Report | Swansea City Women 0 Cardiff City Women 6

Swansea City Women bowed out of the Genero Adran Trophy after a heavy defeat to Cardiff City at Llandarcy.

A brace from Fiona Barry, along with goals from Hannah Power, Kerry Walklett and Mackenzie Olden, plus an Eilish Mitchell own goal, saw Swansea exit the competition at the quarter-final stage.

It was a difficult afternoon for the Swans, who struggled from the outset to find any tempo or rhythm - something that has been a rarity given their strong performances in recent weeks.

Swansea were chasing the game from the outset, as the visitors opened the scoring inside five minutes when a Barry free-kick from the left was met by captain Power, who guided her header past Amelia Forkings.

Cardiff added a second just six minutes later when a low ball into the area from Olden picked out Walklett, who turned and fired into the corner.

The Swans took time to settle, with their first effort on goal coming midway through the first half. A JessWilliams free-kick was delivered into the area and met by Aimee Deacon, but the forward was unable to guide her header on target.

The home side’s best chance of the half came minutes later when a ball over the top sent Deacon through on goal. With Cardiff goalkeeper Ceryn Chamberlain losing her footing, a superb recovery from defender Lisa Owen saw her get back to block Deacon’s shot and prevent what looked a certain goal.

Forkings was called into action when a lofted ball from Barry led to a first-time volley from a Cardiff player, but the goalkeeper reacted well to get down quickly and parry the effort away from danger.

But the visitors added a third goal just before half-time after the Swans failed to clear their lines, allowing the ball to roll to Olden, who curled her effort from 20 yards out into the bottom-left corner to cap a difficult first half for the hosts.

Cardiff continued to push for more in the second half, with Williams producing a superb goal-line clearance to deny Barry a fourth visiting goal after she rounded Forkings.

It proved a brief reprieve as, in the 56th minute, a delivery into the area was turned into her own net by Swans defender Mitchell.

The Swans’ struggles continued, and Cardiff added a fifth goal just past the hour mark when Megan Bowen sent Barry through on goal, with the forward firing past Forkings.

Cardiff rounded off the victory with their sixth goal in the 74th minute when the ball broke to Barry inside the area, and she slotted calmly past Forkings.

Swansea City Women: Amelia Forkings, Lauren Davies(Caitlin Williams 41’), Lucy Finch(Emily Richards 70’), Maddy Murray, Steph Turner(Eilish Mitchell 46’), Sammy Wynne(Maisie Miller 63’), Aimee Deacon, Chloe Chivers, Stacey John, Emily Thomas(Taite Trivett 63’), Jessica Williams. 

Substitutes not used: Opal Rayner, Caitlin Seaborne.

Cardiff City Women: Ceryn Chamberlain, Lisa Owen, Hannah Power, Nieve Jenkins, Megan Bowen, Fiona Barry, Mackenzie Olden(Laura Curnock 65’), Kerry Walklett(Lily Nicholls 65’), Maddison Perrott, Lily Billingham(Lucy Malin 76’), Amy Long(Ffion Price 46’).

Substitutes not used: Grace Olsen Holly Jones, Emillia Ashun.