Page 31 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.7 2022-23

Gloucestershire League
Dursley Town climbed above Bristol & West into second place after winning their
meeting 3-2. Lucy Jones, Morgan Tayler and Katie Hooper scored the goals, with Aimee
Clark and Georgie Thompson replying, as Dursley notched up a third straight win to take
themselves above their opponents on goal difference and one point behind leaders Bitton
Ladies. Cheltenham Saracens are also a single point off the pace after Kelly Adams,
Melissa Devereux, Leah Rhodes and Lauren Wyatt gave them a 4-2 victory over Tuffley
Rovers, whose goals came from Kelly Birkett and Jess Dobbins. Kate Ambrey led the
scoring with a five-goal haul, Rakiya Morgan-King added a brace and there was one each
from Paige Todd, Megan Long, Chloe Golding and Shannon Duckett as Gloucester City
built on their good start with an 11-0 success against Abbeymead Rovers.
Red Falcon Women have regained the leadership of Division Two after they
triumphed 6-2 in their top of the table clash with AEK Boco Res. Kelly Maggs, Issey
Cannon and Claudia D'Angelo each scored twice for the new leaders, whilst Boco replied
with a Shania Powell brace. Third placed Cheltenham Civil Service lost ground as they
were beaten for the first time, 3-1 by improving Whitchurch & Bristol whose scorers were
Hannah Gillett (2) and Clara Romero Collins. Bradley Stoke are up to fourth after making
it three wins on the trot, scoring eight without reply at City of Gloucester. Chloe Brown
was on target four times, Marissia James added a brace and Emily Jacklin and Hollie Shone
rounded off the scoring. Lauren Mills netted twice and Annie Baker the other as
Longlevens shared a 3-3 draw with Cirencester Town.
Southmead Community Sport continued their impressive start to the season with
a fifth straight win, 5-0 against Kingswood Women to take themselves four points clear
at the top of Division Three. Jordan Scowen bagged a hat-trick and she was joined on the
scoresheet by Shannon Hazell and Olivia Stone. Steph Davis-Hyde and Laura Limbrick-
Jones were on target as Mitcheldean SC won 2-0 away to Andoversford, a result which
takes them up to fourth. Winchcombe Town meanwhile claimed their first win of the
season, 4-1 against Ashton Keynes Youth, thanks to doubles from Sarah Hibbert and
Emily Wright.
Greater London League
The top two in the Premier Division did not play over the weekend and third placed Comets
were able to narrow the gap as they won 1-0 away to Camden Town, McKenna Doyle
scoring the only goal of the game. Richmond & Kew defeated UCL Academicals 3-1
thanks to Charlotte Close (2) and Brooke Leigh-Bridges, and Regents Park Rangers won
for the first time, 5-3 against Clapham Utd.
Shanice Taylor-Newsam, Katie Hunt, Leanne Bates, Shakira Waithe and Ebony Heath
all scored a goal apiece as Division One North leaders Leyton Orient won 5-2 away to
Actonians Ladies 3rds. AFC Leyton stayed in touch by beating East London 3-2,
courtesy of strikes from Catie Cox, Ayanna De Sousa and Abi Lestrade. Claire Huggins (2),
Abigail Asante-Appah, Natasha Cohen, Esther Yong and Petra Lopez-Nogueira were on the
scoresheet as Enfield Town 3rds won 6-3 against Forest Crusaders and Luton Town
Res notched up their first victory, 5-1 over Tower Hamlets thanks to a Sapphire Rohan
brace, Estelle Klausner, Angelika Kopec-Knurek and Shanice Lewis.
Hammersmith have taken over as the new leaders of Division One South, going top
on goal difference after a ten-goal victory over Wandsworth Borough. Tamara Dkaidek
and Julianna Belinfante each hit hat-tricks along with Lashan Millwood (2), Madeleine Hills
and Ashley Nevey. Tooting Bec are back in second despite coming from behind to beat
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