SSFC Women put to the sword in heavy Liverpool Feds cup defeat

South Shields Women were put to the sword in an 11-0 loss against Liverpool Feds in the second round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup on Sunday. 

It was a bitter blow for a Mariners side who had taken the tier three opposition – Shields play two tiers beneath them – to a goalless encounter at half-time. 

Nevertheless, the result puts to an end what was a fantastic journey for Alex Miller’s side, who knocked out Ponteland United, FC United of Manchester and Halifax FC to get here. 

A familiar line-up started the game and a familiar face almost got a well-deserved goal, after withstanding some early pressure from the visitors.

Eve Gatens fired a shot which slammed off the crossbar – some of the 333 in attendance thought it might have crossed the line but nothing was given.

That might have been the main talking point from a Shields perspective, though the team did well in the first-half to keep the Feds at bay.

Encouragement was taken from the fact it was scoreless at the break but an unfortunate second-half put to an end any doubt of how this tie was going to go. 

A blistering second-half display from the visitors saw them sweep through to the third round proper, which will be drawn live on Monday morning.

Fans can watch back the goals through the highlights video which is attached at the top.

We would like to wish Liverpool Feds all the best in the next round, and for the rest of the season.

The lasses are back in action next time out when they travel to York RI Ladies in the NERWFL Premier Division – keep an eye out for information on the club’s website soon. 

South Shields Women: Gowans, Innes, May, Greener, Gatens, White, McMahon, Norton, Elliott-Wood, Townsend, Foster.

Substitutes: Mole, Legg, Wootten, England, Abusada, Yeakey, Jota. 

Liverpool Feds: Norney, Kinvig-Wardale, Davies, Johnson, Smith, Deering, Parry, Collins, Thompson, Anderson, Francis. 

Substitutes: Fletcher, Boydell, Carrington, Willis, Doran. 

Goals: Deering (47’,) Francis (52’), Collins (54’), Kinvig-Wardale (63’), Willis (65’, 76’), Johnson (73’), Anderson (82’, 84’, 90+3’), Boydell (90+1’)

Attendance: 333