Women football reports from across the North Wales scene – Sunday, September 18
North Wales Women’s football reports – Sunday, September 18
FAW Women’s Cup round one
Northop Hall 1 CPD Pwllheli 3
Lois Thomas struck twice as Pwllheli advanced to the next round of the Welsh Cup in Flintshire.
The deadlock was broken on 20 minutes when Katie Bowe received the ball in her own half, turned and hit a long pass into the path of Thomas, who finished well for 1-0.
Bowe kept her love affair with the Welsh Cup competition going when she struck a second into the top corner after receiving a pass from Hayley Rees-Williams.
Thomas added another with a shot from the edge of the box, Bess Roberts with the assist.
Charley Davies played in an unaccustomed centre-half role for Pwllheli and was player of the match – a superb performance.
Northop Hall hit back in the 76th minute through Holly Mayers.
NFA 2 CPDM Bangor 1876 1
Last season’s NFA top-scorer with 26 goals, Sade Benjamin, already has four for the current campaign, two arriving via free kicks in today’s Welsh Cup win over 1876.
Two sides expected to be pushing for the North Wales League title produced a great contest at the Chop Shop Arena, Ffordd Derwen Playing Fields.
The visitors struck first on the half-hour when Danielle Barnfield scored from the penalty spot.
Two minutes later, Benjamin lofted a long-range free kick which goalkeeper Rebecca Elliott spilled above her head and the ball dropped over the line.
Benjamin added a second before the interval, another dead-ball strike which this time sailed in over the keeper’s head.
Genero Adran North
CPDM Y Felinheli 0 Connah’s Quay Nomads 6
Kirstie Kural, scorer of 26 goals in her debut 2021-22 season for Nomads from central midfield, began the latest campaign where she left off with a hat-trick in Sunday’s demolition of a very disappointing home side.
Kural began the rout with a calmly converted penalty on 23 minutes and she made it two before half time, taking on an Aimee Hopkinson pass before finishing.
Felinheli managed to hold their opponents at bay until the 71st minute when Kural completed her hat-trick, catching her marker off guard before racing through and netting from close range.
The contest was now well and truly over, Emily Luke, Jennifer Haynes and Polly Wild-McGregor going on to score for the Deesiders before the end.
North Wales Women’s League (more detailed reports to follow)
Flint Town United 3 Llanfairfechan Town 0
Newly-formed Flint marked their debut with a three-goal victory on a memorable afternoon at the Essity Stadium.
Made up of several players who represented a Holywell team which has stepped down from the North Wales League this season, the Silkwomen clinched the points thanks to a Daisy Hughes double and Leah Phelps single.
Llanystumdwy 1 Denbigh Town 4
Back-to-back wins for Denbigh, who look to be building a decent squad at Central Park.
Their first goal came when Charlotte Morris set up new signing Charlotte Cooper to score.
Defender Steph Farley scored for the second game in succession when a ball was deflected into her path and she fired into the bottom corner.
Cooper provided the assist for young Lois Roberts to net the third and an Eluned Evans cross deflected in off a Llan defender for number four.
Llanystymdwy played well, scoring a deserved goal through a long range effort from the impressive Grace Mpuku after Sara Lacey had sent the ball forward.
Trearddur Bay 8 Caernarfon Town 0
Veteran striker Gail Manning notched a hat-trick as Trearddur Bay rattled up their biggest win since forming last season.
Ashleigh Jones notched the first two for the Anglesey side, then Gemma Thomas, Hannah Smith and Chloe Taylor also found the net.
Bay could also afford the luxury of a missed penalty from Freya Davies.