SoReg Review (25/26) - Edition 3 - Up For The Cup

The FA Cup kicked off on Sunday with many SoReg teams in Preliminary Round action. Only four of the sixteen teams that were entered at this stage failed to progress. Three teams clocked up double figures and a toal of 108 goals were scored in games involving SoReg teams. In the premier League, Wycombe and Portchester are the only teams with a 100% record. Abingdon lead the way in the North and Guernsey are top of the South.

​Badshot Lea 0-3 AFC Portchester
Goalless at the break, Portchester finally broke the deadlock six minutes into the second half through Lauren Aitken. Gemma Hillier added a second after 69 minutes before Aitken sealed the three points five minutes later. Two in two for Portchester, who sit in second spot on goal difference. 

Beaconsfield Town 2-1 Reading FC Community Trust
Another game that was goalless at half-time. Henna Hussain then put the hosts in front on the hour and only for Mia Parker to equalise nine minutes later. However, The Rams earned their first Premier League points when Katie Riddington popped up with the winner five minutes before the end. Watch the post match interview with Brian Harris.

Fleet Town 1-11 Wycombe Wanderers
Wanderers are absolutely flying at the start of this season, following up their 7-1 opening day victory with a crushing 11-1 win at Fleet. Chloe Melton hit her second hat-trick in as many games, but even she was outgunned on this occasion as Kayla Potter hit four goals. Anisha Hill added two more with Laura Hennessey and Jessica Watkins also on the mark. Zoe Luff scored the consolation for Fleet, who have yet to find their feet in the top flight.

Sholing 5-1 Woodley United
The Boatwomen took just over half an hour to break the deadlock in this game before Sophie Lee scored. Phoebe Fitzgerald then added a second before half-time. Sophie Lee added her fourth of the season just after the restart with Claudia Weston making it 4-0 with 22 minutes to go. Woodley did get a goal back through a penalty, but Fitzgerald restored the four goal lead three minutes before time.

Southampton Women 4-4 Oxford City
Both teams had to come from behind, Oxford twice, before settling for a point apiece in this topsy-turvy game. Yazmin Edwards had City in front less than a minute into the game, but goals from Eliska Lynn and Izzy Crooks saw The Sirens lead midway through the first half. Ellie White then drew the Hoops level again before Wright restored the home lead before the break. immediately after half-time, Chloe Tedman made it 4-2. With 20 minutes remaining Edwards got her second to make it 4-3, then with 6 minutes remaining an own goal levelled the scores again. Two minutes into added time Edwards completed an eventful afternoon by getting herself a straight red.
Read the Sirens match report.

​Ascot United Reserves 1-6 Abingdon United Development
This game was sealed before half-time with Abingdon taking a four goal lead into the break. Captain Beth Hawtin led by example, scoring twice. Charlotte Bigmore, April England, Chloe Forrester and Frida Ives were the other goal scorers for Abingdon. Sianna Hegarty hit Ascot's consolation just after the hour.

Chesham United Development 2-5 Larkspur Rovers
Larkspur made it two out of two in the league as they saw off Chesham with a five-star display. However, they had to come from behind after Bo Edwards put United in front after 10 minutes. Shenice Dyer scored two, on in each half, with the other goals coming from Calleigh Wright, Kalina Georgieva and Savana Fearon. Ajla Tang hit a late consolation for Chesham.

Slough Town 0-2 Oxford City Development
City bounced back from their heavy opening day defeat to see off Slough Town on their own patch. Goals from Ava Dact and Olivia Day were enough to send the Hoops home with the points.

​Bournemouth Sports Reserves 3-3 Guernsey
Guernsey's first ever away league game saw them earn a point that took them to the top of the table, albeit having played a game more than most. Sports took the lead early on in the game through Isobel Weatherly, who then added a second goal on 20 minutes. Aimee Ogier then pulled one back from Guernsey only for Weatherly to complete her hat-trick just after the half-hour. Calleigh Hedley, who scored six last week, made it 3-2 before the break. Shortly after half-time Hedley equalised for Guernsey, bringing a close to the scoring. Read the match report on the Guernsey website.

