FAW Women’s Cup: Cardiff Wanderers progress on penalties

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Cardiff Wanderers beat Caldicot Town on penalties in Welsh Women's Cup
Cardiff Wanderers at Taffs Well FC for their Welsh Women’s Cup tie. (Photo: @CDFW_Ladies)

The FAW Women’s Cup 2nd Round ties featured a shoot-out success for Cardiff Wanderers following a 3-3 scoreline with Caldicot Town.

Northern

The New Saints 12-0 Airbus
Felinheli 1-5 Wrexham
Aberystwyth Town P-P Pwllheli
Amlwch Town 0-7 Llandudno
Rhyl 1-0 NFA
Connah’s Quay Nomads 6-2 Llanfair United

Laura Williams got the only goal of the game by the break as Rhyl knocked out NFA.

Connah’s Quay were pegged back to 2-1 at half time by Llanfair but four second-half goals saw them eventually ease through, Kirstie Kural and Elana Harley with a couple each.

Caitlin Chapman claimed a hat-trick as TNS scored a dozen, Jasmin Dutton did likewise for Llandudno at Amlwch.

Felinheli got a late consolation as they bowed out 5-1 to Wrexham, after having Katie Midwinter stretchered off.

Pwllheli were unable to play their scheduled tie at Aberystwyth due to illness and injuries.

Southern

Barry Town United 0-5 Pontypridd United
Briton Ferry Llansawel 16-0 Merthyr Town
Caerphilly Castle 0-9 Cardiff Met
Swansea City 16-0 Coedffranc
Cardiff Wanderers 3-3 Caldicot Town (Cardiff Wanderers won 3-2 on pens)
Carmarthen Town 2-1 Tonyrefail Welfare
Aberdare Town 0-11 Llanelli Town
Cardiff City FC 5-0 Cascade
Abergavenny 3-1 Swansea University
Pencoed Athletic 3-1 Pontardawe

Cardiff Wanderers shared six goals with Caldicot before progressing on penalties, Pontypridd posted an impressive 5-0 result at Barry with three for Alison Witts.

Abergavenny’s Alana Murphy contributed twice in a 3-1 win over Swansea University, Pencoed put out Pontardawe by the same score as Grace Phillips set up the victory with a first-half double, Carmarthen progressed to the last 16 with a narrow win over Tonyrefail, 

Eliza Collie got a couple of goals as Cardiff City FC defeated Cascade 5-0, Llanelli found the net 11 times at Aberdare, Danni Evans featuring with five goals, Charmian Martin with three, Ellie Preece scored three of Cardiff Met’s first four goals in a 9-0 win at Caerphilly.

Briton Ferry put 16 past Merthyr with five for Mollie Jones, hat-tricks by Laura-May Walkley and Megan Kearle, Swansea City matched that scoreline against Coedffranc as Nia Rees enjoyed a five-goal haul and Katy Hosford netted four times.

The third round draw will be made from 8pm on Monday 10 October.

Australia Women beat South Africa 4-1 at Kingsmeadow Stadium

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