Oxford City Women kept up the pressure on the leaders with another excellent win this afternoon when goals from Kitty Crouch Anna O'Leary and Ellie Walecki helped them to a 2--0 win away at Selsey

An end to end first half on the south coast saw two energetic teams trade chances with City keeper Keira Maskell saving well early on and key defender Billie Bough French kicking a shot off the line as the home side pressed.

There were loud shouts for a penalty when the livewire Emily Harris looked to have been upended in the final minute of the first half but in time added on young striker Crouch pounced to put City a goal up at the break.

City needed a second goal to stamp their authority on the game and it came after 65 minutes when O’Leary turned neatly and fired home to make it 2-0 as The Hoops started to dominate the game.

Amber Le Beau and Crouch again went close as they laid siege to the Selsey goal and in the end the pressure paid off after 85 minutes when Walecki burst through a couple of challenges and slammed the ball home to seal the three points at 3-0.

"That was an excellent away performance" Manager Connor Walton told us. "Selsey made it hard for us and had chances early on but we kept applying the pressure, kept gathering momentum and after going in a goal up at half time we dominated much of the second half.

"Three goals and a clean sheet on the road mean we will be a happy group making the journey back to Oxford tonight."

CITY WOMEN 

Maskell, Hume, Donohoe, Bough-French, Bradley, Walecki, E White, Harris, L White, Le Beau, O’Leary

Rolling Subs

Tayman, Gorman, Lester, Crouch, Latimer

Report by Chris Williams, pictures Darrell Fisher