Page 8 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.4 2022-23

scored the goals to take Actonians out of
the bottom three and into mid-table.
Division One South West
Cardiff City Ladies power on at the top
and their 5-0 victory over Maidenhead
Utd keeps them two points clear. Grace
Horrell netted two of the goals and she
was joined on the scoresheet by Chloe
Lloyd, Ruby Scahill and Cori Williams.
The two teams immediately below
Cardiff at the start of play met each other
and it was Exeter City who emerged as
3-1 winners against AFC Laura Da Silva scores Selsey’s third goal against Larkhall Athletic.
Bournemouth. All of the goals came in
the second half, Jenna Markham giving Exeter a two goal lead and after Lucy Cooper reduced
the arrears, Mollie Taylor wrapped up the win with the third.
Selsey Women made it four wins out of four and are up into third place following their
3-0 success away to Larkhall Athletic. Natasha Wild and Megan Fox put the Seals two up
during the first half, before a superb 20-yard strike from Laura Da Silva rounded off the
scoring.
Portishead Town moved themselves into fifth, thanks to a 3-0 victory over
Southampton Women. Nathalie Zajaczkowski gave Posset the lead just before half time and
a double from young winger Rosie Hill after the break sealed the points.
Keynsham Town are starting to find their form, albeit narrowly getting the better of
AFC St Austell in a ten-goal thriller. Nathali da Silva and Shannon Redhouse each scored
twice for Keynsham along with Naomi Clipston and Nadine Grogan, whilst Beth Everson hit a
hat-trick for the Cornish side and Lucy Solloway added the other.
* On Wednesday night, Selsey Women went down to their first defeat of the season, beaten
1-0 by Southampton Women. Kiera Haslam scored the only goal of the game for
Southampton via an injury time free kick.
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Northern Division leaders Durham Cestria made it three wins out of three with a 3-0 success
away to Hull City, thanks to Grace Monkhouse, Ellie Wise and an own goal. Georgina
Spraggon hit a hat-trick as Newcastle Utd won 3-1 at Chorley and Middlesbrough edged
out Leeds Utd by the odd goal in seven, Amber Rodgers was another hat-trick scorer and
Emilie Onions added the other. Liverpool Feds defeated Huddersfield Town 5-3 whilst
Louise Biggins, Evie Savage and Jessica Sutton all scored first half goals for Barnsley against
Stockport County, who fought back after the break for a share of the spoils, thanks to an
Ellie Richardson double and Eva Craney-Barnie.
Amy Hare bagged a brace as Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2-1 away to
Stourbridge to keep their three point advantage in the Midland Division, with Nottingham
Forest in second place after beating Sporting Khalsa 5-1. Mia Chiarizia, Olivia Edwards,
Jessica Waplington, Olivia Standeven and Summa Betts all scored for Forest. Stoke City are
also three points off the pace; Casey Beamon (2), Manuela Delle and Evie Peet accounted for
the goals as they won 4-1 at Doncaster Rovers Belles. West Bromwich Albion and
Derby County are in the next two positions after their meeting ended goalless.
Queen's Park Rangers are the new leaders of the South East & Central Division after
Amelia Cutler (2), Poppy Bridgen, Dahlia Salah and Kelena Walters-Wright took them to a 5-3
victory over Enfield Town. Oxford Utd won 3-1 at Watford and are up to second. Ellen
Marson and Shannon Shaw both hit doubles, and Charlotte Gillies added the other, as
Cambridge City won their local derby 5-0 against Cambridge Utd, whilst AFC
Wimbledon defeated Stevenage Women 5-1. Fergus Kizz netted twice, along with Emma
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