A stunning strike from Ruby Gaitely and an excellent free-kick from Grace Breen earned our Women’s Under-19s their first victory of the Professional Development League campaign with a 2-0 win at Charlton Athletic.
We were straight out of the block against the Addicks and had the lead within three minutes thanks to Gaitley - the midfielder sending a pinpoint effort from the edge of the area into the top right hand-corner of the net, a strike sure to be a 'Goal of the Month award' contender
We should have extended our advantage in the first period with both Poppy Neill and Breen finding the woodwork before, in the second half, Rania Oukriss’ shot from distance also crashed against the crossbar as we failed to capitalise on a number of opportunities.
At the other end, our defence remained resilient to preserve our clean sheet in stormy conditions in south London before, with virtually the last kick of the game, Breen curled a free-kick from the edge of the box into the top corner to secure our first three points of the season.
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