Page 19 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No12 2022-23

Just the three games were played on Sunday in the Genero Adran Premier and with just four
games left before the end of Phase 1, every point counts in the race for a place in the Phase 2
Championship division.
Swansea City looked to cement their place in the Championship division, needing just
five points from five games after dispatching Abergavenny Women in midweek. On Sunday
they travelled to Barry Town Utd who also currently occupy the lower half of the table. It was
Barry who had the first chance of the game, being awarded a penalty in the nineteenth minute,
but they couldn’t take the opportunity and while they held on until injury time in the first half,
it was all Swansea after that. Stacey John-Davies and Nia Rees combined for the first two goals,
Rees the provider for John-Davies on the stroke of half time and roles were reversed just after
the break. Nieve Jenkins added a third with a fourth from substitute Monet Legall, John-Davies
getting her second before Shaunna Jenkins added another late on for an emphatic 6-0 win.
Cardiff Met Women and The New Saints are also looking to pick up all important
points as they look to claim a place in the top half of the table. Ellie Preece hit first for the
Archers, with Tija Richardson adding a second midway through the first half. Chantelle Teare
pulled one back for the hosts but they couldn’t find the equaliser and the match finished 2-1 to
Met, cementing them in third place.
At USW, Aberystwyth Town were welcomed by Pontypridd Utd, who are also
fighting with TNS for a place in the Championship Division. It was Ponty who started the
brighter, with several opportunities to take an early lead but the visitors scored first, Gwenllian
Jones slotting home against the run of play. Ponty continued to press, but weren’t able to find
the net in the first half and had to remain patient to see the fruits of their efforts which came
first in the 62nd minute, with Alison Witts
taking her chance and just two minutes PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD
CARDIFF CITY F.C. 10 9 1 0 34 4 28 30
later a clever run from Olivia Francis saw
SWANSEA CITY 10 7 2 1 27 7 23 20
them get their second. Aberystwyth picked CARDIFF MET WOMEN 10 6 1 3 21 17 19 4
up the pressure and the action became PONTYPRIDD UTD 9 4 2 3 16 15 14 1
more end to end, but neither side could find THE NEW SAINTS 9 3 1 5 17 20 10 -3
another and it finished 2-1 to Pontypridd, ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 10 3 1 6 15 18 10 -3
BARRY TOWN UTD 10 3 0 7 11 27 9 -16
which opens a gap of four points between ABERGAVENNY WOMEN 10 0 0 10 8 39 0 -31
the two teams.
The weather restricted the Pontypridd 2 Aberystwyth 1; TNS 1 Cardiff Met 2; Barry 0
programme to just one match apiece in the Swansea 6.
other two divisions, but it gave Wrexham NORTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts 0
an opportunity to go three points clear at WREXHAM 4 4 0 0 27 2 12 25
the top of the North Division, which they CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS 3 3 0 0 13 1 9 12
LLANDUDNO 3 2 0 1 16 5 6 11
accepted by scoring seven times without
CPD Y RHYL 1879 5 2 0 3 10 22 6 -12
reply past CPD Y Rhyl 1879. Ava Suckley CPDM Y FELINHELI 2 1 0 1 4 9 3 -5
and Lauryn Lyons netted two goals apiece AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON 3 0 0 3 3 17 0 -14
and they were joined on the scoresheet by LLANFAIR UTD 4 0 0 4 1 18 0 -17
Amber Lightfoot, Sophie Hodson and Libby Wrexham 7 Rhyl 0.
MacKenzie.
Meanwhile in the South Division, SOUTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD
things could hardly be tighter with the top BRITON FERRY LLANSAWEL 2 2 0 0 7 2 6 5
four teams all level on points, following CASCADE YC 3 2 0 1 8 5 6 3
PONTARDAWE TOWN 4 2 0 2 14 13 6 1
Swansea University’s 3-2 victory over
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY 4 2 0 2 11 12 6 -1
Pontardawe Town. Katie Horsburgh, CALDICOT TOWN 3 0 0 3 8 16 0 -8
Angelika Barris and Hannah Pinney were 0
all on target for the University side, with Swansea Univ 3 Pontardawe 2.
Catryn Cook and Millie Everest replying.
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