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​AFC Stoneham 16-0 Hassocks
The Purps showed no mercy as they cruised through to the next round of the FA Cup with a clinical display of finishing against Hassocks. Mia House helped herself to four goals and there were hat-tricks for Lucy Bicknell, Zoe Bache and Megan Newton. Emma Simpson grabbed a brace and captain Mia Flood also got on the score sheet. You can watch all of the goals on the Stoneham Facebook page. The Purps will now face Bemerton Heath Harlequins at home in the next round.

Bemerton Heath Harlequins 4-2 Bournemouth Poppies
Three goals in the opening twenty minutes went a long way to ensuring safe passage for Harlequins. Hollie Keating set them on their way in the 6th minute. Imogen Brady and Caitlin Lower then added two more in quick succession. Poppies put up a good fight against higher ranked opposition with Maddy Phillips scoring twice for the visitors. Ellie Hayward added the icing on the cake with fifteen minutes remaining.  Bemerton will now face a trip to Stoneham in the next round.

Bournemouth Manor 0-3 Wimborne Town
The Magpies booked themselves a home tie against Shaftesbury after a solid win on the road. Jessica Selby and Amiya Williams put them two up at the break with goals in the final 5 minutes of the half. Just past the hour Lucy Roberts added a third.

Bursledon 4-1 United Services Portsmouth
Isobel Pouncy and player of the match Nicola Curtis scored for The Dons in the first half. Eleanor Fitzgerald and Charlet Norman-Tasker settled the scoring in the second half, earning Bursledon a chance to take on Andover New Street in the next round.

Denham United 11-3 Barton Rovers
Free-scoring Denham, fresh from scoring nine in their opening league game, rattled in eleven against Barton Rovers to set up a home tie with New Bradwell St Peter. Both Pia Davis and Niamh Cashion helped themselves to hat-tricks, Chelsea Rose Keary got herself to two goals whilst Annie Hewitt, Daisy Baranowkski and Sofia Harris scored one each. Jessica Biggestaff, Sophie Hindley and former Kidlington player Isabelle Thacker, scored for Rovers.

Farnborough 2-0 Brackley Town
Two quickfire goals from Ellie Staley just past half-time sent Farnborough through at the expense of East Midlands side Brackley Town. Borough now face a the challenge of Premier League Oxford City at home in the next round.

Farnham Town 9-1 AFC Varsity
Iesha Swaby helped herself to another four goal haul on Sunday as Farnham ran riot in the cup. Rebecca Price scored twice with Francesca Thornton, Olivia Stuart and Rachael Manley all getting on the score sheet. Watch all of the goals on the Farnham Town YouTube channelwww.youtube.com/watch?v=o3SM8HvT0hI&feature=youtu.be. Farnham will travel to Fleet Town in the next round.

Finchampstead 7-0 Milton United
Lauren Smaje scored the first two and last two goals as Finchampstead ran out 7-0 winners against higher-ranked opposition in Milton United. Sandwiched between Smaje's four goals, Ruby Huggins, Lauren Chennells and Amelia Bowles added a goal apiece for the Thames Valley outfit. Finch now take on Penn & Tylers Green in the next round.

Havant & Waterlooville 5-3 Bognor Regis Town
A lively game was all-square at the break. Chelsie Hay opened the scoring for Havant but goals from Loulou Robson and Rhiannon Hambleton put the Rockettes 2-1 up the first half running down. Phoebe Hamilton sent the teams in all-square in the 8th minute of first-half added time. The Hawks then went 3-2 ahead through Calla Swain in the first minute of the second period before Millie Carter levelled the scores again. Two more goals for Havant from Chelsie Hay and Emily Wernham sent them through to face a local derby with AFC Portchester in the next round. You can read the match report in The Sussex Express and view some great photos courtesy of Lyn & Trev.

Kidlington Youth 4-0 Ruislip Rangers 
Julia Rushmere, signed from Haddenham in the summer, opened her Greens tally with two goals. Emily Keal and Abigail Haynes scored Kidlington's other two goals as they earned themselves a home tie with Ashridge Park in the next round. Check out the excellent match action photos from Duncan Eames.

