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A ninety-third minute penalty won and converted by Sophie Humphrey saw the number nine complete a well-deserved treble, as Worthing trounced Abingdon United 8-1 in the FA Cup.
Despite playing over half the game with ten players, Worthing left a sodden Somerset with all three points from a 3-1 win against Bridgwater United.
Seven goals brought six different goal scorers as Worthing brushed aside Keynsham Town to the tune of 7-0 and reach round two of this season’s National League Plate.
A stunning hat-trick by Tierney Scott led Worthing to a first (4-2) home win of the season against Moneyfields at a wet and windy Woodside.
A missed penalty each, a striking of the woodwork each, a red card and a sin bin were just some of the talking points as table-toppers Swindon made it six wins out of six, with a win that wasn’t as comfortable as the scoreline suggests.
Three goals and three points in game number three saw a largely dominant Worthing overcome Bournemouth Sports for their first win of the new season.
Worthing suffered another agonisingly close defeat as an extra-time winner by Olivia Carpenter saw them knocked out of the League Cup by higher division Lewes.
Despite missing a number of players, Worthing were the width of the crossbar away from taking home a point from title-favourites AFC Bournemouth.
For the second week running, Worthing scored six as Portsmouth’s burgeoning talent became the latest team to leave the Sussex Transport Community Stadium on the end of a heavy defeat.
Worthing Women finally got their pre-season campaign underway with an emphatic victory over last year’s league rivals, London Seaward.
