Middlesbrough started the better of the two teams, sending a few shots wide, forcing some good saves from GK Katrina Parsons and also hitting the post. But the Reds grew into the game and opened the scoring 20mins in through Ellie Brightmore, Sponsored by
Boro equalised 5mins later through a free kick that went in off the post. Barnsley were denied a blatant penalty 35 mins in but this just seemed to spur them on & Madison Foye, sponsored , put the Reds back in front 3mins before half time.
Madison Foye got her 2nd of the game 1 min into the 2nd half.
Boro got their second of the game 10 mins after and started piling the pressure on. However the Barnsley defence stood strong and kept the Boro strikers at bay. Emily Pierrepont rounded off the scoring 5 minutes into injury time to make the final score 2-4 to the Red
Great result for the Reds after travelling up to Middlesbrough to take on a team in a higher league, get the victory and progress through to the next round of the plate