Town progressed to the third qualifying round of the Women’s FA Cup after beating Royston Town 7-0 at Playford Road on Sunday afternoon.
Captain Amanda Crump, Maddie Biggs and Eloise King all scored braces, with Lindsey Cooper completing the scoring as the Blues made it eight games unbeaten in all competitions.
Town took the lead in the 23rd minute when Crump, who was making her 200th appearance for the club, cut the ball back for the arriving Biggs, who smashed the ball past the goalkeeper. King doubled the Blues' lead just a minute later after Royston were unable to clear their lines. After receiving the attempted clearance on the edge of the area, the young midfielder touched it down and curled the ball into the top corner for her first senior goal.
Biggs made it 3-0 with her second of the afternoon on the hour mark with a tidy finish inside the box before Crump made it four after a neat interchange between Abbie Lafayette and Blue Wilson resulted in the latter threading the ball forward to the Town skipper, who subsequently found the back of the net despite an attempted block from the keeper.
The fifth came four minutes later as Cooper netted her second goal in two games. After rising highest to meet Paige Peake's cross, the aerially dominant centre-half glanced her header into the far corner. Soon after, King claimed Town's sixth goal and her second of the day as she reacted quickest to tap home after Amy-Leigh Abrehart's free-kick had been saved.
A minute later, Crump completed the rout and bagged her second of the game with another calm finish into the bottom corner. Crump's 12th goal of the season completed a comprehensive win for the Tractor Girls, who progress into the third qualifying round where they will face local rivals Norwich City at home on October 27.
The Tractor Girls return to action this Sunday as they take on Stevenage in the first-round of the Women's National League Plate at The Goldstar Ground, Felixstowe.
Town: Runnacles (GK), Peake (Dunn), Cooper, Hubbard (Stretch), Wilson, Lafayette, Crump (c), King, Grey (Welton), Abrehart, Biggs.
Unused: Cossey, Thomas.
Att: 140
Town took the lead in the 23rd minute when Crump, who was making her 200th appearance for the club, cut the ball back for the arriving Biggs, who smashed the ball past the goalkeeper. King doubled the Blues' lead just a minute later after Royston were unable to clear their lines. After receiving the attempted clearance on the edge of the area, the young midfielder touched it down and curled the ball into the top corner for her first senior goal.
Biggs made it 3-0 with her second of the afternoon on the hour mark with a tidy finish inside the box before Crump made it four after a neat interchange between Abbie Lafayette and Blue Wilson resulted in the latter threading the ball forward to the Town skipper, who subsequently found the back of the net despite an attempted block from the keeper.
The fifth came four minutes later as Cooper netted her second goal in two games. After rising highest to meet Paige Peake's cross, the aerially dominant centre-half glanced her header into the far corner. Soon after, King claimed Town's sixth goal and her second of the day as she reacted quickest to tap home after Amy-Leigh Abrehart's free-kick had been saved.
A minute later, Crump completed the rout and bagged her second of the game with another calm finish into the bottom corner. Crump's 12th goal of the season completed a comprehensive win for the Tractor Girls, who progress into the third qualifying round where they will face local rivals Norwich City at home on October 27.
The Tractor Girls return to action this Sunday as they take on Stevenage in the first-round of the Women's National League Plate at The Goldstar Ground, Felixstowe.
Town: Runnacles (GK), Peake (Dunn), Cooper, Hubbard (Stretch), Wilson, Lafayette, Crump (c), King, Grey (Welton), Abrehart, Biggs.
Unused: Cossey, Thomas.
Att: 140
