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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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