Peterborough United Ladies win a cracking cup tie against Rotherham United

Neither side had played since their League encounter on January 26, but it was Posh who started the brightest and took an early lead through skipper Keir Perkins, who lashed the ball home from a perfectly executed Megan Parrett through ball.

Posh continued to dominate proceedings and created a number of chances in particular in the opening 20 minutes, but they were unable to convert and Rotherham managed to keep the scoreline at 1-0.

Having withstood the pressure, Rotherham began to find some rhythm and equalised in the 34th minute from a corner which Posh failed to clear. The score was 1-1 at half time.

Rotherham started the second half as they ended the first, with a goal. This time inside the first minute after the restart to make it 2-1.

Credit to Posh though, they responded immediately. Perkins again latching on to the through ball and slotting the ball across the Rotherham keeper with a low driven left footed finish.

After an end to end 10 minutes following the equaliser, Posh finally regained momentum and regained the lead in the 57th minute with Stacey McConville instinctively turning and smashing the ball into the roof of the net from the edge of the box.

Posh added another minutes later through player of the match Laura Dodwell who capped a fine performance, with a fine finish to make it 4-2 with half an hour left to play.

Rotherham were then awarded a penalty with five minutes of normal time left., fortunately for Posh, Rotherham put the penalty over the bar and there was to be no late comeback from the visitors.

In fact Posh weren’t finished and Emma Stevenson rounded off the victory when she scored a rare goal, but one to savour - a shot from distance that sailed in to the top corner to make it 5-2 in the closing moments.

Squad: Powell, Lewis, McConville, Stevenson, Parrett, Crawford, Challis, McGuigan, Pendred, Dodwell, Perkins, Beckett, Kiely, Macnicol, Patrick, Lusk.