Page 19 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.7 2022-23

past Market Rasen Town and have been rewarded with a home tie against Wolverhampton
Wanderers.
Bowers & Pitsea defeated Harlow Town on penalties after the game had finished level
at 1-1, Millie Isherwood scoring their goal. They will be at home to Harpenden Town or
Needham Market whilst Royston Town play the winners of the tie between London
Seaward and St Ives Town after they swept to a 12-1 victory against Sprowston Ladies, Riana
Badal and Natalie Richardson each hitting hat-tricks with Gemma Croucher (2), Amy Cooper,
Danielle Coello and Poppy Smith also scoring.
Norwich City got back to winning ways with a 4-1 success against Cambridge Utd in
another of the all-National League ties. Ellie Smith, Natasha Snelling, Rebecca Russell and Megan
Todd were all on target for the Canaries, with Ruth Fox replying. Karesha Iton (2) and Olivia Syson
were the markswomen for Enfield Town as they ran out 3-0 winners away to Wroxham and
they now go to Norwich in the First Round.
Ashford Utd stormed to a 4-0 victory over Headstone Manor, Jenny Newman scoring
twice along with Rebecca Wyatt and Jodie Cain. Ashford now travel to either Hounslow Women
or Clapton Community. Hackney advanced having won 4-3 at Fakenham Town, Kea Felix,
Natalie White and Fae Fulconis all getting on the scoresheet, they will take on London Bees.
Millwall Lionesses continued their strong start to the season by beating Long Crendon
7-0, Maisie Joyce leading the scoring with a four-goal haul whilst Otesha Charles (2) and Jade
Keogh were also on target for the former winners who face a fascinating tie at home to
Gillingham. Jasmine Backhurst and Olivia Watson scored the goals as Sutton Utd won 2-1 away
to Herne Bay, whose consolation goal came from Lauren Harris, and they go to the winners of
the delayed tie between Richmond Park and Worthing FC Women.
Aylesford edged out Wycombe Wanderers in a seven-goal thriller, Amanda Reece-
Beeput and Alex Witham were amongst their scorers. Lily Price (2) and Rebecca May were the
scorers for Dulwich Hamlet in their 3-0 victory over Winchester City Flyers and they will be
the next opponents for Aylesford. Dartford came through an awkward tie away to Woking
Ladies with a five-goal victory, courtesy of a goal each from Nicha Dyett, Amy Green, Shauni
Griffiths, Emily Read and Paris Smith. The Darts will be up against Ascot Utd who kept up their
good form by beating AFC Acorns 5-0 with goals from Hayley Cruickshank, Dominique
Carrington, Nicole Brown, Hannah Bennett and Georgia Luckhurst-McCord.
Abingdon Town were 6-2 winners against Badshot Lea and they now have the chance
to take on Portsmouth in the First Round. Kim Whitcombe scored along with an own goal, as
Moneyfields defeated Hastings Utd 2-0 and will take on Crawley Wasps. Southampton
Women were taken all the way to penalties by Southern Region League opponents Abingdon
Utd but won the shootout after the game had finished level at 2-2. Gabriella Tchuenkam had
scored both goals for Southampton who are away to AFC Whyteleafe or Ebbsfleet Utd.
AFC Stoneham got through on a penalty shootout after their tie with Eversley &
California finished in a 1-1 draw, Faith Small and Rae Roberts scoring respectively. They have
been rewarded with a home tie against Actonians Ladies, Meila D'Santos (2), Natsumi Kanno
and Maria Ledezma Viso accounted for the goals as Actonians won 4-1 against Ashford Town
(Middlesex) who netted a consolation through Lavana Neufville. Megan Fox scored the only goal
of the game, early in the second half, as Selsey Women came away from an awkward trip to
Dorking Wanderers with a 1-0 victory. The Seals will now be at home to either Queen's Park
Rangers or AFC Wimbledon. Gemma Fraser led the scoring with a hat-trick, whilst Becky Bloor
and Emma Delves added the others, for Chesham Utd in their 5-0 victory over Penn & Tyler's
Green and they will go to Oxford Utd.
Bournemouth Sports scored six times without reply against AEK Boco and although
the match was abandoned with a few minutes remaining due to a thunderstorm, the FA has
subsequently ruled that the result will stand. Becky Miles netted two of the goals for Sports with
Liane Folkenstern, Lauren Brewer, Hollie Shaw and Faye Hawkins adding the others. They will be
at home again in the First Round to Pucklechurch Sports who made sure their trip to north
Devon was a successful one, scoring seven times without reply past Barnstaple Town. Poppy
Coles, Jessica Frazer and Adele Hooper all scored twice for Pucklechurch along with Chelsea
Pearce.
Portishead Town were another team to safely come through a potentially tricky tie,
beating Sticker Women 7-1. Rhian Robbins hit a hat-trick and the others came from Ellie
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