3:02pm Sunday 24th Feb 2013 in U's News By David Pritchard, Chief Sports Reporter covering Oxford United. Follow us on twitter: @oxfordmailoufc. Contact me on 01865 425458 EARLY targets from Katie Stanley and Natasha Caswell found Oxford United to the FA Women's Cup fifh round for the first time. The females' debut at the Kassam Stadium got down to a start, when Caswell found Stanley, who superbly opened the score with a lob on ten minutes. Caswell included a second goal with a shot from the edge of the box inside the opening quarter of an hour. Newcastle, who perform their category football a team higher, were 2nd greatest for the opening 45 minutes, but came alive after the period. Minutes were pulled a goal back six by jess Havelock after they to be got by the restart back in the overall game. But the U's, marshalled by skipper Sahara Osborne-Ricketts, stood firm to keep out the guests. John Anderson, Lauren Allison and Holly Pickett all had chances to produce it 3-1 late on, but it wasn't costly. They are able to now anticipate the sixth round pull, once the Women's Super League sides enter the competition. Oxford Utd: Cox, Chivers, Mobbs (Bennett 90), Osborne-Ricketts, Meade, Caswell, Beaver, Stanley, Pinker (Anderson 71), Pickett, Allison. Unused subs: Smith, Coles, Currie. Newcastle Utd: Wareham, Lock, Wilson, Armstring, Havelock, Purdham (Campion 85), Teasdale (Pyper 56), Potts, Frazer, Gardner, Crooks (Foster 72). Empty subs: Sewell. Attendance: 733.
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