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| Lexie Smith in action for Denbigh (orange shirt - top and bottom picture) |
ALL PICTURES BY KIND COURTESY OF CHRIS HOWELLS
Newcastle Emlyn 3
Denbigh Town 4 (Edwards 3, Williams)
FAW Women's Welsh Cup round two - November 15, 2015
Denbigh Ladies made the long trip to face Premier League team Newcastle Emlyn and produced a giant killing act to achieve a place in the quarter final for the second consecutive year.
The away team began the game slightly below par, probably due to the long coach journey, and were having to defend and play on the break in the first 15 minutes, although Emlyn were not threatening the goal.
And it was in fact Denbigh who went closest when Chelsea Williams fed Sam Blackmore on the edge of the box but the keeper produced a marvellous save, pushing the ball over the bar.
On 20 minutes a Denbigh attack ended with the keeper making a good save, pushing a shot back out but Chelsea Williams following up calmly picked her spot and shot home right-footed for 1-0.
The lead was short lived and within two minutes the home side were level, a mix up in the home defence allowing the attacker to fire home from what looked like an obvious offside position.
Denbigh were now more than matching the home side and on 40 minutes Mari Edwards picked up the ball on the halfway line and drove at the home defence.
The attacker beat two defenders, raced through on goal, went round the keeper and finished right footed from a tight angle.
Again the Denbigh lead only lasted two minutes and Emlyn got the equaliser again from a penalty given for a push in the box - 2-2 half time.
Denbigh began the second half in fine style and forced the home team onto the back foot.
Chances began to come with Mari Edwards and Chelsea Williams both going close before, on 57 minutes they again took the lead.
Mari Edwards, 22 yards out, controlled a poor kick out from the keeper, after the ball was passed back to her, and drove into the bottom left hand corner of the net.
Denbigh were now dominating and it seemed as though it was only a matter of time before they increased their lead with chances for Chelsea Doherty, Williams and Edwards all being well saved by the keeper.
From a rare Emlyn attack on 83 minutes the home side equalised again, when after a couple of passes through midfield the attacker was played through and slotted past the keeper.
Back came Denbigh again and two minutes later the lead was restored when Doherty fed the ball through for Mari Edwards to race in behind the defence and strike the ball sweetly past the keeper for her hat-trick.
Denbigh were still on top and suffered no more scares as they saw the game out , even through the 12 minutes of added time, to complete a famous victory against the odds and make it through to the last eight of the competition again.
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