PLYMOUTH Argyle booked their place in the third round of the Women’s FA Cup by beating Welsh side Gwalia United 2-0 at Home Park on Sunday.
The Pilgrims will now play Oxford United away on December 14. The two teams have already played each other twice this month – once in the league and once in the League Cup – with Argyle winning both matches.
Sunday’s victory extended Argyle’s unbeaten run to 15 games in all competitions.
Two goals in the first half courtesy of Phoebie Poole were enough to see them into the hat for the draw that was made on Monday night.
Her first came in the 36th minute when she powered a header into the net from a Charlotte Whitmore corner.
And three minutes later she added her second with a successful penalty kick after Whitmore was fouled in the box.
Argyle had further chances to extend their lead, but the two goals were enough to see them home.
In National League Division One South West, Marine Academy Plymouth showed great battling qualities to earn a 2-2 away draw at Maidenhead United, despite having Eva Flitney sent off in the first half.
Izzy Stockton had given the home side the lead after just two minutes on Sunday, but Marine Academy hit back to take a 2-1 lead courtesy of goals from Ellie Bishop and Kayleigh Turner.
But on 36 minutes Flitney was adjudged to have handled the ball in the box and she was sent off and Maidenhead were awarded a penalty, which Katie Akerman fired home.
Both teams battle for a winner in the second half but they could not be separated.
There was disappointment for Saltash United in the South West Women’s League as they went down 6-0 away at ninth-placed Gloucester City, who have closed the gap on the eighth-placed Ashes in the table.
In the Devon Women’s Football League Premier Division, Plympton enjoyed a 5-2 home victory over Teignmouth.
Plympton scored two goals in the opening few minutes before Libby Williams scored with a great free-kick to make it 3-0.
But in the second half Teignmouth pulled it back to 3-2 and were looking for an equaliser, but two late goals, including a penalty, secured the win for Plympton.
Williams ended up with two goals, with Bella Brown-Tunnell, Jenna Ashley Cooper and Elsa Finnegan also getting on the scoresheet.
The weather caused the postponement of all the Devon South & West fixtures, but there was a Devon Women’s Senior Cup match played in which Elm United were beaten 6-3 by Ottery St Mary at Torr Bridge High. Natasha Forsythe, Maise Godfrey and Katie Hengle scored for Elm.
In the Cornwall Women’s League Premier Division, Saltash Borough earned a 2-2 draw away at Newquay thanks to goals from Molly Gill and Stacey Gill.
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