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Cliftonville Ladies made it five wins out of five and have maintained their lead of five points at
the top of the table after winning 1-0 away to Sion Swifts.
Marissa Callaghan scored the only goal of the game to help the Reds keep up their perfect
start to the season.
Derry City may well have caught the backlash from Glentoran’s first defeat of the
seasonas they went down to an 8-2 defeat at the hands pf the second placed Glens. Rachel Rogan
led the scoring for Glentoran as she hit a hat-trick and there was one apiece from Kerry Beattie,
Kerry Bailie, Alison McMaster, Joely Andrews and Lauren Wade, whilst Alison McGonagle and
Paula McGrory replied for the Candystripes.
Crusaders Strikers have drawn
level on points with Linfield Ladies after P W D L F A Pts GD
winning their meeting 1-0. Amy McGivern CLIFTONVILLE LADIES 5 5 5 3 0 1 0 1 13 4 7 15 9 8
GLENTORAN
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scored the only goal of the game, during the LINFIELD LADIES 5 2 1 2 9 6 7 3
first half, to earn the Crues their second CRUSADERS STRIKERS 5 2 1 2 7 5 7 2
league win of the season. DERRY CITY 5 1 0 4 5 19 3 -14
Next Wednesday, leaders Cliftonville SION SWIFTS 5 0 1 4 2 10 1 -8
Ladies play away to Linfield Ladies whilst
Glentoran will be at home to Sion Swifts. In Crusaders 1 Linfield 0; Derry 2 Glentoran 8; Sion 0 Cliftonville 1.
the other game, Derry City play host to
Crusaders Strikers.

The Irish Football Association has agreed to distribute FIFA funding to women’s clubs across
Northern Ireland who have been hit hard by Covid-19.
The money is being made available through FIFA’s Covid-19 Relief Funding programme,
with clubs able to get financial support up to a maximum of £1500 per club.
The FIFA initiative is aimed at helping clubs meet some of the costs associated with the
impact of the ongoing pandemic.
Northern Ireland Football League Women's Premiership clubs and Northern Ireland
Women's FA clubs (who are affiliated to the Irish FA) will be eligible to apply for funding under the
FIFA Covid-19 Relief Funding programme.
Items related to addressing issues arising from the pandemic and combating the spread of
Covid-19 are eligible for support under the funding scheme.
This may include, but not be limited to, clubs adapting and maintaining their facilities to
help mitigate the possibility of spreading Covid-19, including promoting good hygiene, keeping
facilities and equipment clean, maintaining social distancing and avoiding congestion.
It could also cover carrying out vital work in preparing and maintaining pitches which may
not have had their usual close-season maintenance due to budgetary constraints or contractor
availability.
The funding might also help to meet some ongoing costs, including utility bills, insurances,
affiliation fees, facility hire and enhanced cleaning requirements.
However, the support scheme will not cover activities or costs which are already covered by
or claimed from other government funding/funding providers including rates, player and staff
wages/expenses, capital works programmes, funding shortfalls or new activities and events.
All funding applications must be submitted by 7th June.
(www.irishfa.com)
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