Manorcroft United H-W Tilehurst Panthers 
United will now face a tasty looking, but tough, home local derby with Southern Region Premier side Reading in the next round.

Pagham 0-5 Andover New Street
New Street returned from Sussex with a win and a trip to Bursledon to look forward to, after putting five unanswered past Pagham. Violet Alen scored twice, as did Kyle-Mae Hayes. Summer Williams was also on the mark. You can read about the match on the Love Andover site.

Penn & Tylers Green 15-0 Caversham United
After dropping back to the Thames Valley League The Goats are in the process of rebuilding their squad. This was clearly a heavy defeat but, as reported by Chairman Paul Gutteridge, they only had five players signed the week before this game, so getting a team together was a success in itself. Their plight was not helped by a very difficult draw. Penn & Tylers Green away is going to be a tough ask for any team this season. For Penn, Ellie Lovelock hit four goals and there were hat-tricks for Tara Woodward and Rebecca Stopforth. New signing from Wycombe, Shannon Read, was on the mark as too were Holly Wyncoll, Ammara Qureshi and Rachel Southby. Penn can now plan for a trip to Finchampstead.

Nursling & Shirley 0-9 Leatherhead 
Leatherhead proved to be too strong for Nursling & Shirley, hitting nine goals and earning a trip to Aylesford in the next round. Both Megan Button and Kacie-May Harlow scored hat-tricks with Cassie Brown, Chloe Gibney and Jessica Thomas notching one each.

Shaftesbury 3-1 Dorchester Town
Nicola Castle scored a goal in each half and Poppy Failes added a third as Shaftesbury defeated their Dorset neighbours. The win earns them another Dorset duel as they travel to Wimborne Town in the next round.

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​AFC Portchester v Beaconsfield Town
After picking up their first Premier League points in the 2-1 home victory over Reading, Beaconsfield travel South to take on a Portchester side who have begun with the two straight victories, scoring three in both games.
Wicor Recreation Ground, Cranleigh Road, Fareham, Hampshire PO16 9DP

Sholing v Fleet Town
It's been a difficult welcome to life at the top table for Fleet. Two home defeats and 15 goals conceded has left them bottom of the table. Sholing have started with a defeat and a win but must be overjoyed with summer signing Sophie Lee, who has scored twice in both games played.
The Mortgage Decisions Stadium, Portsmouth Road, Sholing, SO19 9PW

Southampton Women v Woodley United
Sirens fought out an incredible 4-4 draw with Oxford at the weekend, having been two goals ahead with twenty minutes remaining. Woodley have only played one game so far, a 5-1 defeat to Sholing, and now face another trip to Southampton.
Test Park Sports Ground, Southampton, SO16 9QZ

Winchester City Flyers v Badshot Lea
Both teams have yet to register a point this season, but Flyers have only played one game, a 3-2 defeat at Portchester. The Baggies also lost to Portchy and went down 4-1 at Reading on the opening day. Both sides will be very  keen to kickstart their season.
Hiller Way, Winchester SO50 7SU

Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford City
After successive away wins, top of the table Wanderers get to start their home league campaign against unbeaten City. The Chairgirls have already scored 18 goals this season. New signing Chloe Melton has hit a hat-trick in both of her opening two games for the club. Last season's top scorer Kayla Potter has also already put five goals on the chart. A daunting prospect for a City side who saw their top scorer, Yasmin Edwards, dismissed in added time on Sunday.
18i78 Stadium, Wymers Wood Road, Burnham SL1 8JG

​Abingdon United Development v Chesham United Development
Thirteen goals and just one conceded for Abingdon so far this season. The Yellows go into their first home game full of confidence as they welcome a Chesham side who are yet to pick up a point themselves.
The Northcourt, OX14 1PL

Denham United v Slough Town
United have gone goal crazy so far this season, following their opening day 9-2 defeat of Oxford City Development with an 11-3 thrashing of Barton United in the FA Cup. Slough drew 2-2 with Ascot on the opening day before going down 2-0 at home to Oxford at the weekend.
The Den, Oxford Road, Denham, UB9 4DW

