Report | Barry Town United Women 0 Swansea City Women 4

Swansea City Women opened their Genero Adran Premier campaign with a comfortable win over Barry Town United at Jenner Park.

A brace from Chloe Chivers, along with goals from Stacey John and Emily Richards, gave the Swans an ideal start to the new campaign.

The Swans dominated the first-half proceedings, and had multiple chances to add to the scoreline after Chivers’ goal opened the scoring in the second minute.

Barry were then reduced to 10 at the 20-minute mark, after goalkeeper Molly Arnesen was sent off following a collision with Aimee Deacon just outside of the area.

The Swans were ruthless during the secondhalf, with three goals in 20 minutes ensuring the victory.

The Swans opened the scoring inside two minutes as Chivers produced a fantastic free-kick from just beyond the halfway line that dipped over Arnesen and under the bar.

The Swans pushed to extend their lead, with Lauren Davies and Deacon combining in the box, but Arnesen denied the latter’s effort.

The hosts were reduced to 10 after Arnesen was sent off for denying a goal-scoring opportunity in a clash with Deacon just outside the area.

Despite being down to 10 players, Barry threatened as Angharad Beman fired just off target from a set-piece.

Five minutes before half-time, Taite Trivett had an opportunity to add a second for the Swansea after she carved out space in the box, but she blazed her effort over the bar.

It proved a quick start to the second half with both sides having chances, Deacon raced through on goal but dragged her effort wide of the post, before Sienna Stone found herself through on goal minutes later for Barry, but was denied by a fantastic save from Amelia May Forkings, who got down well to deny the forward.

Chivers continued to threaten for the Swans, driving forward before setting up Maddy Murray, whose strike from the edge of the area went straight at substitute keeper Emily Blunt.

But Chivers did double her tally just after the hour, latching onto a right-flank delivery from Deacon that John cleverly dummied, before firing into the bottom corner.

With momentum on their side, the Swans added a third 12 minutes later, as John finished smartly past Blunt after some neat build-up play.

The hosts nearly pulled one back as Beman forced Forkings into a superb close-range save from a corner.

But the Swans sealed the points with eight minutes to go, as Richards pounced on a scramble in the box to fire past Blunt.

Barry Town United Women: Molly Arnesen, Lily Dalton (Grace Corne 45), Holly Jenkins, Chelsea Cochrane, Erin Murray (Keira Harris 74), Danielle Broadhurst (Jasmine Turner 74), Emily Freeman, Sienna Stone, Beca Thomas (Ellie Preece 45), Amelia Herbert (Emily Blunt 25), Angharad Beman.

Unused substitutes: India Shanahan, Ellie Gunney.  
 

Swansea City Women: Amelia May Forkings, Lauren Davies, Maddy Murray (Eilish Miller 61), Steph Turner (Caitlin Seaborne 80), Maisie Miller (Caitlin Williams 62), Sammy Wynne, Aimee Deacon (Emily Richards 71), Chloe Chivers, Stacey John, Taite Trivett, Jessica Williams.

Substitutes not used: Opal Rayner.