A aim in every half from the versatile Hannah Greenwood at Kingston Park on Sunday afternoon was sufficient to ship Newcastle United Ladies by way of to the 4th Spherical of The Adobe Ladies’s FA Cup for the second successive season.
The two – 0 win over native rivals Middlesbrough Ladies was obtained with a professionally put collectively efficiency that was much more comfy than the ultimate score-line indicated.
‘Boro who travelled up from Teesside to Tyneside having solely misplaced as soon as in Division One North all season included at least six former Girl Mags of their beginning XI. However though the Tier 4 guests put in a spirited show they have been all the time second finest on the day.
How Newcastle beat Boro
United two tiers above and consolidating properly in The Barclays Championship combined their XI with common first-choice gamers and gave helpful minutes to harm returnees and fringe gamers in well-balanced line-up.
It included Greenwood enjoying within the midfield anchor function within the first half earlier than stepping again into the centre of defence for the second 45 minutes in a Participant of the Sport efficiency all through the 90 minutes.
United have been delighted to see Lia Cataldo again of their ranks for the primary time this season they usually received a very good 45-minute shift from the fashionable defender. Deanna Cooper the late-goal hero of the Southampton St. James Park draw additionally received a helpful 45 minutes underneath her belt following harm.
But it surely was Greenwood who proved to be the distinction between the 2 sides on the day after Jess Mett had given United an actual scare with the primary likelihood of the sport. The Boro ahead seeing her effort beat Claudia Moan however roll alongside the road and previous the far publish.
Newcastle have been in management for prolonged durations after that however couldn’t actually flip their possession into clear minimize probabilities till the 42ndminute. Katie Barker receiving Demi Stokes’ shortly taken nook on the byline.
Barker minimize inside beautifully and unleashed a fierce proper foot angled drive that Laura Wareham within the ‘Boro aim couldn’t maintain on to and there was Greenwood contained in the six-yard field to smash it house from shut vary.
One-nil up on the half, Wor Lasses continued to dominate within the second interval and regardless of a plethora of substitutions have been nonetheless nicely in management though they needed to wait till the 82nd minute to seal the deal.
Earlier than that second aim arrived ex-United midfielder Millie Bell did have a aim dominated out for Middlesbrough having simply strayed offside earlier than she planted a neat volley previous Moan solely to see the flag go up appropriately.
United’s second got here from an Emma Kelly nook to the again publish. Substitute Georgia Gibson had her effort blocked. The ball falling to Amy Andrews who additionally noticed her effort blocked by a ‘Boro defender.
However the second rebound fell on the ft of Greenwood who hit a crisp low right-foot half volley into the underside nook giving Wareham no likelihood in any respect. The Teessiders had no reply to that second blow and certainly ought to have conceded a 3rd.
One other United substitute Shania Hayles, their to aim scorer within the League, who did nicely initially to win a ball deep within the customer’s half and releasing the speedy Andrews for a run on aim.
Andrews although was unselfish and performed the ball throughout to Hayles who had gone in assist to her strike accomplice however the Jamican Worldwide might solely smash the ball over the bar from solely a few yards out.
It mattered little as the ultimate whistle went not lengthy after with United safely having survived a possible giant-killing from the close to neighbours and safely bagging their place within the 4th spherical draw.
The fourth spherical draw
That draw happened on Monday evening and the balls got here out of the bag properly for Newcastle to provide them an opportunity to advance to the 5thround and final 16 of the competitors as they got a house tie.
They’ll face both Nottingham Forest or Burnley of the FA Northern Premier League, the League Wor Lasses received final season beating either side to the title. Forest are the seemingly favourites as they prime the Division and are unbeaten.
However Burnley are third and solely 4 factors behind their divisional rivals with a sport in hand. Whichever of the third-tier sides that involves Tyneside within the second week of January will probably be a giant check for Becky Langley’s facet within the subsequent spherical.