Newcastle Ladies clinched a second win of the season in The Barclays Ladies’s Championship away to Portsmouth at Westleigh Park, their first ever Championship away victory.

House of Non-League Havant and Waterlooville, the modest floor is an effective eight miles exterior of Portsmouth and represented one of many longest journeys of the season.

That didn’t postpone Newcastle supporters who travelled in numbers as soon as once more and made themselves heard all through.

The Woman Mags final met Portsmouth at St James’ Park again in February when a 2-1 win noticed them guide a spot within the Nationwide League Cup closing. Little or no separated the 2 sides that day, and each would go on to clinch promotion from their respective divisions.

Nevertheless, since then the 2 have made very differing begins to life within the ladies’s second tier.

United got here in nonetheless unbeaten with 4 factors from two video games, whereas Portsmouth had been looking for their first factors of the season.

Newcastle began the sport a lot the stronger facet with Shania Hayles and Amber Keegan Stobbs each having early possibilities.

Striker Amy Andrews was the subsequent to have an opportunity as she minimize in from the left to twist an effort from the sting of the realm, nevertheless it doesn’t dip sufficient to hassle Annets within the Portsmouth objective.

Rachel Furness got here closest to the opening objective when she hit the bar on 26 minutes. The Northern Eire worldwide tried to direct a rebound goalwards after a Beth Lumsden’s nook had brought on the hosts some issues.

Nonetheless The Lasses continued to push. Andrews, who was nonetheless searching for her first aggressive objective was put by way of twice in a minute. First Rachel Furness threaded a ball by way of to her however Portsmouth goalie Annets, considered one of 4 adjustments for the house facet, reacted shortly to seize the ball on the striker’s toes. Then moments late Shania Hayles set Andrews up with the identical end result.

Two minutes later and Andrews put the Lasses a objective up. Jas McQuade chipped a cross ahead to the striker, who discovered the online after steering the ball over Annets.

United might have gone in 2-0 up on the break when Hayles knocked down a Beth Lumsden free kick for Andrews, however as soon as once more she was foiled by the Portsmouth goalie who put her physique in the way in which to dam a fierce effort.

Newcastle goalie Claudia Moan had loved a quiet afternoon as much as that time and wasn’t known as into motion till 4 minutes into the second half. She was capable of cope with a shot on the flip from Emma Jones with ease.

The Woman Mags made a triple change quickly after and it almost paid off when captain Amber Keegan Stobbs performed in Katie Barker with a reverse cross however Annets as soon as once more handled it nicely. Barker had one other likelihood with 20 minutes to go. Fellow substitute Isabella Sibley broke down the proper and crossed low in direction of the United winger, nevertheless, as soon as once more Annets was fast off the mark to clear the prospect.

Quickly after, United had their second objective. A intelligent ball from a nook noticed Sophie Haywood unleash Sibley down the proper and her low cross discovered Jas McQuade, who slotted dwelling into an empty internet from three yards out.

Within the closing minutes Portsmouth continued to push to salvage one thing from the sport. Emily Pitman hit a strike on the volley from the sting of the realm however the effort bounced simply vast of the objective. Then a minute later Megan Hornby shot a curling left foot effort over Moan, hitting the highest of the crossbar and over.

The Newcastle United ladies’s staff now face a primary North-East derby of the season with Durham on Sunday.