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Fixty-six sides will take to the field (if the weather plays ball) on Sunday to compete for a place in the 2nd Round of the SSE Women's FA Cup and two sides that are getting into the mood of the 'romance of the cup' fancy their chances against opposition from higher divisions are Southampton WFC and Sheffield Wednesday.(She Kicks)
The attendance was 237 which is very impressive considering there was attendances such as the 28 at Birmingham and West Midlands Ladies vs Leicester City Women in the same round. Mind, there was apparently 562 at Crystal Palace Ladies vs Charlton Athletic Women. That could well be a WSL1 crowd!
(from She Kicks interview with Feds captain Chantelle Thompson)SK: Had you practised penalties?CT: We all had a few tries at the end of training on the Wednesday night before but when it came to it, it was more about whoever was confident enough to step up and take one. Luckily, we had five volunteers. Although, Helen Griffiths’ ‘one-step’ pens always scare me!(She Kicks)
Both Long Eaton United and Plymouth Argyle were awarded walkovers after Nuneaton Town and Forest Green Rovers respectively withdrew from their ties(TheFA.com)
Swindon are playing two divisions above Southampton but on the day, we did not see the difference between the two sides. The sides were evenly matched and it was no surprise in the end to see a cup upset with Southampton winning by two goals to nil.(My Womens Football Blog, Wordpress)mywomensfootball.wordpress.com/2016/12/11/southampton-women-v-swindon-town/
And now the real match report:QuoteSwindon are playing two divisions above Southampton but on the day, we did not see the difference between the two sides. The sides were evenly matched and it was no surprise in the end to see a cup upset with Southampton winning by two goals to nil.(My Womens Football Blog, Wordpress)mywomensfootball.wordpress.com/2016/12/11/southampton-women-v-swindon-town/Snazzy highlights from the home team... (SW = Southampton Women, ST = Swindon Town) ...- www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCpvEb7jWCAAnd here's the round 2 draw:http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/dec/05/the-sse-womens-fa-cup-second-round-draw-051216
Gills made it into the first round after a 7-0 win over Aylesford Ladies, and booked their place in the second – where they will face Tottenham Hotspur – after a Charlotte Gurr double and a volley from Jay Blackie added to Gibbons’ quadruple, helping them to seventh heaven once again.
