Cardiff City ensured that they finish 2023 six points clear at the top of the Genero Adran Premier table with an emphatic 5-0 win away at Aberystwyth Town.
Eliza Collie took her league goal tally for the campaign to 16 in all competitions by scoring a hat-trick at Park Avenue, including a quick-fire double to open the scoring in the first half.
Seren Watkins converted a second half penalty after Molly Kehoe had been brought down in the box, before turning provider as her cross was headed home by Bluebirds captain Siobhan Walsh.
With Wrexham in Genero Adran Trophy action, Swansea City overtook the Red Dragons into second place with a 4-0 victory away at Barry Town United.
Stacey John-Davis finished from close range after just four minutes and the Swans’ advantage was quickly doubled when Barry defender Nia Davies headed John-Davis’ cross into her own net.
The third goal did not arrive until the 80th minute when captain Katy Hosford slotted home after being played through by Sammy Wynne, while Robyn Pinder wrapped up the scoring by tapping home Hosford’s cross in stoppage time.
Fourth-place The New Saints took a significant step to confirming a top half spot as a 4-1 home win over Cardiff Met took them five points clear of fifth-place Aberystwyth Town.
It was the Archers who took the lead after just four minutes when Tiggy Webb headed in from a corner, but TNS were level three minutes later when a looping cross from top scorer Caitlin Chapman went all the way into the net.
Greg Draper’s side took the lead for the first time in the 76th minute when Lia Lewis fired into the top corner and that proved to open the floodgates as Helen Evans and Emily Ridge added their names to the scoresheet in the final 10 minutes.
Genero Adran Premier results
Aberystwyth Town 0-5 Cardiff City
Barry Town United 0-4 Swansea City
The New Saints 4-1 Cardiff Met
