City earn the three points following a rampant display at Sixways
It was a solid start from Worcester as a Maja Szymkowiak corner was met by Billie Haynes’ head who flicked her header wide of the post and moments later City took the lead following Evie Billingsley’s cross hitting off the defender and fell to City’s number ten who made no mistake.
A few minutes later, Szymkowiak had a pop from the edge of the area, but the keeper comfortably held onto the ball.
In the very next attack Billingsley grabbed her brace when Nyah Edwards' miss hit shot fell to the forward who finished from close range to grab Worcester’s second.
Ten minutes later, Szymkowiak found herself inside the penalty and hit an effort, but despite the keeper getting a hand to the ball, it crawled into the net to give the hosts complete control of the game.
It was two efforts in quick succession for Worcester. First, Charlotte Poole showed her pace and hit an effort that went wide of the right hand post and then another Szymkowiak inswinging corner that was met by Em Owen’s head on her home debut, but with the keeper scrambling the ball went wide.
Five minutes went by and the visitors Sheffield had a chance to get back into the game after a free kick was floated in and cleared, but fell to the edge of the box where the attacker hit a shot on the half volley, and her effort just went wide.
With half time fast approaching, the visitors played a corner short and the ball was whipped into the box and Rebecca Wood came out to claim the ball, but the punch hit off the attackers head and fortunately went wide.
In stoppage time at the end of the first half, Olivia Stubbs drove down the right wing and steamed into the box and hit a powerful shot that just whistled past the far post.
Two minutes after the restart, Nyah Edwards took a touch onto her right and tried to hit one in the top corner, but her effort just glided past the post.
City had two chances in a matter of moments as they looked to add their fourth of the contest ,first Stubbs glided into the box and flashes an effort inches wide of the post and then Poole’s shot from distance went over.
Literally from the next attack, Worcester did grab their fourth with Stubbs in particular deserving of getting that goal as it was played in and she couldn’t miss and slotted the ball into the net.
Worcester had another couple chances in a matter of minutes as Billingsley whips in a corner that is met by Owen, however her effort was gathered by the keeper and then when Carys Lowley played a lovely through ball to Stubbs who drove into the box and flashed an effort wide of the far post.
With twenty minutes left, LowriWalker with some fantastic play to release Annie Sime who played an outstanding throughball to MadsWelham and despite the angle being against her hit the far post.
Worcester added their fifth with ten minutes to go when Kaye Haggett drove into the box and the ball ended up in the path of Welham and was blocked by the defender, but only into the path of Walker who finished into the top corner.
From the next attack, Owen hit one from miles out and the ball almost flew into the top corner as City looked for their sixth.
A minute from time, a Haggett cross was met on the half volley by Nyah Edwards who found the top corner and in stoppage Jones' stabbed toward goal was superbly saved at close range by the goalkeeper.
Worcester City Women have a fortnight off, but will be back in action on Sunday, 22nd November as we travel to the Guardian Warehousing Arena in FA Women’s National League action to face Sporting Khalsa.
Performance Squad
The Under 18s were due to be in U18s Open Cup action on Saturday morning as they faced Lye Town U18s at Little Perdiswell, however the game was cancelled.
Next up for our U18s is a league contest against Kingsfisher U18s on Saturday, 21st November at Little Perdiswell with a scheduled kick off time of 10:30am.
Meanwhile, the Under 21s were also in cup action as they travel to Chasetown Women in the Second Round of the League Cup where they won 3-0 thanks to a brace from Chanelle Ward and a strike from Elodie Alcott on her first ever start for the football club ensured City’s progression to round three.
Our U21s are due to be in another cup tie away from home in WFA Sunday Women's Cup as they are scheduled to face Droitwich Spa Ladies on Sunday, 15th November with kick off scheduled for 2pm.
Thankyou for your fantastic support, City fans.
