SWINDON Town Women lost 2-1 to Chesham United on Sunday after conceding a last-minute goal away from home.

Kate Bowers struck in the closing embers with a shot from range that squirmed under Town goalkeeper Sophie Barrett, who otherwise had a superb game, to give the hosts all three points at The Meadow.

After going behind in the 31st minute through Gemma Fraser’s goal, Swindon responded just before half-time with a goal from Annabelle Colston, but just couldn’t hold on for an impressive away point.

Chesham had the opening couple of chances, both through Fraser, as she first shot over the bar from just inside the box before heading over from six yards out.

Town’s first opportunity at the Chesham goal was provided by Ellie Olds, but she shot over from close-range after a defender put her under pressure.

Just after the half-hour mark though, Fraser gave Chesham the lead with a shot from a long way out that dribbled over the line after Barrett came out of her goal to try and close the angle.

Jamie Lloyd-Davies’ outfit almost equalized immediately when Colston’s shot made it past the keeper, but the Chesham stopper recovered in time to latch onto the ball just before it crossed the line and Olds could reach it to tap in for 1-1.

Four minutes before the break, Colston made it 1-1 after a corner was headed towards the Chesham goal by one of their own defenders and Colston stuck a leg out to knock it over the line.

Arguably Swindon’s best opportunity of the second half came courtesy of Helena Diaz-Butcher, but she struck wide of the far post from a good position.

In the 67th minute, both keepers made huge saves to somehow keep the score 1-1. First, from Olds’ volley after a floated corner was brilliantly saved by the boot of Chesham keeper Amber Taylor and, on the counter-attack, Barrett was needed to excellently push away a shot by Amina Harif.

Blackburn then hit the post for Chesham before Barrett again came out on top to superbly deny Fraser in a one-on-one.

Barrett also did so well to win another one-on-one battle, knocking a shot onto the bar and out with her boot late on. However, the visitors were cruelly denied a point after the winning goal squeezed under Barrett in the final moments.