York City Ladies win 5-0 at Peterlee

Megan Bramham, Nicki Brown, Ali Smith, Jazz Whitwell and and Jess Barnes all netted during a one-sided contest in which the hosts did not manage a shot on goal until two minutes into the second half.

A 30-yard lob by Bramham opened the scoring on seven minutes and, moments later, midfielder Brown was only denied by a great save.

The visitors doubled their advantage on 26 minutes when Katie Duckworth played a short free kick to Smith 25 yards from goal and she found the back of the net.

A low cross from Bramham was then helped on by Smith and Whitwell smashed the ball home to make the score 3-0.

Bramham also forced a parry as Brown netted on the follow-up to extend the advantage before the interval.

In the second half, Sara Renfrew rattled the crossbar from 35 yards but, on the hour mark, Barnes found the top corner from the penalty spot after Whitwell had been hacked down having gambled on a through ball.

Substitute Rebecca Dawson then made her presence felt immediately by teeing up Renfrew, who went close to adding a sixth from outside the box.

City ladies reserves were 12-1 winners, meanwhile, at Catterick with Rachel Harding (7), Sammy Terry (3), Jenna Strain and Laura Porritt on the scoresheet.

Harding ensured the visitors forged ahead in the first ten minutes for a fourth successive game when she exchanged passes with midfielder Kira Robinson before finding the bottom corner.

Striker Terry then forced a goalkeeping error to add a second and Strain made it 3-0 at the interval with a great left-footed strike following Hollie Smith's short corner.

The second half saw the introduction of Vicki Robinson in midfield and she set up Harding for the two goals that completed her hat-trick.

Terry also claimed her treble and earned the player-of-the-game award for her pressing and hold-up play.

As the floodgates opened, Hardy added another four efforts, while winger Porritt netted for the third game in a row. Catterick's consolation came at 10-0 down.