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Clinical Chesham make history

Kent Football Utd 1 Chesham Utd 6
On a day full of Women's FA Cup history,
Chesham United made their own mark, by
reaching the Third Round of the
competition for the first time with a
dominant display leading to a 6-1 away win
over Kent Football United.
Hat-tricks for both Gemma Fraser
and Kim Farrow inside the first hour meant
that the outcome was never in doubt.
Chesham looked dangerous every
time the ball was played from deep over or
through the Kent defence in the first half.
Farrow ran clear to finish low for the first on
seven minutes. Fraser, the FAWNL Division
One South West leading scorer, added the Amy Panayi tries to put Kate Bowers under pressure
second and Farrow the third on 25 minutes in (www.jamesprickett.co.uk).
similar fashion.
When Kate Bowers' perfect crossfield pass released Fraser on the right to run in
the fourth on 34 minutes the afternoon threatened to become difficult for the hosts.
In fact, Kent had looked threatening at times going forward and the impressive
Megan Burrows reduced the arrears with a fine finish of her own after being sent clear
by Nancy Housego on 40 minutes
Burrows was denied a second by a fine save from Amber Taylor early in the
second half. However, any hope of a Kent comeback was quickly extinguished as first
Fraser and then Farrow completed their hat-tricks with crisps finishes after clever
Chesham build up play had opened up the Kent defence.
With the outcome decided both sides made a flurry of substitutions. Chesham's
Becky Bloor drew a fine save from home keeper Charlotte Greenwood but it was Kent's
replacements who seemed to give them greater control. In their best period of the
match, Burrows forced another fine save from Taylor, then she fired inches wide with
a curling effort from the edge of the area on 75 minutes.
The determined visitors soon regained control and Greenwood made another
good save to deny Chesham a seventh goal late on. The reward for this historic
Chesham United victory is an intriguing home tie with FAWNL Division One South
East high flyers Billericay Town next Sunday.
Kent Football Utd: Charlotte Greenwood, Ami Burnham, Chloe Copsey, Nancy
Housego, Jordan Butler, Emma Squirrell, Lucy Cockerill, Megan Burrows, Amy
Payani, Priscilla Martins, Oluchi Ijeh. Subs: Hannah Cleary, Chloe Francis, Okasia
Brown, Latifat Adaja, Anjola Ogunyemi, Miranda Rolfe.
Chesham Utd: Amber Taylor, Keunna Dill, Sophie Hull, Erin Price, Emma
Bebbington, Stacie Blackburn, Kirsty Gladwin, Kate Bowers, Natasha Smith, Gemma
Fraser, Kim Farrow. Subs: Amina Hanif,
Emma Delves, Calleigh Wright, Becki Bloor.
womenssoccerscene@mail.com Issue no. 15 - 9 December 2021