Another game hits the BetWright Stadium today as Tier 7 side Leyton Orient take on Tier 3 side AFC Bournemouth in the 2nd round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup. Going into the game both sides were unbeaten in their respective leagues in all competitions with the home side scoring over 100 goals.
As kick-off approached the home side were confident that they could pull off a cup upset and write history whilst The Cherries are looking to advance into the third round for the 2nd time.
It only took AFC Bournemouth six minutes to open the scoring with captain Abby Jones floating in a cross which fell through the keeper’s hands and ended up in the back of the net. Another attack by The Cherries as Jones drives into the box but Molly Barron-Clarks shot is blocked.
But it wasn’t long before the away side doubled their lead through another defensive error by Leyton Orient. Kenni Thompson puts a cross into the box from a free kick, which is flicked into a dangerous area by Jessica Hennesey taking an unlucky deflection off of Orient midfielder Haley West who turns it into the back of her own net.
Opportunities keep on coming for AFC Bournemouth as Sophie Quirk presses the defence, winning the ball back before she unleashes a shot at goal but it glides just wide of the post.
After a few corners went amidst it was Katie James’ inswinging cross in the 25th minute which found the back of the net after taking a deflection at the near post by Leyton Orient’s number 19 Kallie Balfour to make it 3-0 to AFC Bournemouth.
But it wasn’t long until the home side had a chance of their own straight from kick-off, as Wiktoria Franc plays as ball up to Steph Mccaffrey who beats the defender and plays a ball into inform striker Sammy Rowland whose first time strike beats Katie Scadding and finds the back of the AFC Bournemouth net. Which takes her tally to 14 in this season’s Adobe Women’s FA Cup with the hope of winning back to back FA Cup golden boots.
Another corner from Abby Jones as the clock approached 30 minutes led to another goal for The Cherries as she played a one-two with Sophie Quirk and whipping in a cross which was cleared by the Leyton Orient defence only to find Quirk on the edge on the box, who strikes a half volley into the bottom corner beating O’s keeper Lola Durojaiye, doubling her tally for the game.
As half-time approached AFC Bournemouth extended their lead to 5-1 as Elena Cole grabs her first goal for The Cherries after Kenni Thompson’s corner was flicked across the box by the Orient defence, Cole strikes the ball first time to find the back of the net to give the away side a four goal lead going into half-time.
Fresh legs for both sides at the interval with Treweek, Bowers and Williams coming on for AFC Bournemouth and Leyton Orient bringing on defender Emily Dillaway and Georgia Griffin.
A strong start from Leyton Orient in the second half who created numerous chances and looked like a much stronger side then in the first 45 minutes. A few shots towards goal from the home side but none troubling the AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper.
A quick breakaway from AFC Bournemouth with a well timed ball through to Jenna Markham from Sophie Quirk but a fine save from O’s keeper Durojaiye denied them from extending their lead.
The best chance of the half came from the home side with Lucy Porter picking the ball up in the middle of the AFC Bournemouth half who loses her defender and has a long range strike at goal, only to be denied by a superb save by Katie Scadding who tips it onto the cross bar.
It wasn’t long before The Cherries had a chance of their own up the other end with Sophie Quirk playing another brilliant timed pass from her own half into the feet of Jenna Markham, who goes 1 on 1 with the keeper and applies a neat finish into the back of the net to make it 6-1.
Another brilliant attack by AFC Bournemouth this time down the left hand side with Abby Jones playing a lovely outside the foot pass into Emilia Newton who floats a cross into the back post, which is found by Sophie Quirk who doubles her lead for this afternoon.
AFC Bournemouth continued to apply the pressure to the Leyton Orient back line with a ball through to Jenna Markham but was challenged by a brilliant sliding tackle by the Leyton Orient defender.
In the final 10 minutes AFC Bournemouth were controlling the game, with a few more chances going amidst but after yet another dominant display from the travelling side it was The Cherries who have made it through to the Adobe Women’s FA Cup 3rd round for the second time in their history.
The 3rd round draw is live on the Adobe Women’s FA Cup channels on Monday 24th November at 7pm with games to be played on Sunday 14th December (Subject to Television Movement)
Leyton Orient XI – Jason Stephans
Lola Durojaiye, Lois Heuchan, Grace Gillard, Wiktoria Fronc, Sammy Rowland, Lucy Porter, Hayley West, Gemma Abela, Ellie Leek, Kallie Balfour, Steph Mccaffrey.
Substitutes: Ruby Abela, Emily Dillaway, Georgia Griffin, Poppy Binding, Wiktoria Kiszkis, Esme Lancaster, Olivia Mcgregor.
AFC Bournemouth XI – Helen Bleazard
Katie Scadding, Abby Jones, Jessica Hennessy, Freya Meadows Tuson, Kenni Thompson, Molly Barron-Clark, Sophie Quirk, Katie James, Elena Cole, Jenna Markham, Charlotte Harris.
Substitutes: Erin Foley, Phoebe Williams, Georgia Wilson, Emilia Newton, Kelci Bowers, Amber Treweek.