Gloucester City Women Reserves run riot in County Cup win at Newent Town

Gloucester City Women Reserves produced an impressive performance to thrash Newent Town Women 7-0 in the GFA Women’s Trophy First Round.

Doubles from Maddie Eggleton and Lainey Lanceley alongside a hattrick from Isabelle D’arcy saw the SWWFL Division One North side set up a trip to City of Gloucester Women in the Second Round in November.

City Reserves are now unbeaten in five matches in all competitions, having won three along the way and they will look to extend that run with a league cup fixture at home to Mangotsfield United Women next weekend.

For Newent, the defeat is their first loss of the season, having won five of their first six league matches and will take positives from their performance in a side who play two levels above the Dafs.

Newent head to Downend Flyers Women Reserves next weekend as they look to continue their strong start to the league season.

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Both sides settled into the game nicely, with efforts off target each through Beth Smith and Lainey Lanceley for their respective sides.

Briony Tandy got on the ball as the half wore on and began to dictate the tempo. Tandy broke into the box on 23 minutes but couldn’t find a blue shirt in the box.

Libby Procktor went close moments later, but she curled wide from the edge of the box.

Procktor’s cross on the half hour mark was touched down by Claire Turl, who nearly poked the ball into her own net – although Millie Edwards was on hand to smother the ball.

Tandy danced into the box before smashing into the side netting as City began to heat up and a goal felt imminent.

Lanceley’s long range free kick was palmed away by Edwards, but the keeper would be beaten twice in as many minutes as the visitors took control.

First, a corner into te box was headed home from close range with Maddie Eggleton taking the plaudits and before the game had even settled, Isabelle D’arcy smashed home after working space on the edge of the box.

Newent nearly reduced arrears before half time when Zoe Jones’ free kick rattled the crossbar, with the visitors able to sweep away under pressure.

City came out for the second half smelling blood and after a push in the box saw them awarded a 58th minute penalty, Lanceley stepped up to score her first of the day.

Edwards produced a greast reflex save to keep it 3-0 as D’arcy diverted a cross towards goal, but the visitors would grab their fourth with twenty minutes remaining when Eggleton headed home her second of the night.

The visitors added three more goals in ten minutes to add gloss to the score line, with D’arcy and Lanceley each finding the net from range.

D’arcy was up first, taking the ball into her stride before finding the roof of the net from 20 yards, before Lanceley took aim from even further out, with Edwards only able to palm into the bottom corner.

D’arcy would go on to complete four minutes from time, forcing home from close range after Lanceley went close to a treble of her own – but her effort rattled off the crossbar.

In the end the visitors ran out comfortable winners and will be full of confident going into their league cup tie next weekend.

Newent Town Women: Edwards, Jarvis, Turl, K Day, Sterry, Chloe Day, Knight, Kantorowicz, Smith, Warwick, Ambrey

Subs: Ireland, Charlie Day, Warwick, Jones, Williams

Gloucester City Women Reserves: White, Eggleton, Boseley, Tandy, Grami, Kille, D’arcy, Lanceley, Parker, Reeves, Procktor

Subs: McCullough

C Martin Roofing Player of the Match – Briony Tandy (Gloucester City Women Reserves)