Civil Service cause Electric Ireland Women’s Cup upset | OneFootball

Collision between Greenisland and Craigavon City players. (Bob Hall Sports Photography)

Round 1 results from the Electric Ireland Women’s Challenge Cup featured a 4-0 victory for Civil Service over Oxford Sunnyside.

Hannah Downey bagged a brace as the team top of the NIWFA Development league resumed causing cup upsets, by eliminating Division 5 opposition on Friday evening.

Saskia Love hit a hat-trick as Division 1 leaders Greenisland won 5-1 against Craigavon City, who sit second in Division 2.

Bangor Ladies’ Amber Dempster scored three times in their 8-1 result at fellow Championship team Comber Rec.

Sion Swifts visited Wellington Rec with a six-division advantage and came away with a dozen goals.

Sunday saw Division 4 joint leaders Antrim Town overcome fifth-division Donegal Celtic 10-1, with substitute Ashleigh Thompson finding the net four times.

Bangor, Sion Swifts and SOP win big in NIWFA Championship