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Tractor Girls Cup Fairytale Ends at Manchester City
Sunday, 16th Feb 2020 16:11 by Ali Rampling
Ipswich Town Women’s fairytale FA Cup journey came to an end at the hands of cup holders and WSL leaders Manchester City, as they suffered a 10-0 loss at the Academy Stadium.
Despite a spirited display from Joe Sheehan’s young side, hat-tricks from Pauline Bremer, Georgia Stanway and Jess Park hat-trick and a Laura Coombs strike condemned the Tractor Girls to defeat against their fully professional opponents.
Town had already won six matches to progress to this stage of the competition, following wins over Royston Town, Norwich, AFC Basildon, Chichester, Portsmouth and Huddersfield.
Houghton: Town Youngsters Have Bright Future Ahead of Them
Sunday, 16th Feb 2020 20:05 by Ali Rampling
England and Manchester City captain Steph Houghton believes the young members of the Ipswich Town Women’s team have a “bright future”, following her side’s FA Cup victory over the Tractor Girls.
Houghton has represented her country at the Olympics, captained England to two successive World Cup semi-finals and won a plethora of club honours with Arsenal and Manchester City. The defender compared Town’s experience today to her own when she was breaking through at Sunderland 15 years ago.
Speaking at full-time, Houghton said: “I was in that position a long time ago playing for Sunderland and going to the likes of Arsenal and Charlton and playing those teams as the underdog and I thought the attitude of the team was exceptional in terms of they never stopped running, they never gave up and they were always together so they’ve got a bright future ahead of them.”
Tractor Girls Thrash Huddersfield to Reach FA Cup Fifth Round for First Time
Sunday, 26th Jan 2020 15:51 by Ali Rampling
Ipswich Town Women’s fairytale FA Cup journey continued as they beat Huddersfield Town of the division above 4-1 away to reach the fifth round for the first time in the club s history.
A first-half hat-trick from 16-year-old striker Maddie Biggs and a Natasha Thomas strike proved decisive as the Tractor Girls produced an electrifying display in the opening 45 minutes.
The hosts pulled one back early in the second half through top scorer Lucy Sowerby, but Town saw the game out to record their third FA Cup giant killing of the season, making them the first side from the fourth tier to reach the last 16 in the history of the women’s competition.