Page 13 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.14 2020-21

The top of the table clash on Wednesday night ended with honours
even as Cardiff Met Ladies and Swansea City fought out a
goalless draw which means that the teams are level on points at the
top of the Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s League.
Both sides had opportunities in a well fought clash but the
biggest moment of the match came in the 31st minute, when Met
goalkeeper Annabel Sweeney dived to her right to save a penalty
from Swans striker Chloe Chivers.
Swansea are likely to be the happier side with the result as they still possess a
game in hand on their rivals.
Three days earlier, Cardiff Met had reclaimed the leadership on goal difference by
beating Cyncoed Ladies 4-1. The Archers took an eleventh minute lead through Erin
Murray, which they took into half time, with Lauren Townsend making it two from the
penalty spot just ahead of the hour mark. Murray then added two quickfire goals to
complete a hat-trick, before Rhianne Oakley scored a consolation for the Mighty Oaks.
Cardiff City Women’s form continues to improve and they moved back into
third place with a 2-0 victory away to Aberystwyth Town. Zoe Atkins settled matters for
the Bluebirds by scoring both goals during the second half.
City followed this up on Wednesday by running out 4-1 winners over Cascade
Youth Club, which takes them to within six points of the top two. Phoebie Poole gave City
a second minute lead which was doubled on the half hour by Zoe Atkins, Abbie Davies
reducing the arrears for Cascade on the stroke of half time. After the break, Atkins
maintained her excellent recent form in front of goal by scoring her second and substitute
Danielle Green headed in the final goal
with sixteen minutes remaining. P W D L F A Pts GD
The result puts City three points CARDIFF MET WOMEN 12 9 2 1 42 7 29 35
SWANSEA CITY 11 9 2 0 34 1 29 33
in front of Port Talbot Town who kept CARDIFF CITY F.C. 12 7 2 3 27 20 23 7
their own top three hopes alive by PORT TALBOT TOWN 11 6 2 3 17 18 20 -1
ABERGAVENNY WOMEN 11 5 2 4 24 13 17 11
defeating Abergavenny Women 2-0
CYNCOED LADIES 10 3 3 5 10 24 12 -14
on Sunday. The visitors had gone into the ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 11 1 2 8 5 23 5 -18
game occupying third place but found BRITON FERRY LLANSAWEL 12 1 2 9 11 36 5 -25
CASCADE YC 11 1 1 9 7 35 4 -28
themselves a goal behind after five
minutes, Laura May Walkley putting Port Aberystwyth 0 Cardiff City 2; Cardiff Met 4 Cyncoed 1; Cascade 1
Talbot in front and they secured the Briton Ferry 1; Port Talbot 2 Abergavenny 0. (Mid) Cardiff City 4
Cascade 1; Cardiff Met 0 Swansea 0.
points late on in the second half thanks to PREMIER LEAGUE CUP GD
Terri Beddows. GROUP ONE P W D L F A Pts 0
The sides in the bottom two CARDIFF MET WOMEN 3 3 0 0 15 0 9 0
ABERGAVENNY WOMEN 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 0
places meanwhile met each other and the CASCADE YC 2 1 0 1 2 6 3 0
spoils were shared as Cascade Youth Club BRITON FERRY LLANSAWEL 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0
and Briton Ferry Llansawel finished ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 2 0 1 1 0 8 1 0
0
level at 1-1. Both goals were scored in a GROUP TWO P W D L F A Pts 0
five minute spell just after the half hour CARDIFF CITY WOMEN 2 2 0 0 11 2 6 0
with Briton Ferry - who remain one point SWANSEA CITY 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0
PORT TALBOT TOWN 2 1 0 1 5 5 3 0
ahead - taking the lead through Alexie CYNCOED LADIES 3 0 0 3 4 14 0
Clayton and Abbie Davies equalising for
Cascade.
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