Alnwick Town Ladies advance into next round of FA Cup as Morpeth Town Women bow out

Alnwick Town Ladies progressed to the next round of the FA Cup with a penalty shootout victory over Birtley Town Ladies on Sunday.

After failing to find a way past their visitors in regular time as the two sides played out a 0-0 stalemate, Alnwick held their nerve to seal a 3-2 win from the spot at Greensfield, and have been rewarded with an away trip to Leeds Modernians in the Third Qualifying Round.

Elsewhere, Morpeth Town Women suffered penalty heartache as they bowed out of the FA Cup at the hands of Blyth Spartans Women.

A 1-1 draw saw Abbie Humphreys open the scoring for Spartans after half an hour before Rose McLean pulled Morpeth level from the spot to ensure that the tie could not be settled inside 90 minutes. Town were unable to replicate their prior success from 12 yards, however, and ultimately lost a decisive shootout 3-0.