IT was heartbreak for Cirencester Town Ladies on Sunday afternoon as they were knocked out of the Gloucestershire FA Women's Trophy at the quarter-final stage following a dramatic penalty shootout defeat to AEK Boco Ladies.
Against a side competing for the title in the league above, Cirencester dug deep and bravely held out for 90 minutes to set up theΒ shootout, where Boco prevailed 3-1 to save their blushes and reach the semi-finals.
We just want to say a massive thank you to both @CirenTownFC , @aekbocoladiesfc fans and @SevernSport for coming out. We done everything we could today and left eveything on the pitch. Good luck to @aekbocoladiesfc in the semi finals β«οΈπ΄ pic.twitter.com/qEccHh70Bd
β Cirencester Town Ladies (@TownCirencester) February 18, 2024
Cirencester almost produced a real upset in the dying moments of the cup tie but a shot came back off the post and the game stayed goalless.
Despite defeat, Cirencester earned plenty of credit for their performance against a side, essentially, two levels higher than them.Β
Was some occasion π Credit to all at @TownCirencester both on and off the pitch! ππ»
β πππ-ππππ ππππππ π π (@aekbocoladiesfc) February 18, 2024
Thank you, promotion soon coming for you all and well deserved ππ» #uptheboco https://t.co/pn1tZqAHMW
Valiant effort from @TownCirencester absolutely brilliant performance from the team and only the width of a post away from a semi final over the 90. penalties are terrible way to decide a match but should hold your heads up high after the way you played π΄β«οΈπ΄β«οΈ pic.twitter.com/75CRRfV1Tu
β Sam Lloyd (@SamLloy56393175) February 18, 2024
Brilliant to be part of the commentary team with @SevernSport for the @TownCirencester & @aekbocoladiesfc womenβs game today. An end to end game with Cirencester taking higher league Boco all the way to penalties. Good luck to Boco in the next round. pic.twitter.com/AqwwLsekmX
β alice candy (@alice_candy_5) February 18, 2024
A shame to go out on penalties, but to hold a team off for 90mins who are the league above and title contenders in their league is a great achievement. I am so proud of my team today π΄β«οΈ https://t.co/JbmguLg4uV
β Sarah Candy (@srayworth813) February 18, 2024
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