Page 21 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.31 2021-22

Genero Adran League

The final standings in the league’s first ever season were confirmed on Easter Sunday and
for newly crowned Champions Swansea City, it saw the send to a successful campaign
which saw them as the league’s inaugural winners.
Swansea completed their fixtures with a trip to runners-up Cardiff Met Women
and the spoils were shared as the sides battled out a 1-1 draw. The first half was goalless but
seven minutes after the restart, the Swans went in front with a goal from Stacey John-Davis.
The Archers fought back and Emily Richards earned them a point when she equalised with
seven minutes remaining.
Third placed Cardiff City Women meanwhile rounded things off in the league on
a winning note, courtesy of a 2-0 success away to Aberystwyth Town, Megan Saunders
scoring both goals during the first half.
In the Plate competition, it was all to play for at both ends of the table. Pontypridd
Town were in pole position to take the title, needing just a point to take the crown with Port
Talbot Town also in contention. The relegation battle was a three horse race, Barry Town
Utd starting in the bottom spot at the start of the day, needing a win to stay up, The New
Saints also needed to win to beat the drop, while a draw would have saved Port Talbot, who
were in second place.
If things had been close between the four teams going into the matches, they were to
be even closer at the finish.
In the end it was Pontypridd Town
who held on to top spot despite being PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD
SWANSEA CITY 20 16 3 1 58 12 51 46
beaten 2-1 on the day by Barry Town. CARDIFF MET WOMEN 20 15 2 3 65 19 47 46
Mackenzie Olden gave Barry the lead two CARDIFF CITY F.C. 20 13 1 6 54 28 40 26
minutes before half time, and she netted ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 20 6 3 11 18 41 21 -23
PONTYPRIDD TOWN 20 6 2 12 24 38 20 -14
her second early in the second half. Alison
THE NEW SAINTS 20 6 1 13 26 46 19 -20
Witts pulled one back for Ponty with BARRY TOWN UTD 20 6 0 14 31 57 18 -26
seventeen minutes remaining but Barry PORT TALBOT TOWN 20 6 0 14 21 56 18 -35
held on for a victory which guarantees
their top flight status next season. Cardiff Met 1 Swansea 1; Aberystwyth 0 Cardiff City 2; Barry 2
Pontypridd 1; TNS 4 Port Talbot 0.
The New Saints meanwhile played
host to Port Talbot Town and also picked NORTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts 0
LLANDUDNO 14 12 1 1 75 18 37 57
up the result they needed, running out 4-0 WREXHAM 14 11 0 3 79 30 33 49
winners. TNS went in front through Lexie BETHEL LADIES 14 10 1 3 80 30 31 50
Harrison in first half injury time and CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS 14 9 0 5 83 23 27 60
CPDG PWLLHELI 14 6 0 8 22 41 18 -19
Emily Ridge made it two on the hour.
LLANFAIR UTD 14 4 0 10 25 58 12 -33
Ridge added another goal shortly AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON 14 3 0 11 22 52 9 -30
afterwards and Caitlin Chapman rounded DENBIGH TOWN 14 0 0 14 4 138 0 -134
off the scoring with five minutes
remaining. TNS therefore ended up in
second place in the section but spare a SOUTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD
thought for Port Talbot who occupy the ABERGAVENNY WOMEN 14 12 1 1 88 8 37 80
BRITON FERRY LLANSAWEL 14 11 2 1 50 6 35 44
relegation position despite being only two CASCADE YC 14 9 2 3 33 15 29 18
points behind Plate winners Pontypridd CARDIFF BLUEBELLES 14 7 1 6 33 21 22 12
Town. SWANSEA UNIVERSITY 14 6 1 7 32 24 19 8
CALDICOT TOWN 14 4 3 7 23 35 15 -12
The season for the top tier teams
TALYCOPA LAFC 14 2 0 12 20 95 6 -75
concludes this coming weekend, with the MERTHYR TOWN 14 0 0 14 9 84 0 -75
FAW Women’s Cup Final between Cardiff 0
Met Women and Cardiff City Women,
which takes place at Penybont FC (2pm).
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