Report | Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies 2 Swansea City Women 0

A depleted Swansea City Women side were handed back-to-back league defeats for the first time in 2024 as they lost at Briton Ferry Llansawel in the Genero Adran Premier.

Lucy Powell struck for the hosts in the first 45 minutes as she took advantage of a loose ball in the Swansea half.

Alison Witts would double the home side’s lead late on to secure three points against a Swansea City side nursing a long injury list and featuring four under-19s’. players. 

Goalkeeper Saffron Davies was among them as she made her debut for the first team, stepping between the sticks in the absence of Charlie Haynes, Claire Skinner and Opal Rayner.

The game started in feisty fashion, with two off-the-ball fouls committed by Ferry in the opening five minutes and each side seeing players cautioned.

Katy Hosford came agonisingly close to opening the scoring for the visitors, turning Emily Thomas’ cross to back post just wide of the goal with her headed effort.

But it would be the hosts that would take the lead, Briton Ferry won the ball in the Swans half before Megan Kearle’s cross was nodded on for Powell to power an effort into the bottom right corner.

Taite Trivett looked for an immediate response, and her driven effort from distance forced a good save from former Swans goalkeeper Courtney Young.

Young was called into action again soon after. Robyn Pinder found Nia Jones in the box, but the defender’s effort would be easily held by the keeper and the Swans remained a goal down at the break.

Briton Ferry thought they had doubled their lead early into the second half when Witts tapped in from close range, but she was adjudged to be offside.

Chivers tried an effort from distance as the Swans looked for a way back into the game, but her effort from a free-kick would fly wide of the post.

Trivett then came agonisingly close to an equaliser with time ticking away. Pinder nodded down a cross from Thomas, Trivett’s leftfooted strike would whistle narrowly wide of the target.

But it would be the hosts that would find the second goal of the game as Witts headed home from a corner to seal three points.

Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies: Courtney Young, Laura-May Walkley, Alice Broadley, Fleur Jenkins, Brooke Llewellyn, Lowri Ridings (captain), Lucy Powell (Maia Owen 67), Megan Kearle, Alison Witts, Anya Welch, Jess Denscombe (Ela Roberts 67).

Unused subs: Ella Smitham, Alexsie Clayton, Aimee Heath.

Swansea City Women: Saffron Davies, Lucy Finch, Sammy Wynne, Robyn Pinder, Chloe Chivers, Katy Hosford (captain), Maddy Murray, Emily Richards (Jasmine Guymer 67), Taite Trivett, Emily Thomas, Nia Jones.

Unused subs: Rhian Williams, Grace Tilley, Sophie Parvin, Ellie Latronico.