COVENTRY CITY LADIES 9-0 RUGBY TOWN LADIES BY KEV MONKS
Coventry City Ladies progressed through to the Quarter Finals of the Birmingham County FA Cup with a nine goal romp against Rugby Town.
City who are waiting for international clearance on Nigerian international striker Blessing Igbjionu, were ahead in the second minute, thanks to Angie Clarke smashing an Amanda Whalley cross into her own net.
A second goal for the Sky Blues came in the ninth minute when Julia Marshall dived to head in from six yards.
With injuries not helping the Rugby cause, Coventry went for the kill and Maria Cartwright added a third in the 28th minute with a twelve yard shot that went in off both posts.
Visiting keeper Gemma Bright was having a superb game in the Rugby goal. She made a tremendous save with her feet to block Mel Byrne's point blank range shot in the 36th minute but could only watch as Byrne with her back to goal kicked the ball over her head and into the net with five minutes of the first half left.
Byrne who has been amongst the goals since her move to Coventry in October, flicked home from a Whalley cross in the 56th minute and completed her hat-trick three minutes later when she tapped home following a Lynsey Bryenton corner.
Anna McLeod had been working well on City's left flank and in the 75th minute, she scored Coventry's seventh rifling in a fifteen yard effort from an acute angle.
They conceded their eighth of the game when Julia Marshall at the far post bundled the ball over the line following good work by Byrne.
Rugby who were now down to ten players when Sarah Leighton limped off, were camped in their own half with Bright bring off save after save.
With two minutes remaining,Sarah Marshall stabbed in from close range to give Mark Phillips side a handsome victory.
TEAM
K.Cartwright,,Bryenton,Lipman,M.Cartwright,Lynch,Weston, Whalley,J.Marshall,Byrne,S.Marshall.McLeod
Blessing Igbojionu
Blessing Igbojionu