Page 21 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.13 2022-23

At the Swansea.com Stadium, nearly 1,400 fans turned out for the South Wales derby. League
leaders Cardiff City Women had a slight edge over second placed Swansea City in the first
half, but weren’t able to convert and it was all square at the break. Swansea came out the brighter
side in the second half and their energy paid off when Stacey John-Davies’ crosspitch pass put in
Katy Hosford for the opening goal. The Bluebirds rallied and Phoebie Poole took a chance from
outside the area to loop over the keeper for an equaliser and for her tenth of the season. The game
continued to be end to end but neither side could find the winner and it finished 1-1, enough for
Swansea to confirm a top half finish in Phase 1.
Pontypridd Utd were hoping to strengthen their grip on fourth place, but it was hosts
Cardiff Met Women who emerged as 1-0 winners. Erin Murray got the only goal of the game to
leave the Archers needing just a point from their last three Phase 1 fixtures to secure a space in the
Championship Division.
The New Saints were in prime position to take advantage and close the gap to Ponty and
away at Aberystwyth Town,they looked to be in control of the game; Caitlin Chapman opened
the scoring, with Lucie Platt adding a second ahead of half time. Chapman doubled her tally in the
59th minute, a goal that instead of securing the victory for TNS, inspired the Seasiders to mount
a comeback. Elin Jones got the hosts’ first and Gwynllian Jones reduced the arrears just six
minutes later. Tania Wylde grabbed an injury time equaliser and not only did the game end 3-3,
it leaves both teams level on points and level on goal difference and just three points adrift of
fourth place.
The ball was therefore very much in Barry Town Utd’s court, as they faced Abergavenny
Women in a late kick off at Jenner Park. The Pennies however were there to spoil the party, Alana
Murphy looping in a shot from outside the
box to give them a half time lead. Mackenzie
PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD
Olden equalised and Taite Trivett put the CARDIFF CITY F.C. 11 9 2 0 35 5 29 30
hosts in front three minutes later but Ellis SWANSEA CITY 11 7 3 1 28 8 24 20
Lunn hit straight back for Abergavenny, CARDIFF MET WOMEN 11 7 1 3 22 17 22 5
before Lauren Harris stepped up to retake PONTYPRIDD UTD 10 4 2 4 16 16 14 0
the lead for Barry in the 72nd minute. With THE NEW SAINTS 10 3 2 5 20 23 11 -3
ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 11 3 2 6 18 21 11 -3
it looking like Barry set to jump up the table BARRY TOWN UTD 11 3 1 7 14 30 10 -16
into fifth, Murphy stepped up again to secure ABERGAVENNY WOMEN 11 0 1 10 11 42 1 -31
a 3-3 draw and take Abergavenny’s first
point of the season. Aberystwyth 3 TNS 3; Swansea 1 Cardiff City 1; Cardiff Met 1
Wrexham have gone five points clear Pontypridd 0; Barry 3 Abergavenny 3.
at the top of the North Division after a double NORTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts 0
from Rosie Hughes gave them a 2-0 win WREXHAM 5 5 0 0 29 2 15 27
away to Airbus UK Broughton. They were CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS 4 3 1 0 14 2 10 12
LLANDUDNO
further boosted by the news that their two 4 2 1 1 17 6 7 11
CPD Y RHYL 1879 5 2 0 3 10 22 6 -12
nearest rivals had drawn 1-1, Ella Harvey CPDM Y FELINHELI 3 1 1 1 6 11 4 -5
giving Connah’s Quay Nomads an early LLANFAIR UTD 5 0 1 4 3 20 1 -17
lead and Maddie Williams equalising for AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON 4 0 0 4 3 19 0 -16
Llandudno after the break. Fflur Williams
netted a brace for CPDM Y Felinheli as Airbus UK 0 Wrexham 2; Felinheli 2 Llanfair 2; Connah’s Quay 1
Llandudno 1.
they shared a 2-2 draw with Llanfair Utd,
who earned their first point thanks to two SOUTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD
goals from Harriet Davies. BRITON FERRY LLANSAWEL 3 3 3 2 0 0 13 2 9 11
CASCADE YC
In the South Division, Briton Ferry 0 1 8 5 6 3
PONTARDAWE TOWN 4 2 0 2 14 13 6 1
Llansawel have opened up a three point SWANSEA UNIVERSITY 5 2 0 3 11 18 6 -7
lead after defeating Swansea University CALDICOT TOWN 3 0 0 3 8 16 0 -8
6-0. Megan Kearle led the scoring with a 0
hat-trick, Lowri Baker contributed a brace Briton Ferry 6 Swansea Univ 0.
and Fleur Jenkins was also on target.
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