Dramatic late win for Guernsey FC Women

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Guernsey FC Women have two more games to play in their first season in English league football

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Guernsey FC Women staged a dramatic comeback to win back-to-back league games for the first time.

Ruby Smith scored the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time as the Green Lionesses won 3-2 at Bemerton Heath Harlequins.

The win - Guernsey's sixth of the season - moves them up to sixth place in Southern Region Women's Division One South as they leapfrogged their opponents.

Smith and Donna Gallienne both hit the post for the islanders in a goalless first half before Imogen Brady gave the hosts a 63rd-minute lead.

Smith equalised four minutes later with a close-range header before Gallienne put Guernsey in front soon after as her long-range effort deceived the home goalkeeper.

Guernsey thought their hopes of a win had been dashed when Brady capitalised on a 90th-minute defensive error to make it 2-2.

But Smith took advantage of a weak back pass in the 94th minute and finished well to seal a memorable win.

Guernsey have two more games to play in their first season in English league football - they travel to fifth-placed Wimborne Town next week before visiting ninth-placed AFC Varsity a fortnight later.

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