League debutants, Bolton Wanderers are through to the FAWPL Reserves Cup semi-finals, as are Portsmouth and Stoke City, who both found the net five times.
Sunday 4th February
FA WPL RESERVE CUP QUARTER-FINALS
Huddersfield Town Dev 0-1 Bolton Wanderers Res (Att: 30)
Coventry United Res P-P C & K Basildon Res (now 11 Feb)
Stoke City Res 5-2 Derby County Dev (Att: 68)
Portsmouth Res 5-1 Crystal Palace Res (Att: 37)
Wanderers one win from final
Competition debutants, Bolton Wanderers have made the semi-finals, thanks to a second-half Emma Pilling goal at Huddersfield Town.
The result was in complete contrast to their previous league meeting, in which Bolton were thumped 8-1 at home by the Terriers.
Potters leave Rams in a spin
Although neck and neck in mid-table in the Midlands Division, Stoke City stormed to a 5-2 victory over Derby County.
Ella Pemberton and Emily Curteis (twice) scored in the opening 17 minutes, as City raced into a 3-0 lead over Derby.
Amber Denney soon replied but Lucy Ridgeway got the Potters fourth on 32 minutes.
Roisin Kivel rounded off Stoke’s goals 6 minutes into the second half, with Georgia Lawton blasting home a late second for the Rams.
True-Blue nets treble
Portsmouth were 5-1 winners over Crystal Palace, despite earlier losing at home to them in the league.
Charmaine True hit a hat-trick, Kayleigh Tonks and Emma-Jane May also scored for Pompey, while Sandra Martin got the goal for the Eagles.
Next week….
Meanwhile, Coventry United’s match with C & K Basildon is rescheduled for next Sunday 11th February, with a 2pm kick off at Coventry University.
