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times without reply at Lucas Cwmbran. Lauren Anderson hit a hat-trick for Caerphilly along
with Montana May, Rachel Deans and an own goal and they now have a plum Second Round tie
at home to Cardiff Met Women. Merthyr Town recorded the biggest win, 10-0 over
Aberaman Ladies, Amy Davies scoring five times with one each from Phoebe Evans, Talia
Jones, Charlie Prosser and Kate Allen. Sade Benjamin netted both goals as NFA FC Women
defeated CPDM Bangor 1876 2-1 and CPD Pwllheli were 3-1 winners away to Northop Hall
thanks to Katie Bowe, Lois Thomas and an own goal, they now go to Aberystwyth Town.

Gloucestershire League
One match was played in Division One on Sunday and it saw the teams occupying the top two
positions after the opening day meet each other. It was Cheltenham Saracens who were to
hold on to the early leadership with a hard fought 1-0 win away to Bristol & West, Hannah
Galpin scoring the only goal of the game midway through the first half.
AEK Boco Res maintained their winning start in Division Two with a 5-3 victory over
Cirencester Town. Shania Powell hit a second successive hat-trick for Boco and she was joined
on target by Asia Haines and Shelby Lacey. Red Falcon Club join them on six points, they were
3-2 winners away to Downend Flyers Res. Tierney Harris, Harriot Mason and Issey Cannon
netted the goals for Red Falcon, with Brooke Moore and Ellie Lester replying. Longlevens
meanwhile got off in style by beating Gloucester City Development 7-1, thanks to a four-goal
haul from Lauren Mills, Olivia Kosylowicz (2) and Lucy Skelding.
In Division Three, Ellwood Ladies notched up a second 2-0 win in as many weeks, this
time against Kingswood Women courtesy of Sophie Wicks and Sarah Smith. Ellwood head the
table on goal difference from Southmead Community Sport whilst Bristol Ladies Union
made it a winning start, 2-0 against SGS Olveston Utd Res with Erin Taylor and Martha
Haines on target. Leanne Derbyshire, Claire Hartill and Madeleine Hilbert accounted for the
goals as Stoke Lane Athletic won 3-1 against Winchcombe Town, whose consolation came
from Zinovia Apospori.
Greater London League
Leyton Orient continue to lead the way in Division One North after they defeated Luton
Town Res 3-0 at the Breyer Group Stadium on Saturday night. Shakira Waithe gave Orient a
first half lead and they went on to add further goals after the break through Shanice Taylor-
Newsam and Tara Copeland. East London scored seven times without reply past Enfield
Town 3rds, Ayse Yuksel bagging a brace along with Elena Bodnarescu, Simone Folkes,
Katherine Gee, Emily Hammond and Rhiannon Mullan. Abigail Claringbold (2), Lillie Elsbury
and Holly Hawkes accounted for the goals as Brentford B ran out 4-1 winners at Tower
Hamlets, and AFC Leyton complete a quartet of teams on six points after they edged out
Hackney Res by the odd goal in seven, Tetiana Laishchuk netted twice and there was one apiece
from Ayanna De Sousa and Abigail Lestrade.
Tooting Bec keep hold of the leadership of Division One South, thanks to a 7-1 victory
over South East Parakeets. Bryony Bancroft led the scoring with a hat-trick and there were
doubles from Olivia Griffiths and Jennifer Schmidt. They head the table on goal difference from
Hammersmith who beat Balham Panthers 5-1 , Madeleine Hills scored four times and
Gloria-Rose Mackaya added the other. Ellie Cullen was on target for CB Hounslow Utd in their
1-1 draw with South London Laces, who scored through Laurelle Jordan, and South London
defeated Kenningwell Utd 3-1 thanks to Leanna Glass, Virginia Somers and an own goal.
Sheffield & Hallamshire League
This season’s Division One includes Brunsmeer Athletic (formerly Rotherham United
Reserves who swept all before them in Division Three last term), newly formed Chesterfield
FC Women (part of Chesterfield FC [men] and a different club to Chesterfield Ladies of East
Midlands Regional League) and Middlewood Rovers (last season’s players at Handsworth).
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