Page 21 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.6 2022-23

After last week’s break for the FAW Women’s Cup, the league was back in action and once again
the Genero Adran Premier delivered, with it still all to play for in the race for the Championship
spaces in Phase 2.
Cardiff City Women are keeping hold of top spot for another week following a 1-0 win
over Aberystwyth Town at Leckwith. In a tight game, with Aberystwyth’s defence needing to
be strong, Rhianne Oakley’s 23rd minute goal was enough to maintain the Bluebirds’ 100%
record.
Cardiff Met Women and Swansea City remain hot on their heels, just three points
behind. Met hosted Barry Town Utd and Erin Murray scored twice in two minutes to give the
Archers the advantage. Barry’s Mackenzie Olden fired a return shot ten minutes later to become
the league’s top scorer on five after five games, but Evie Griffiths added a third for Met on the
51st minute to seal the points and a 3-1 victory, to keep second spot, a goal ahead of the Swans.
Swansea made the trip north to The New Saints and went into the lead after just five
minutes with Nia Rees getting her first league goal this season after a strong showing in the Cup
last weekend. Emma Beynon added a second, before TNS were offered a way back into the game
when Shaunna Jenkins’ tackle in the box was ruled illegal and Beth Lewis converted the
resulting penalty. Katy Hosford added a third for Swansea just before full time to make sure the
visitors took the three points.
Pontypridd Utd welcomed Abergavenny Women to USW with the visitors looking
for their first points of the season and hoping to build on their Cup form from last week. Jasmine
Turner got her first Ponty goals, scoring after eight minutes and adding a second two minutes
before the break, before turning provider in the second half for Olivia Francis. Both teams had
chances, with Abergavenny hitting the bar
PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD
and Ponty somehow putting over from five
CARDIFF CITY F.C. 5 5 0 0 13 0 15 13
yards out, but the Dragons being the more CARDIFF MET WOMEN 5 4 0 1 14 6 12 8
clinical both in front of goal and in defence SWANSEA CITY 5 4 0 1 10 3 12 7
claimed the points to leapfrog Barry to move THE NEW SAINTS 5 2 0 3 9 11 6 -2
PONTYPRIDD UTD
into fifth in the table with just one goal BARRY TOWN UTD 5 5 2 2 0 0 3 3 8 7 11 6 6 -3
10
-3
separating them and TNS in fourth. ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 5 1 0 4 3 11 3 -8
In the Genero Adran Trophy, Amber ABERGAVENNY WOMEN 5 0 0 5 5 15 0 -10
Lightfoot and Lili Jones scored the goals as
Wrexham won 2-1 away to CPD Y Rhyl Cardiff City 1 Aberystwyth 0; Cardiff Met 3 Barry 1; Pontypridd 3
1879. Llanfair Utd meanwhile defeated Abergavenny 0; TNS 1 Swansea 3.
Llangefni Town 4-1 thanks to a Gemma NORTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts 0
Jones hat-trick and Sarah Ellis. LLANDUDNO 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 14 0 6 14
CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS
One match was played in Group Two, 9 0 6 9
WREXHAM 1 1 0 0 6 0 3 6
Kirstie Kural scoring the only goal of the CPDM Y FELINHELI 2 1 0 1 4 9 3 -5
game in the first half as Connah’s Quay AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 -3
Nomads won 1-0 against Llandudno CPD Y RHYL 1879 2 0 0 2 3 12 0 -9
Ladies. LLANFAIR UTD 2 0 0 2 0 12 0 -12
Laura May Walkley was on target
twice and Mollie Jones added the other as
Briton Ferry Llansawel beat SOUTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD
BRITON FERRY LLANSAWEL 1 1 0 0 5 2 3 3
Pontardawe Town 3-1. Cascade YC won CASCADE YC 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 2
3-0 against Swansea University thanks SWANSEA UNIVERSITY 2 1 0 1 7 6 3 1
to a Sian Rees double and Bethan Lloyd, and PONTARDAWE TOWN 2 1 0 1 6 6 3 0
CALDICOT TOWN 2 0 0 2 4 10 0 -6
Coed Duon were surprise 3-1 victors over
TALYCOPA LAFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caldicot Town, courtesy of a brace from 0
Charlotte Chalmers and a Mali Gunning-
Thomas goal.
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