Early meet for the Reds as they head up to Chester le Street for the first of 2 matches on 2 consecutive weekends, this time in the League.
2 minutes gone and Drew Greene is brought down in the penalty area, Danielle Lowe steps up to score, 0-1
Good work by Amy Woodruff winning the ball back before sliding it passed the keeper after only 6 minutes 0-2
18 mins Danielle Lowe threads a great ball through the Chester le Street defence to play in Drew Greene who calmly takes it round the keeper to tap it into the open net, 0-3
40 mins Barnsley handball in the area allows Chester le Street to get one back from the penalty spot with a low shot to the keepers left.
Half-time 1-3
Substitution 55 mins Amy Woodruff off Demi Pringle on
57 mins a long ball splits the Barnsley back for to allow Chester le Street to score off Abbie Parkin, 2-3
65 mins Danielle Lowe takes a corner to the back post from where Demi Pringle heads home, 2-4
89 minutes Demi Pringle wraps up the win with a low shot from the centre of the penalty area that went under the diving keeper.
Final Score 5-2 impressive win. Darcie Greene named player of the match. Next week though episode 2 in the SSE Women’s FA Cup, same time same place.