Romans lose lead and crash out of Women’s FA Cup at first hurdle

Bath City Women bowed out of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup at the first hurdle.

Bath City Women went down 2-1 to Hereford at The MandM Edgar Street Stadium | Photo © Richard Briggs

The Romans faced fellow Tier 6 side Hereford at The MandM Edgar Street Stadium in the first qualifying round on Sunday 7th September, took the lead but were beaten 2-1.

In front of a crowd of just under 100, City went ahead after 19 minutes. Tara Taylor set up Nell Bloomfield to rifle home from 25 yards.

However, Hereford levelled in the 35th minute. Emily Ewing did the spadework and Sheree Smith took the ball around Bath’s debutant keeper Lucy Clay and tapped in.

Still, the guests could have been in front at the break as good three chances fell to Maddy Brown and one to Poppy Spratt.

The decider came two minutes into the second period, Mylie Jordan curling the ball over Clay following fine work by Smith.

City came close through Taylor and Emma Vilday in the closing stages, but it was Hereford who advanced to the second qualifier where they will visit Shropshire club Broseley on Sunday 21st September.

Bath: Clay, Burridge, Fry, Gray, Taylor, Bloomfield, Spratt (Vilday, 71), Evans (Duffy, 53), Thorner-Atkinson (Trivett, 75), Brown (Key, 86), Rennie. Unused subs: Moran, Hemmings, Edwards.

The Romans will commence their Shield Services Group South West Regional Women’s Football League Division One North campaign on Saturday 14th September when they host neighbours Bitton at the Cannon Clarke Stadium @ Twerton Park (2pm).

Bath City Women Development are bottom of the Somerset County Women’s League Division One embryo table following a 4-1 loss at Cheddar in their opener on Sunday 7th September.

The match was effectively over after only 16 minutes, by which time the hosts were 3-0 ahead.

Cheddar broke the deadlock through Sherries Binns in the fourth minute.

Ruby Johnson added to the tally in the 14th minute – and Binns netted again two minutes later.

Georgia Coles completed the scoring in the 76th minute.

Bath will be looking to bounce back when they go to Frome Town on Sunday 14th September for another league match (2pm).