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League Cup: NFA make most of second chance in replayed tie against Llangefni

NFA’s first goalscorer Sade Benjamin (left) challenges Llangefni defender Beth Jones. Pictures: DAI SINCLAIR – diolch

NWC LLANDUDNO KIA WOMEN’S LEAGUE CUP QUARTER-FINAL

Llangefni Town 1 (L Thomas)
NFA 2 (Benjamin 15, Haywood 45)

The scoreline was the same but the winner and loser was reversed.

Sunday’s replayed League Cup quarter-final saw Rhyl visitors NFA end up victorious on Anglesey.

Seven days earlier, Llangefni had won 2-1 in extra time, but it later emerged the tie should have gone straight to penalties after ending 1-1 in 90 minutes, so the game had to be played again.

NFA settled well and took a deserved two-goal lead.

Sade Benjamin opened the scoring on 15 minutes when she spotted the keeper off her line and lobbed her into the top-right corner.

Defender Sophie Haywood grabbed the second, an unstoppable shot from the edge of the box after receiving the ball from Rebekah McGuinness.

For Benjamin, it was an eighth goal of the season, while Haywood celebrated her third net-finder of 2025-26.

Llangefni striker Ellie Coulson (9 – blue) attempts a shot at goal

Llangefni came more into the game in the second half and pulled a goal back through Lowri Thomas.

The hosts were aggrieved after what looked like a trip in the box on Ffion Owen went unpunished.

There was also controversy when the NFA keeper appeared to scoop the ball out from over the goal-line, but the official waved play on.

However, NFA made the most of their second chance to advance to the semi-finals.

Llangefni sub Jen Cox (blue) puts in a firm challenge against NFA’s Georgia Williams and Claire Smedley (10)

LLANGEFNI TOWN

Katie Spruce, Marissa George, Mared Roberts, Beth Jones, Catrin Roberts (c), Lowri Thomas, Ellie Coulson, Ffion Owen, Cerys Gadd, Amber Brown, Llinos Hughes.
Subs used: Nia Ginnelly, Leah Jones, Jen Cox.

NFA

Courtney Ingram, Chloe Evans, Sophie Haywood, Cadie Griffiths, Georgia Williams (c), Sade Benjamin, Rachael Thomas, Loz Jones, Rebekah McGuinness, Alicia Duke, Cassandra Thomas. Subs used: Sophia Culverhouse, Claire Smedley, Elizabeth Mcclelland, Mia Wall, Jazmine Mollatt.