Report | Carmarthen Town Women 0 Swansea City Women 3

Swansea City Women progressed to the Bute Energy Welsh Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Carmarthen Town Women.

After a frustrating first half for the Swans, Emily Richards found an opener on the hour mark with a powerful left-footed shot flying into the back of the net. 

Nine minutes later Sammy Wynne fired into the bottom right corner to double the Swans lead.

Jasmine Guymer made it three late on, a great ball through from Wynne allowing her to slot home and seal progress to the quarter-finals.

The hosts had a chance early on, Lily Owen winning the ball high up, but a block from Wynne stopped the hosts in their tracks.

Wynne linked up with Robyn Pinder soon after who tried a low shot from the edge of the box, but it was dragged wide of the post.

Pinder came close again after Jess Williams’ long ball forward found Aimee Deacon down the flank, the forward crossed to Pinder, but her effort was collected by Ffion Ashman in the Carmarthen goal.

Ashman made a good save to deny Richards five minutes before the break, tipping her curling effort from the edge of the box over the bar.

Lucy Finch almost broke the deadlock moments before the break, her powerful strike cannoning off the cross bar.

The Swans pressure continued into the second half, Finch coming close yet again with a long range effort that was well dealt with by Ashman.

Deacon forced another save soon after, Wynne slid her through on goal and she poked an effort on goal that Ashman got a foot to.

But the Swans finally got the breakthrough on the 63rd minute, Wynne sliding a pass across to Richards who arrowed a left-footed shot past Ashman.

The Swans really asserted their dominance on the game from there, Williams heading against the post from a corner, with Deacon on the follow up forcing a save, before Pinder hit the woodwork on the rebound.

Wynne found a second when she was given space on the right of the Carmarthen box squeezing a shot into the bottom right corner.

Wynne then turned provider again late on, threading a ball through for Guymer to send past Ashman and secure the victory.

The win sees the Swans reach the quarter-finals of the Bute Energy Welsh Cup, having been losing semi-finalists to Cardiff City Women the year prior.

Carmarthen Town Women: Ffion Ashman, Terri Beddows, Lily Owen, D’arcy Escott, Caroline Cooper (captain), Lani Hogben, Grace McDonald (Ffion Jones 79) Jess Hammett (Anwen Thomas 59), Casi Jones, Hannah Thomas (Charley Williams 72), Kacey Arran.

Unused subs: Jessica Rees, Charlotte Bowden.

Swansea City Women: Charlie Haynes, Lucy Finch (Kelsey Thomas 82), Steph Turner (Maddy Murray 70), Sammy Wynne, Rachel Cullen (Monet Legall 82), Robyn Pinder, Stacey John-Davis (captain), Emily Richards, Aimee Deacon (Jasmine Guymer 78), Emily Thomas, Jess Williams (Nia Jones 78).