{"id":15085,"date":"2026-11-02T15:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/?p=15085"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:47:35","slug":"genero-adran-premier-round-up-wrexham-move-two-points-clear-at-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/adran-leagues\/news\/genero-adran-premier-round-up-wrexham-move-two-points-clear-at-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Genero Adran Premier round-up: Wrexham move two points clear at the top"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Wrexham moved two points clear at the top of the Genero Adran Premier<\/a><\/strong> with a 4-0 victory over Briton Ferry Llansawel at The Rock on Sunday.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reigning champions needed just 11 minutes to find the breakthrough as Cymru U23 international Faye Knox tucked away the rebound from her initial shot which was blocked by Brooke Llewellyn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knox\u2019s opener remained the narrow difference for virtually half of the contest, but eventually Wrexham pulled away from their opponents with two quick goals early in the second half as Lili Jones curled a dipping strike over Courtney Young from the edge of the area before Knox met Natasha Thomas\u2019 square ball and clinically sent a low drive in at the near post to make it three. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Knox has registered seven goals in her last four games<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Maria Francis-Jones capped off yet another high-scoring win for the Red Dragons late on as the ball ricocheted off both Wrexham captain Jodie Bartle and Ferry captain Lowri Ridings, allowing Francis-Jones to apply a simple finishing touch from just two yards out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrexham\u2019s two-point lead at the top of the table was established as The New Saints dropped rare points in a 1-1 draw with Barry Town United, who claimed their first point at Jenner Park this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barry forward Sienna Stone was denied an early goal after she was deemed offside when finishing from Amy Long\u2019s through ball, but it was not long before the hosts did make their pressure count as Ellie Gunney headed home from Erin Murray\u2019s corner to open the scoring on 17 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gunney registered her first goal since January<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Zara Gibbs missed a glorious chance for Saints from close range, but Kieran Lee-Birch\u2019s side found their all-important equaliser shortly before half time as Abbie Iddenden met Fiona Barry\u2019s pinpoint cross and headed in her eighth goal of the campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iddenden found the net again midway through the second half, this time from Hannah Snape\u2019s corner, but she committed a foul inside the area and therefore the goal was ruled out. A solid defensive display from a resurgent Barry ensured they came away with a point and moved two points clear of the relegation zone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third-place Cardiff City maintained pressure at the top of the table as they came from behind to beat South Wales derby rivals Swansea City 3-1 at the CIS Stadium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardiff applied early pressure, with Kate Oakley, Maddison Perrott and Ffion Price forcing crucial saves out for Amelia Forkings, but it was in fact the Swans who took the lead in tremendous style on 19 minutes as Taite Trivett retrieved the loose ball after Aimee Deacon dispossessed Perrott and fired a stunning strike into the roof of the net, leaving Grace Olsen hardly any chance of the save. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chloe Chivers squandered a great opportunity to double Swansea\u2019s lead when she shot wide of the post when one-on-one Olsen. Cardiff forward Gillian Keenan watched two of her efforts fly over the crossbar from close range, but the Bluebirds eventually found their equaliser three minutes before half time as Swansea captain Jess Williams turned Oakley\u2019s cross into her own net. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contest remained all square for the majority of the second half, but Eilish Mitchell\u2019s foul on Haile Richard\u2019s inside the area gave Cardiff the chance to complete the turnaround from the penalty spot with seven minutes remaining. Richards herself stepped up to take the penalty and she clinically found the bottom corner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardiff captain Shannon Evans ensured her side would be earning the derby day bragging rights as she headed home from Price\u2019s corner two minutes after Richards\u2019 penalty. Noah Bushby\u2019s side have now won their last seven Genero Adran Premier matches and are only three points behind leaders Wrexham. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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16-year-old talent Gwen Jones marked her Genero Adran Premier debut in the best way possible as she scored the winning goal to give Cardiff Met a 1-0 win over Aberystwyth Town at Park Avenue.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones\u2019 winning moment arrived with just five minutes of normal time remaining as the teenage substitute fired home from Lily Moralee-Hughes\u2019 low cross at the back post. A first clean sheet and first away win of the season for the Archers takes them a healthy seven points clear of bottom-of-the-table Aberystwyth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jones’ late winner secured Cardiff Met their second win of the season<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Genero Adran Premier results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aberystwyth Town 0-1 Cardiff Met
Barry Town United 1-1 The New Saints
Cardiff City 3-1 Swansea City
Wrexham 4-0 Briton Ferry Llansawel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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