The Round-Up
Norfolk – Sunday 16th October
Norfolk Women’s County Cup 1st Round
This Sunday saw the start of this season’s County Cup competition in Norfolk with 3 ties drawn out of the hat for the 1st Round the rest of the field receiving a bye to the 2nd Round. As it was just one of the 3 took place with Acle United Ladies and Stalham Town Ladies progressing without kicking a ball with their opponents withdrawing.
That left an all Division Three clash between Cromer Town Ladies and Freethorpe Ladies with the latter making history as Freethorpe won their 1st ever County Cup match. Won the game away from home 2-1 to reach the 2nd Round. Sarah Earl with Freethorpe’s 1st goal then Megan Wilson scored the winner on her debut.
The draw was made for the 2nd Round of the Norfolk Women’s County Cup on Monday 16 sides to contest 8 ties on Sunday 20th November with a scheduled 1:30pm kick-off
Bohemians Ladies v Freethorpe Ladies
Kings Lynn Town Ladies v Fakenham Town Ladies
North Walsham Angels Ladies v Acle United Ladies
Long Stratton Ladies v Aylsham FC Ladies
Sprowston Ladies v Briston Wanderers Ladies
Harleston Town Ladies v Thorpe United Ladies
Tavern Ladies v Wymondham Town Ladies
Stalham Town Ladies v Gorleston FC Ladies
Norfolk Women’s Division One
There was a top 2 clash in Norfolk Women’s Division One on Sunday with newly promoted North Walsham Angels Ladies having started the season very well topping the table travelling to play Thorpe United Ladies who themselves have enjoyed a fantastic start to the season winning all 3 of their league games to date. It was the home side who started better getting themselves into a 3-0 lead in the 1st half, North Walsham reducing the deficit to 3-1 at half-time. The visitors showed character 2nd half as they scored twice more getting 3 goals themselves it wasn’t enough to take anything from the game as Thorpe make it 4 wins from 4 winning 4-3 to move 3 points clear at the top of the table. 2 goals from Alice Ford with a goal each for Charlotte Groves and Shanice Sutton seeing them to them to the win. North Walsham’s goals scored by the Middleton sisters, 1 for Luci with Hope netting a brace.
Aylsham FC Ladies were also victorious at the weekend winning their 2nd league game of the season the 5th placed side at home playing bottom of the table Kirkley & Pakefield FC Ladies. Aylsham held a narrow lead 3-2 at half-time, Felicity Levett and Donna Parsons scoring for Kirkley & Pakefield. Different story 2nd half with Aylsham going on to find the back of the net 4 times to win the game 7-2, Abbie Charlton, Leanne Ferdani and Emma Gillespie amongst the goals.
Norfolk Women’s Division Two
Gorleston FC Ladies moved back to the top of Norfolk Women’s Division Two on Sunday returning to league action after a 2 weekend lay off. With a 100% start to the season Gorleston were at home playing fellow promoted side Harleston Town Ladies. A different record for the visiting side bottom with 3 defeats one of those forfeited. Have lost a few players particularly their strike force that netted 62 goals between them last season. Were up against a Gorleston side that is full of goals. Kayleigh Byrne scoring 4 against Harleston on Sunday. Bethany Turner scoring a hat-trick. Elsewhere the goals were spread about the side with Kelly Allen getting herself a brace. Leanne Smith, Melissa Anderson, Hannah Croft, Molly Sims and Jordan Bull were also on target in a thumping 14-0 win.
Having gone top of the table the weekend before, Sprowston Ladies had also started the season well like Gorleston with 3 wins from 3 were away on Sunday playing Bohemians Ladies who had 3 points on the board having been awarded a home win against Harleston early in the season. Got their 1st competitive point on the board at the weekend as they held Sprowston to a 1-1 draw, Ellie Blaxell scoring the goal for Bohemians.
Leonie Daulby scored the only goal of the game for Long Stratton Ladies as they won away to Briston Wanderers Ladies on Sunday. The visitors have recovered from an opening day loss to win 3 league matches in a row to climb up to 3rd in the Division Two table.
Norfolk Women’s Division Three
There was one league match in Norfolk Women’s Division Three on Sunday and it saw 3rd placed Tavern Ladies go top of the table as they beat previous leaders East Coast Ladies in a 5 goal thriller. East Coast were at home went a goal down after 10 minutes, Tavern scored again soon after. East Coast reduced the lead to 2-1 after being awarded a penalty, Lucy Robbens putting the ball into the back of the net. Tavern finished the 1st half strongly adding 2 more goals a 4-1 lead at half-time.
East Coast Ladies came back into the game 2nd half, getting it back to 4-3 with goals from Rosie Cook and another from Robbens. Tavern scored again to make it 5-3 Rianna Scott with a hat-trick for the visitors, Lucy Kean and Emily Bell with their other goals. Cook got her 2nd of the game for East Coast late on but they were to lose a league game for the 1st time this season and lose their lead at the top of the table too.