Nantwich Town Women fell to a rare defeat losing 2–1 to higher-tier Poulton Vics FC Ladies in Round Two of the Cheshire FA Women’s Cup.
While the cup run comes to an end, the result now allows the Dabbers to fully concentrate on their strong League campaign.
Supporters were treated to a warm welcome off the pitch, with every paying adult receiving a free tea or coffee courtesy of The Tea Lounge at Nantwich Town FC, open seven days a week at the Swansway Stadium.
Manager Dan Mellor handed a debut to new signing Connie Watts, who made her first appearance between the posts.
Poulton Vics, who compete in the North West Women’s Regional League – Premier Division (one tier above Nantwich), arrived as tough opposition.
But the Dabbers delivered an excellent first-half performance, taking a deserved 1–0 lead through Abi Poulton.
Nantwich looked set to take the advantage into the break, only to concede late into first-half injury time.
A battling second half saw both sides push for the winner, but Vics took their chance to edge the tie and send the Dabbers out of the competition in cruel fashion.
Mellor said: “Over the 90 minutes I genuinely felt we were the better side and we showed we can more than compete with teams from the league above.
“Unfortunately, two poor goals from set pieces cost us and then the amount of added time at the end was frankly bizarre.
“To concede so late is a tough one to take, but the performance overall showed exactly how far we’ve come as a group and shows that we can compete at the level above.
“A big thank you to the fans today who really turned up and roared us on.”
Nantwich remain unbeaten in 10 League matches and will look to extend that impressive run.
Fans can keep up with all the latest news, match action, and behind-the-scenes content on the official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/NTFCLadies
Full fixture details can be found at https://www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk/all-women-fixtures/
(Report by Jonathan White, pictures by Peter Robinson)
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