lionesses earlier this year and the subsequent increase in the number of girls interested in football, we are thrilled to have been granted the opportunity to sponsor these team kits.
"It is important to us to get involved with the local community and, having sponsored the Zeeco Stadium since 2014, we are delighted to expand our support to the young footballers."
The team play in the Lincolnshire League Under 15 South Division and have made a promising start to the season, winning their opening league game 6-0 at Long Bennington.
Their next fixture is on Saturday when they host last season's champions, Moulton Harrox, at Borderville, kick-off is 10:30am.
Stamford AFC's Women's side got their Lincolnshire League campaign off to a flying start with a comfortable 9-0 win against Brigg Ladies on Sunday.
Playing at the Zeeco Stadium, the ladies dominated from the opening exchanges and hit the crossbar and post within the first five minutes.
It was no surprise when Emily Smith opened the scoring to make it 1-0 before going on to net another three goals.
She was assisted by Molly Cunningham who scored a hat-trick and by Polly Pellow and Jemma Hill who contributed with a goal apiece.
This was an outstanding team performance from a newly-formed side who are next in league action on Sunday, October 9, when they host Healing Hotspurs.
Stamford: Emily Smith, Sophie Harris, Fran Henson, Stephania Chaudhuri, Polly Pellow, Ada Henson, Jemma Hill, Lauren Bartle, Molly Cunningham, Emily Smith, Keira Swanson, Emily Ingle. Joint players of the match: Ada and Fran Henson.
The women's side had played their first competitive match the previous week in the Vitality Womens FA Cup against Asfordby
The game, played at the Zeeco stadium, saw the newly-formed ladies team take on their higher level opponents in the first qualifying round.
Stamford took the lead in the opening minutes when Emily Smith scored.
Smith had a chance to double the lead on 16 minutes when Circe Rodgers played her in but the shot was blocked by Leah Radford in the visiting goal. The ball came out to Keely Jackson whose shot was kept out by the Asfordby defence.
The visitors' first effort of note came after 21 minutes when Jessica West fired wide of the Daniels goal. Kiera Swanson then had an effort for Stamford but the shot was wide of the goal.
Asfordby grabbed an equaliser on 26 minutes when they were awarded a free-kick in the middle of the Daniels half.
Alex Saulter stepped up and fired a shot goalwards and the ball went through the hands of the Daniels keeper Amy Gray.
The visitors were in front after 37 minutes when Sarah Brown got behind the Daniels defence and played the ball across to Jessica West who tapped in from close range.
With the first half coming to a close, Jackson nearly grabbed an equaliser for Stamford but her shot was straight at Radford in the visiting goal
Asfordby were then awarded a penalty when Circe Rodgers fouled Hannah Green and Sarah Brown stepped up and fired the ball into the top right hand corner.
Emily Smith fired a shot over the bar after the break before Asfordby extended their lead when they were awarded a second penalty, this time a foul on Danielle Sharpe. Brown stepped up again and dispatched the spot kick.
Brown completed her hat-trick after 57 minutes when she fired a shot past the Daniels keeper.
The scoring was complete after 62 minutes when Alex Saulter grabbed her second of the game when she fired a shot from the right hand side into the goal.
Stamford continued to look for a way back into the game when Molly Cunningham fired a shot wide of the goal.
Alex Saulter had a chance for a third when she fired a shot goalwards but Amy Gray saved the effort.
There were further efforts for Stamford from Emily Smith and Cunningham while the last chance of the game went to Kiera Swanson who attempted to lob the Asfordby keeper but Leah Radford managed to claw the ball away from danger.