South Shields Women suffered heartbreak in the NERWFL League Cup Final against Leeds Modernians Women in spite of a courageous performance on Sunday. Right from the very first whistle, the Mariners were eager to score, creating a huge chance in the opening minutes, Tara Flaherty the one to deny what could have been an early breakthrough. However, just six minutes into the tie, it was Shameeka Fishley who opened the scoring. Leeds Mods, then, doubled their lead late into the

South Shields Women hope to make history this Sunday when they take on Leeds Modernians Women in the NERWFL League Cup Final (2pm kick-off). The Mariners reached the Final after defeating Birtley Town Ladies 2-1 just over a fortnight ago, while Leeds Modernians knocked out Bradford City AFC Women on penalties last week. To get to this stage, Shields have been victorious against Wallsend BC Women, Spennymoor Town Ladies, Sunderland West End Ladies as well as Birtley Town. Leed

Tianna Hill was pleased with the “impact” she made despite South Shields Women’s chaotic defeat to Brunsmeer Athletic Women at the weekend. The forward was brought on, following a lengthy spell on the sidelines, for the second-half and contributed with one assist as the lasses looked to claw back a three-goal deficit. It wasn’t to be, despite the Mariners netting four times after the restart, but nevertheless Hill can look back on a positive 45 minutes in what was otherwise a

South Shields Women were on the wrong end of a 10-goal thriller on Sunday, as they rounded their NERWFL Premier Division campaign with a 6-4 defeat on the road to Brunsmeer Athletic Women. The Mariners were shocked by a very clinical Brunsmeer side, who went into the break three goals to the good. They would then add another with almost 20 minutes remaining before chaos ensued - nearly 15 minutes later, the scoreline was 6-3 to the hosts, and in the 13th minute of added time,