Two moments of brilliance from Signe Gaupset helped us overcome Leicester City 3-0 to book our place in the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup on Sunday afternoon.
A recent arrival from SK Brann, the midfielder was at her creative best against the Foxes, producing two pieces of magic to unlock the visitors' defence in an initially tight contest at Brisbane Road.
Making her mark on 24 minutes, our number eight first weaved delightfully past three Leicester players before driving into a shooting position. Frustratingly, her effort from 20 yards couldn't quite beat Foxes goalkeeper Janina Leitzig, who produced the save, but Bethany England was alive to the loose ball and pounced to break the deadlock.
With 74 minutes on the clock, Gaupset was at it again, this time winning the ball high up before charging down the left channel and into the box. Once at the byline, she looked up to spot Drew Spence on the edge of the area, and the midfielder did the rest, forcing the ball through Leitzig and in.
We then wrapped up the victory in added time as debutant Matilda Nilden's parried effort fell to the feet of Lenna Gunning-Williams to roll home and see us comfortably into round five.
Then victory was our 10th of the season under Martin Ho so far and got us off to the perfect start in our FA Cup campaign. The draw for the next round will take place on Monday 19 January.
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