The QPR Ladies Reserves put in another driven performance away to Ascot to secure their second victory of the season with a resounding 11:2 victory.
We should have been in the lead in the first-half, but fell behind only for Allana Ashmeil to dig us out of jail and put us 2-1 up. Ascot got back on level terms though after we gave away another sloppy goal and it took that to really wake us up and take control of the game.
When I saw the starting eleven I felt that we were probably asking for trouble. It was practically the same team that had won so fantastically well against Aston Villa earlier in the week to secure an easy tie at Old Trafford against the Premiership and European Champions. 
The Villa game wasn’t really as physical a battle as it could have been, but it was definitely a mentally exhausting one for the players. We were up against better class opposition, on their home patch and it was a cup tie so we had to ride our luck once or twice and put in a really disciplined and focused display.
It was interesting watching us against Aston Villa in the Cup. I wondered how we would perform against Premiership class opposition and learned a lot from the match.
Villa weren’t at the races, that much was clear, but they still had quality in their side that was always a danger to us.
The first-team made it four wins out of four on Tuesday night with a hard-fought win over Chesham in Amersham. The Hoops now sit at the top of the table as they set the pace at this early stage of the season, maintaining their 100% winning record.
The QPR Ladies Reserves put in a stunning performance to secure their first three points of the new season against Maidenhead which could have easily yielded more than the 13 goals we scored.
Despite going in at half-time with a comfortable 5-1 lead, I was delighted with the way we played so professionally in the second period. We kept playing our football and that led to further goals and such a comprehensive victory.
This is what I had been waiting for. The past eight weeks of hard work in pre-season training were put to test against the newly promoted Oxford City who provided our first test of the new season. I knew we were ready for the campaign when the hairs stood up on the back of my neck and arms in the dressing room before the game. I had goosebumps and was probably more excited than the players!
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