Nantwich Town Women suffered a rare setback when they were beaten 0–7 by FC United of Manchester Women in the first round of the Alliance Design & Print Cup.
Manager Dan Mellor made five changes to the starting XI following the previous week’s victory.
But the Dabbers were without key player Katie Greenwood, who served a one-match suspension.
And they faced a tough test against opponents who sit a division higher in the North West Women’s Regional League Premier Division.
FC United showed their quality early on, racing to a 4–0 lead by half-time.
Despite a battling effort from Nantwich, the visitors added three more goals after the break to seal a 7–0 win.
After the match, Mellor said: “We made a few changes, but whoever’s on the pitch has to meet the standards we set as a group.
“We were poor all over and against strong opposition you can’t afford to switch off as they’ll punish you and that’s exactly what they did.
“We didn’t meet their intensity on or off the ball and it’s something we’ll look at.
“We’ll learn from it and we now need a big reaction heading back into the league fixture next week”
Fans can follow the team’s progress, action and behind-the-scenes news at https://www.facebook.com/NTFCLadies
Full fixture details are available at https://www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk/all-women-fixtures/
(Report by Jonathan White, images by Peter Robinson)
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