Chatham Town Women beat Haywards Heath to set up AFC Wimbledon clash in the Women’s FA Cup Second Round | Home Kent Women’s Cup clash with Ebbsfleet this Sunday

Chatham Town Women showed their fighting spirit last weekend.

Keith Boanas’ side were two goals down against Haywards Heath after 23 minutes but fought back to win their Women’s FA Cup match 4-2.

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Breon Grant netted twice, either side of goals from Nicole Pepper and Ellie Jeffkins, sending Chats into the Second Round where they have been drawn to face AFC Wimbledon on Sunday, November 26.

Boanas’ side could have been three down in the match but the manager pointed to a pivotal moment that kept them in the tie and showed that he had the kind of players he wants to be working with.

He said: “I have been in the game a long time and [I received] lots of messages saying ‘that’s typical Keith Boanas, instilling a spirit in his teams’. You can’t afford to give up.

“We had a defining moment in the first half and I cited that after the game where we were 2-0 down but Lenny Priest has blocked for me what would have been a certain goal by literally flinging herself across the edge of the six-hard box and blocking it, with her stomach I think.

“Had that have gone in and we had gone 3-0 down it could have been a whole different ball game but for me that was the type of player and character that I love in my teams.

“It was a brilliant win in the end, we went there anticipating an underdog-type game and with what’s been going on in the men’s FA Cup you can’t afford to take anything for granted, also playing on a wet grass pitch, whereas we play on 3G.

“My first question to my players was ‘have you a pair of studs in your kit bag?’. They all wear these flashy boots these days and don’t always carry the boots that are suitable for that kind of