Downend Flyers (0) 0 Bath City Women (1) 2 – Sunday 9 February 2025 – Regen Arable SW Regional WFL Div 1N – Pomphrey Hill Playing Fields
Match Report by Mark Stillman.
Adella Clarke’s double saw Bath City Women return to winning ways.
The striker netted at the start and end of the contest at Downend Flyers.
Clarke also had a second half penalty saved in Bristol.
But it proved academic as a battling team performance earned all three points.
City opened the scoring on 54 seconds. Erin Duffy’s corner from the left saw Clarke find room to tidily volley past Aimee Glover at the near post.
Jasmine Rennie shot too close to Glover after Downend struggled to clear a Shannon Redhouse cross, as City had more possession but neither side created much on a difficult surface.
Downend started the second half brighter but were restricted to efforts from distance.
The Romans squandered a chance to double their lead on 61 minutes.
Libby Goater was upended by Harriet Giles in the box, but Clarke’s penalty was too close to Glover who parried away to her right.
Poppy Spratt just missed the target twice from distance before the hosts nearly levelled when Nerys Akers exploited a hesitant backline waiting for offside, before poking wide of the advancing Sadie Farley.
Downend had strong penalty appeals turned down when Goater appealed to handle in the box from Grace Smith’s throw-in.
City made the game safe a minute from time, netting at the end of their best move of the match.
A lethal counter saw Goater find Maddy Brown on the left, her low centre was spilled by Glover to Clarke, who shovelled home from 10 yards.
Glover made amends with a fine reaction save from Clarke’s header after Duffy picked her out, preventing a perfect hat-trick.
The win moves City back up to fifth ahead of a county cup tie with Stockwood Wanderers on Sunday, ko 2pm at Twerton Park.
City’s Line-Up: Farley; Hemmings, Trivett, Fry, Duffy; Spratt, Cutler; Redhouse, Goater, Rennie; Clarke. Subs used: Gray, Brown, J Harris, Pearce.
Scorers: City – Clarke (1, 89); Downend – none
Referee: Mark Allen