Fulham Women made it two wins from two in the London and South East Regional Premier Division with a 7-0 demolition of Millwall Lionesses at Motspur Park this afternoon.
The Whites needed just six minutes to take the lead when Sophie Manzi turned home a cross from Ellie Olds. The influential Olds, a constant threat on the opening weekend of the season, went close herself midway through the first half before Madi Parsonson’s corner was headed goalwards by the razor sharp Manzi only for the striker to be denied by an excellent save from the Millwall goalkeeper.
Megalie Mendes and Lily Stevens went close from free-kicks that well handled by the visiting custodian – as Fulham’s slender lead at the interval barely reflected their dominance, with Olds shooting over from a good position just before the half time whistle. It was a similar story immediately after the interval with Manzi missing the target with the first opportunity but Ella Tagliavini doubled Fulham’s lead with a low drive just before the hour mark.
Amber Webber made a solid stop from a rare Millwall break to preserve Fulham’s clean sheet before the Whites put clear water between the sides with Manzi converting a pinpoint cross from Parsonson to score her second of the afternoon. Parsonson then took centre stage with a piledriver making it four just a minute later and the wing-back finished emphatically when she found space in the box two minutes later as Fulham’s greater fitness began to tell.
The lively Georgia Heasman fired in the fifth after holding off a Millwall defender and Belle Taylor-Makepeace completed the rout in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
The Whites, who sit top of the table on goal difference, will look to extend their 100% record when they welcome Newhaven to Motspur Park next Sunday afternoon.
FULHAM FC WOMEN: Webber; Tagliavini, Gane, Dale, Beaver; Mendes, Parsonson, Stevens, Barron-Clarke, Manzi, Olds. Subs: Gibbs, Stormer, Taylor-Makepeace, Adamson, Heasman.
GOALS: Manzi (6, 65), Tagliavini (57), Parsonson (66, 68), Heasman (76), Taylor-Makepeace (90+6).
REFEREE: Mourad Bougoizi.
ATTENDANCE: 121.
