Photo: Tom West Photography
Tier five Millwall Lionesses brushed past Margate from two divisions beneath them to move into the First Round of the FA Cup.
Both teams came into this third qualifying round tie on the back of big wins in the previous round, with Millwall having beaten Regents Park Rangers 11-0 and Margate Ladies defeating Maidstone United 6-0.
Indeed, Millwall can’t stop scoring at present. They have now recorded an incredible 35 goals since Alex Russell and Adam Rowland took caretaker charge of the team.
With Impetus sponsored Poppy Payne captaining the side, the Lionesses’ first goal yesterday came after 11 minutes, Shannan Drewe delivered a cross from the corner, Liv McGregor rose up high and headed it into the back of the net. The second came only four minutes later, Drewe’s corner deflected off a Margate defender and landed in the back of the net.
Emma Whitter made it three just a minute later, Drewe once again with a cross, and Whitter headed it in. Talking of Drewe, two minutes after the third, she made it four with a fantastic finish, she’s on fire, already getting four goal contributions.
On 19 minutes, Ella Bailey made it five, McGregor cut the ball back to the edge of the area, Bailey tried her luck and it paid off. Grace Laverick made it six on 21 minutes, another pitch-perfect delivery from Drewe found the head of Laverick who got her first goal of the afternoon.
The Lionesses found themselves seven up after 30 minutes, Laverick played through Millwall’s McGregor who did the rest. Ten minutes later, Whitter made it eight from close range. That was it for the first half.
On 57 minutes, there was one negative for Millwall as Laverick suffered a nasty-looking leg injury Tamiyah Lorraine came on to replace her.
McGregor then made it nine with 23 minutes left with a calm finish it into the back of the net. Whitter then made it double digits on 75 minutes. A composed finish from the centre-forward who can’t stop scoring.
Drewe added another just two minutes later, Ellen Napper played it to her and she fired home. Substitute Lorraine then added to the tally with a shot deflected by a Margate defender, and into the back of the net. Napper finished off the scoring from close range.
The Lionesses next welcome Crawley AFC to St. Pauls Sports Ground in the London & SE Premier next Sunday at 1:30pm.
Teams: MILLWALL LIONESSES: Wiggins, Connell, Huseyin, Bailey, Chapman, Payne, Laverick, Bennett, Whitter, McGregor, Drewe. Substitutes: Poole, Jones, Bone, Napper, Burr, Seely, Lorraine.
Scorers: McGregor 11’, 30’, 67’. Whitter 15’, 40’, 75’. Drewe 17’, 77’. Bailey 19’, Laverick 21’, Napper 85’.
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