FA Girls’ Youth Cup: Seven goals not enough for Belles

Sunderland & Gateshead were 3-1 winners over Teesside Sports. (Photo: @SunderlandRTC)

Doncaster Rovers Belles are one of the sides that will compete for the FA Girls’ Youth Plate as opposed to the Cup, after losing on penalties following an amazing 7-7 goal-fest with Everton.

Saturday 22 September

FA Girls’ Youth Cup Determining Round

Arsenal 10-0 Gillingham
Shrewsbury Town 1-3 Oxford United
Reading NR Millwall Lionesses
Leicester City 1-1 MK Dons (Leicester won 4-3 on pens)
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-4 Essex FA
Birmingham City 1-0 Bristol City
Charlton Athletic 0-5 Southampton
Chelsea 8-1 Aston Villa
Doncaster Rovers Belles 7-7 Everton (Everton won 4-3 on pens)
Sunderland & Gateshead 3-1 Teesside Sports
Leeds United 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest 0-3 West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City 1-2 York City
Derby County 1-4 Manchester United
Liverpool 11-0 Durham

Lucy Watson’s four-goal haul for Doncaster Rovers Belles was all in vain during a remarkable 7-7 draw with Everton, who then won the shoot-out.

Leicester City WFC were another side to progress on penalties, after finishing level at home to MK Dons.

There was only one goal in it as Birmingham City beat Bristol City.

Holly Davenport bagged a brace in Manchester United’s 4-1 victory at Derby County.

Arsenal and Liverpool enjoyed double-figure margins of victory over Gillingham and Durham respectively.

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