LEAMINGTON LIONS 0-11 COVENTRY CITY LADIES BY KEV MONKS
Coventry City Ladies earned their biggest ever away victory in the Birmingham County FA Cup with a second round hammering of Leamington.
On a cold day at Warwick's Myton School, Mark Phillips side took the lead in the tenth minute when Katy Box raced through and was brought down in the penalty area. Ignoring the penalty appeals,referee Mr Portch award the Sky Blues a corner and Lynsey Bryenton steered a header into the net from the edge of the penalty area.
Coventry were mastering the tricky conditions far better than a spirited Leamington side and doubled their tally in the 23rd minute as Julia Marshall's persistence in midfield saw her win the ball and pick out Michelle Hickmott who rounded the home keeper Laura Maltby to score.
Three minutes later, the City supporters in a reasonable crowd were celebrating once more as Anna McLeod crossed for Laura Healy to stab the ball past the advancing keeper.
Maltby was doing her best to keep her side in the contest but was left helpless as McLeod cut inside for Hickmott who fed the ball for Katy Box to slip the ball into the net from close range.
Box was on target six minutes into the second half when she shrugged off her marker before thumping the ball into the net.
Coventry,with defenders Karen Weston and Natasha Lynch ensuring that Gemma Smith in the City goals was a virtual spectator, were six up a minute later when a deft left footed chip twenty yard from Laura Healy sailed into the net.
The goals kept flowing for a rampant City side as Julia Marshall scored with a delightful left footed volley from a corner in the 54th minute,and with fifteen minutes remaining, Hickmott notched Coventry eighth of the afternoon slotting home after breaking from midfield.
A twenty five chop over Maltby by Julia Marshall made it nine in the 79th minute to equal City's biggest win in the competition.
With seven minutes remaining,substitute Mel Byrne ensured that City broke that record when she fired home from a Sarah Marshall cross and four minutes from time, City's England U21 international Michelle Hickmott completed her hat-trick with a well taken finish.
TEAM
Smith,Bryenton,Cartwright,Healy (Lockyer 70),Lynch,Weston,Whalley (S.Marshall 73),Hickmott,Box (Byrne 60),McLeod SNU N.Wilcox,D.Wilcox