Farnborough v Penn & Tylers Green
Having seen their opening league game postponed, this will be Farnborough's opener in Division One North. They did, however, beat Brackley Town in the FA Cup on Sunday. Penn, meanwhile, opened their league account with a 4-1 win at Chesham and followed it up with a thumping 15-0 defeat of Caversham in the FA Cup.
The Easy As HGV Stadium, Farnborough, GU14 8UD

Kidlington Youth v Oxford City Development
The Antonen Derby as Kidlington's Chloe faces up to Oxford's Sophie. City also have Grace Craven, signed from Kidlington in the summer, in their ranks. Both teams had  victories at the weekend. Kidlington saw off Ruislip in the cup, whilst Oxford rebounded well from day 1 defeat to win at Slough Town
Yarnton Road, Kidlington, OX5 1AT

Larkspur Rovers v Milton United
Rovers have started the season with two straight wins, at home to Kidlington on the opening day and 5-2 at Chesham last Sunday. For Milton this will be their first league game of the season after their opener with Farnborough was postponed. They did, however, go down 7-0 at Thames Valley side Finchampstead in the FA Cup last weekend.
Lord Halsbury Playing Field, Priors Farm Lane, Northolt, UB5 5FE

Tilehurst Panthers v Ascot United Reserves
Both of these teams have already lost heavily at home to Abingdon United Development this season. Panthers went down 7-0 on the opening day whilst Ascot lost 6-1 last weekend, after a 2-2 draw with Slough on day one. Both will be looking to get their respective season going. It took Tilehurst until March to finally win at Scours Lane last season. They won't want to wait that long again.
The Rivermoor, Scours Lane, Reading, RG30 6AY

​AFC Varsity v AFC Stoneham
There were 26 goals in the two games involving these teams last Sunday. Stoneham scored 16 of them in their FA Cup against Hassocks. Unfortunately for Varsity, they were on the receiving end of nine at a rampant Farnham Town. Last season Stoneham won the corresponding fixture 4-0 and, as they also won at home, recent history is firmly on their side. Having said that, Varsity won their opening league game against Shaftesbury and currently sit above Stoneham in the table.
Hatches Farm Sports Ground, Romsey Road, West Wellow, Romsey SO51 6EA

Andover New Street v Havant & Waterlooville
Division newbies, New Street, have opened their season with consecutive 5-0 away wins, at Nursling & Shirley and Pagham in the cup. Not a bad way begin the campaign. Havant lost their opening league match to Farnham but bounced back to take a 5-3 victory n a thrilling FA Cup game against Bognor Regis Town.
Foxcotte Park, Charlton, Andover SP11 0TA

Bursledon v Bournemouth Sports Reserves
These teams met three times last season, winning one each and drawing the other. Bursledon edged the league encounters, winning 5-2 at home and drawing 1-1 at Chapel Gate. However, a 94th minute Anastasia Hnatiw goal saw Sports knock The Dons out of the Chairman's Cup at the Quarter-Final stage.
Toynbee School, Eastleigh SO53 2PL

Farnham Town v Guernsey
This one has the potential to be a cracker. Both teams are unbeaten and both know where the net is. Guernsey currently sit on top of the pile having taken four points from the opening two games. They've also scored ten goals in this two games. They have also conceded eight though. Town are yet to concede in the league and are fresh from a 91 FA Cup victory.
Memorial Ground, Farnham, GU9 7DY

Shaftesbury v Nursling & Shirley
Both lost their opening league games, and neither have managed a league goal yet. However, they had differing FA Cup experiences. Whilst The Bees were going down 9-0 at home to Leatherhead, Shaftesbury won their Dorset derby with Dorchester by 3-1.
Coppice Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PD

Wimborne Town v Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Harlequins began their Division One South experience with 2-0 home win over Bursledon. They followed that up with their FA Cup defeat of Bournemouth Poppies. Wimborne began with that astonishing 7-5 defeat in the Channel Islands but bounced back to win their FA Cup tie 3-0 at Bournemouth Manor.
Wyatt Homes Stadium, New Cuthbury, 16 Ainsley Road, Wimborne BH21 2FU