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Goalden Girl: Will goal magician Kirstie Kural end the season with a bang this Sunday ?

WREXHAM, WALES - 26th MARCH 2023 - Nomad's Kirstie Kural before Wrexham AFC Women vs Connah's Quay Nomads in the final game of the Genero Adran North at The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (Pic by Sam Eaden/FAW)

Nomads captain Kirstie Kural hopes to round off a great season by winning the NEWFA Challenge Cup this Sunday – and maybe adding a goal or two to her awesome tally of 33. As we always say – not bad for a midfielder! Pic by Sam Eaden/FAW

Connah’s Quay Nomads diamond Kirstie Kural will hope to deliver a glorious final chapter in a goal-packed season when she plays in the North East Wales FA Women’s Challenge Cup Final against Airbus this weekend.

Nomads will be aiming to retain the cup they won last year and central to their hopes is attacking midfielder Kural, who has netted an amazing 33 goals this term.

While catching Goalden Girl table leader Rosie Hughes (42 goals for Wrexham) is a very ambitious target, we can expect the Nomads star to be a prominent figure in the final at Ruthin Town FC on Sunday, May 21, 3.30 pm kick-off.

Genero Adran North gems Hughes and Kural lead the overall goal standings for the season and the battle for third place is interesting with three of four in with a chance.

NORTH WALES WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEADING SCORERS – UP TO AND INCLUDING MAY 17, 2023
(league and cup goals combined – senior games only)

42 GOALS

Rosie Hughes (Wrexham)

33 GOALS

Kirstie Kural (Connah’s Quay Nomads)

27 GOALS

Jen Cox (Llangefni Town), Stevie Donougher (Bangor 1876), Sade Benjamin (NFA)

22 GOALS

Tesni Hughes (Amlwch Town)

21 GOALS

Lois Thomas (Pwllheli)

20 GOALS

Amber Lightfoot (Wrexham)

17 GOALS

Maddie Williams (Llandudno), Zoe Stopford (NFA)

15 GOALS

Ffion Thomas (Llangefni Town), Elana Harley (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Ellie Jones (Amlwch Town)

14 GOALS

Lisa Jones (Caernarfon Town), Mari Gibbard (Wrexham – all for Llandudno), Mia Roberts (Bangor 1876), Ella Jones (Bangor 1876)

13 GOALS

Ffion Williams (CPDM Y Felinheli), Emily Jones (NFA), Ellie Coulson (Llangefni Town)

12 GOALS

Sioned Jones (Pwllheli), Awel Ellis (Bangor 1876)

11 GOALS

Ashleigh Jones (Trearddur Bay), Shannon Hobbs (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Jenna Allsup (Bangor 1876), Danielle Barnfield (Bangor 1876), Ava Suckley (Wrexham)

10 GOALS

Rosie Hughes (Flint Town United), Ffion Owen (Llandudno), Sarah Massey (Northop Hall), Amy Webster (NFA), Bess Roberts (Pwllheli)

9 GOALS

Brygida Gorecka (Northop Hall), Grace Mpuku (Llanystumdwy), Tegan Hewitt (Connah’s Quay – 1 for Airbus), Jasmin Dutton (Llandudno), Stella Windsor (NFA), Fflur Williams (CPDM Y Felinheli)

8 GOALS

Kaelyn Williams (Flint Town United), Libby McKenzie (Wrexham), Cerys Parry (Bangor 1876), Kylie Jones (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Hana Wellings (Llanystumdwy), Mari Owen (Pwllheli)

7 GOALS

Jennifer Haynes (Flint Town United – 5 for Connah’s Quay Nomads), Gail Paterson-Manning (Trearddur Bay), Becca Bannister (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Rachael Thomas (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Rebecca Pritchard (Wrexham), Cerys Gadd (Amlwch Town), Ruby McGilloway (NFA), Esra Gunes (Denbigh Town), Magi Hughes (Pwllheli)

6 GOALS

Daisy Hughes (Flint Town United), Niomi Taylor (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Ceri Lois (Bangor 1876), Laura Williams (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Jordanne Greenough (CPDM Y Felinheli), Freya Davies (Trearddur Bay). Alaw Parry (Caernarfon Town)