They finally got the tie played and would have saved me a load of time if they had just counted the result from the league game two weeks ago. Never mind, I made the long trip to Billingham and thorougly enjoyed it. Billingham have a lovely little ground with an impressive stand running the length of the pitch which guaranteed I would at least keep dry. Another notable difference from the previous rounds I had seen was a level pitch!
The weather stayed dry if not a little cold and as the teams lined up I feared a bit for Salford as it became apparent they had only turned up with 12 players and for me the star of the league game two weeks ago, their right back missing too.
However, they started much the better of the two teams and in the first 20 minutes had two golden chances which they managed to mess up. Inevitably, after that it was Boro who scored from a break away. The Salford keeper decided to fly out of her area which meant she was left completely stranded when the ball arrived in front of the goal resulting in an easy finish. This was not the only time she did a 'Grobelaar' but it was the only time she was punished. 1-0 at half time was a little unfair on Salford.
The second half was much the same pattern but with Salford having no composure in front of goal and Boro finally scored again from a breakaway 15 minutes from the end (having missed a penalty in the meantime).
All in all, Boro deserved the win for the way they finished off their moves and can now look forward to Curzon Ashton next week.
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