Briton Ferry Llansawel had to settle for a point at Jenner Park against Barry Town. The Reds had controlled the game but were unable to break the deadlock.
The Reds had the better of the first half chances that saw them control large spells of the game. Tija Richardson hit a shot wide and Laura-May Walkley sent a shot straight at the keeper. The second half saw the same as Ferry pushed forward to try and get the opening goal. Alison Witts hitting a shot over before seeing another effort saved by the keeper.
The Reds remain in fifth spot in the table just one point behind Barry with two games in hand. They will have the chance to move back into the top four with a win over Swansea, who come to Old Road on Thursday.
Laura-May Walkley sent a great though ball into the path of Maia Owen. Owen made her way into the box and hit a shot at goal giving the Barry keeper an early test.
Tija Richardson and Alison Witts linked up well to allow Richardson a sight at goal. The Reds midfielder pulled her shot wide of the goal.
Walkley went close when she made her way past three Barry players and tried a shot on the turn. Her low curling effort rolled just wide of the post.
Fleur Jenkins won the Reds a free kick jus inside the Barry half. Lucy Powell sent the ball into the box and it found its way to Lowri Ridings who sent it across to Owen. Owen chipped the ball back along the goal but no one attacked the ball.
Alison Witts tried to slide the ball though for Walkley but the ball ran into the keeper.
Lucy Powell sent a ball into the path of Walkley who after stepping inside hit a shot from the edge of the box but it was straight at the keeper.
Powell sent another Reds free kick into the box and the ball fell into the path of Brooke Llewellyn. Reacting to the ball Llewellyn threw a leg at it but it went over.
Half Time: Barry Town United 0-0 Briton Ferry Llansawel
Tija Richardson latched onto a loose ball from the Barry defence and hit a shot from distance but it went wide.
The Reds were given a free kick just outside the Barry box which Alison Witts took. Witts hit her effort just over the bar.
Ferry worked the ball into the box and moved it across to the right to Meg Kearle. Kearle hit an effort at goal but straight at the keeper.
Just after they worked into the box again and Alison Witts fired at goal forcing a good save from the keeper.
Fleur Jenkins tried from outside the box with a clever chipped effort but it was too close to the keeper.
Jenkins then sent a good though to Walkley who went past one before trying a shot but she put it over.
Witts saw a close range effort cleared from the line before Barry put the ball out for a corner.
Ferry went close again when Kearle won the ball on the right and get a good cross in. In a scrabble in the box the ball almost went in at the near post off a Barry player.
A good ball played though into Walkley saw here though, she squared the ball across goal for Powell but Powell couldn’t reach it.
Form another corner Lowri Ridings headed down but the ball bounced up and over the bar.
Briton Ferry Llansawel: Courtney Young (G), Laura-May Walkley, Alice Broadley, Fleur Jenkins, Brooke Llewellyn, Lowri Ridings ©, Lucy Powell, Maia Owen (Meg Kearle 58), Tija Richardson, Alison Witts, Jess Denscombe.
Yellow Cards: Lucy Powell 39, Alison Witts 43,
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