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Under 16 In the League Cup semi-finals Devizes Town booked their place in the Final with a slender 2-1 victory over Swindon Town Ladies. There were lots of chances for both sides in both halves but the half time score was 0-0.

The second half was end to end again with Devizes taking the lead with a well-taken goal from Lauren Walker. Both teams pressed for more goals and it was Swindon who equalized with a speculative effort from in side the half way line which caught every body out and bounced over the keeper and into the net. With 5 minutes to go Devizes got the second goal after sustained pressure. The goal came form a superb solo run by captain, Amy Longo and a neat pass to Lauren Walker to side foot in for her second goal and what proved to be the winner. Their opponents will be Wootton Bassett Town Youth who romped to a 6-0 victory over Chippenham Town Ladies at Stanley Park.

Under 14 11-a-side The League Cup semi-final between Derry Hill Thunder and Swindon Town Ladies was a 7-goal thriller, with Swindon Town upsetting the league form to progress to the Final by winning 4-3 at Bowood. They will play Swindon Badgers in the Final.

Under 14 7-a-side The Cup semi-finals were both close run things. Firstly Devizes Town Youth kept it close at home to Trowbridge Town Youth, with the visitors eventually going home with a 3-1 victory. Sophie Trusler was on the mark for Devizes.

The other semi was an even closer affair with Blunsdon Colts and Lavington Juniors inseparable even after extra time with the score at 1-1. But it was Lavington Juniors who won the penalty shoot-out to top off a fine first season in the league with an appearance in the Final in May.

Under 13 Trowbridge Town Youth FC took the first semi-final but the were made to work very hard by FC Chippenham Youth before progressing with a 2-0 victory. The other semi-final was even closer with Melksham and Bradford finishing 1-1 after extra time, Melksham eventually going through 2-1 on penalties. The Melksham goal was scored by Holly Provis.

In midweek Swindon Spitfires entertained Bradford Town in what would be their last league games of the season. The result was 1-1 which confirmed Spitfires finished a place above Bradford in 3rd.

Under 12 Swindon Spitfires sportingly brought forward their semi-final against Cricklade to Friday evening as Cricklade were struggling for a team for the planned Saturday match, but they proved to strong again for Cricklade, but it was a close match with Spitfires eventually running out 3-0 winners. In the second semi-final, B Division Champions Larkhall Athletic entertained 2nd placed A Division Swindon Town Reds, and Larkhall belied the difference in their league positions, before Swindon Town eventually won 2-1, thanks to 2 goals by Nicole Farmer.

There were also two league matches in the A Division. Trowbridge Wanderers and Derry Hill Lightning were 5th and 6th going into the game, but it was the visitors who picked up three points to move above their hosts with a 5-1 victory. Lia King scored a hat-trick, while Katie Sykes and Jade Nicholas contributed a goal apiece. Bottom of the table Wootton Bassett Town Youth made the trip to Melksham Town Youth and put in a good performance to limit their hosts to a 3-0 victory, which guarantees Melksham will finish in at least 4th place.

Under 11 In the only semi-final tie completed, Trowbridge Town Youth continued their league form into the cup by beating Swindon Spitfires 8-1. Niamh Montague scored the consolation goal for Spitfires. Unfortunately Wootton Bassett were not able to field a team for the other semi-final, and so Highworth Town progress to the Final as a result.

In the League, FC Chippenham Youth and Swindon Badgers shared 4 goals at Stanley Park.

Under 10 The top two teams in the League will meet in the League Cup Final after two victories away to the two Swindon Town teams. First up Swindon Town Blues entertained Swindon Spitfires, and were comprehensively beaten by 11 goals to nil. The second game was much closer but true to league form, Melksham Town Youth made it through thanks to a 2-0 victory.

11:44am Monday 7th April 2008

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