Brentford Women got their League Cup campaign off to a winning start on Sunday, defeating AFC Greenwich Borough 7-0 at GB10 Sports Ground.
Wiktoria Kiszkis continued her superb run of form with a first-half hat-trick, with Asees Sangha, Renai McCrea, Lucy Monkman and Ashley Cheatley also getting on the scoresheet for the west Londoners.
Carly Williams’ side started with intent and it was Kiszkis looking to score early. The no.9 fired at goal from outside the box, but the effort raced just wide of the target.
Four minutes later, Abbi Smith played a short corner to Sangha. The midfielder ran towards goal deep in Greenwich’s box before looking to score, but Emily Saunders was up to the task in goal for the hosts and kept it out.
The opener came on 15 minutes as Kiszkis scored her first goal of the afternoon. Receiving the ball on the edge of the hosts’ box from McCrea, Kiszkis found the back of the net on the half-volley with a superb left-footed strike.
Six minutes later, the hosts went on the attack as Molly Hawkins sent a cross from the right side to Kimberley Dixson on the edge of the six-yard box, but goalkeeper Mya Francis-Pownall was up to the task for the Bees and left her goal to claim the ball.
Down the other end, it was Kiszkis causing trouble again as she made her way into the left side of Greenwich’s box and looked to score at the near post, but Saunders did well to keep the ball out of the net.
After the half-hour mark ticked over, it was Lucy Potter putting the west Londoners in a position to score as her cross found Rebecca Teale in the hosts’ box, but the no.3’s header sailed over the bar.
Potter got her assist four minutes later, wth Kiszkis finishing off the job. Potter’s ball fell perfectly to the no.9’s feet near the edge of the six-yard box and Kiszkis’s strike beat Saunders in goal.
On the brink of half-time, Makeba Black found Kiszkis with a perfectly-waited long ball, the attacker then using the outside of her right foot to send the ball into the top-left corner to secure her hat-trick.
Out of the break, Kiszkis was hungry for more. Receiving a cross from McCrea, the attacker turned and fired at goal, but the shot was well blocked.
Four minutes later, Williams’ side had their fourth, Sangha finding the back of the net for her first goal of the season.
Brentford continued to dominate the game but it took until the 72nd minute to apply more pressure to Saunders in goal for the hosts.
Katie Gilligan found Ilana Harris-Walters streaming down the right side of Greenwich’s box with a well-timed ball, the winger then crossing into the area. Monkman narrowly missed the ball as she stormed towards goal, but McCrea was in the perfect spot at the back post to tap it home for her first goal of the campaign.
Three minutes later, Monkman opened her Brentford account. The no.21 met Harris-Walters’ cross from the right side and made no mistake as she headed it home.
With three minutes remaining in the game, Smith looked to score from distance as the fall fell her way from a clearance, but her long-range strike sailed over the bar.
Three minutes later, Cheatley joined the scoring parade as the no.16 flicked the ball past multiple defenders before finishing with her right foot to add gloss to the victory.
Brentford now turn their attention to the FA Cup, with a trip to face Marine Academy Plymouth up next on 15 November.
AFC Greenwich Borough: Saunders, Dixson, Davis, Harris, Monteen, K. Berry, Hawkins, Ebert, Wignall, Collazos, Hogan
Subs: Jones, O. Berry, Long, Wright
Brentford Women: Francis-Pownall (Reeves-Priestley 76), Teale (Harris-Walters 60), Potter, Sangha (Berry 60), Kiszkis (Cheatley 76), McCrea, Smith (Monkman HT), Gilligan (Smith 76), Black, Worsley, Cochrane
Williams: We created big chances
Reaction: Carly Williams on AFC Greenwich Borough win
Brentford Women head coach Carly Williams was proud of her side following their 7-0 League Cup win over AFC Greenwich Borough while looking ahead to next weekend's FA Cup second-round clash.
"Obviously we came here with a job to do, so for us the importance was on playing the way we want to play and making sure we got that result over the line," she said.
"Our aim was to come here and dominate possession and wait for that time, be patient with what we're doing... we were creating big chances but we were also making sure that we were secure at the back.
"A long journey to Plymouth (up next), we're all excited in terms of that opportunity, we wanted that away day to show what we're about somewhere else."