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The Vitality Women’s FA Cup

       Stourbridge caused a large upset in the First Round of the Vitality
       Women's FA Cup as they won 3-2 away to FAWNL Northern Premier
       Division high fliers Derby County, from two levels above.
              Derby took an early lead when Emily Joyce scored direct
       from a corner but Stourbridge equalised just before the half hour,
       with a strike from the edge of the area by Millie Rogers, and Alex Nicklin then put them in front
       five  minutes  ahead  of  the  break.  Derby  pressed  forward  during  the  second  half  and  their
       pressure  brought  reward  when  Precious  Hamilton  levelled  matters  with  sixteen  minutes
       remaining but with extra time looming, the West Midlands League struck a huge blow when
       Courteney Murphy seized on a mishit clearance and lobbed home the winning goal from 40
       yards to secure a memorable victory for her side.
              The  Glassgirls  will  be  away  again  in  the  next  round,  to  Cambridge  City  who
       themselves produced a good result to progress, a Grace Stanley double giving them a 2-0 victory
       at London Seaward.
              Exeter City kept up their superb record in cups this season and their 3-1 win against
       Cardiff  City  Ladies  means  they  have  beaten  three  Southern  Premier  Division  teams  in
       different competitions. Connie Pengelly was the heroine for Exeter as she scored a hat-trick,
       whilst  Cardiff's  reply  came  from  Amber  Roberts.  Exeter  will  be  away  in  the  next  round,  to
       Eastleigh who themselves had a good win, 6-0 away to AFC Stoneham. Lucy Nightingale led
       the scoring for Eastleigh with a hat-trick, Kathryn Littleboy added two and Manuela Naprta
       netted the other goal.
              Clapton Community continued their excellent Cup run by knocking out Bedford
       Ladies on penalties following a 1-1 draw. Marta Perez scored for the Greater London League
       side,  with  Bedford's  reply  coming  from  Natasha  Fensome.  Clapton  will  now  be  up  against
       Hounslow Women who also won on a penalty shootout against Worthing FC Women after
       the game had finished level at 1-1.
              Netherton  Utd  are  the  other  County  League  side  still  left  in  the  competition,
       following their 3-2 victory against Knowle. Yasmin Green, Ellie Hannan and Naomi Dauncey
       were all on target for the S-Tech Cambridgeshire League side whose reward is a trip to FAWNL
       Division One Midlands outfit Long Eaton Utd. Jordan Atkin, Tiana Hicks, Audrey Huskisson-
       Moore and Moriah McIntosh as Long Eaton ran out 4-0 winners against Peterborough Utd.
              Chorley  claimed  the  scalp  of  an  opponent  from  a  higher  level,  beating
       Middlesbrough on a penalty shootout after the game had finished level at 4-4. Aleesha Collins
       had  a  great  day  for  Chorley,  scoring  all  four  goals  during  open  play  whilst  Faye  Dale  hit  a
       hat-trick in reply for 'Boro, with Eve Marshall adding the other. Chorley will be at home to
       Bradford City, 2-1 winners away to Cheadle Town Stingers thanks to Maisie Norde and
       Monika Stube.
              Salford City Lionesses also claimed a National League scalp when they defeated
       Alnwick Town 4-0. Safron Newhouse and Ellen Thornton gave Salford a two-goal lead at half
       time and they went on to add further goals through Feiruz Abdullahi and Laura Tobin. Salford
       have drawn a plum Second Round tie against Newcastle Utd who ran out 5-1 winners over
       Harrogate  Town,  Katie  Barker  bagging  a  hat-trick  along  with  Kacie  Elson  and  Georgia
       Gibson.
              Northampton Town are having an excellent season in the East Midlands League
       and they are in the Second Round following a penalty shootout victory over Bedworth Utd,
       after the teams had battled out a 2-2 draw. The Cobblers will be on their travels in the next
       round, to Lye Town who triumphed 2-1 away to Shrewsbury Town in front of a healthy
       crowd at the Montgomery Waters Meadow. Sunya Salim and Sian Johnson scored the goals for
       Lye, to help crown an excellent day for the West Midlands League.
              Sutton  Coldfield  Town  were  another  West  Midlands  League  team  to  acquit
       themselves well against a team from two tiers above, going down on penalties to Sheffield FC
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