ASSEYI THE STAR AS WEST HAM’S CLASS SHOWS
West Ham’s class eventually told as they stormed to a 3-0 win in their Adobe Women’s FA Cup fourth-round clash against Newcastle at Gateshead FC.
The match was billed as a potential upset with the hosts pushing for promotion to the WSL and the visitors fighting to stay in the top flight.
And it was Newcastle who started the brighter with plenty of attacking intent through Oona Sevenius.
Yet, West Ham grew into the match and never really looked back after the impressive Viviane Asseyi opened the scoring from a 38th-minute penalty.
The visitors came out a different side in the second half as they took control, with the second goal arriving in stunning fashion on 56 minutes as Riko Ueki curled Asseyi’s cut back into the top corner.
Asseyi was the provider again 15 minutes later as Sarah Brasero made the win safe with a clinical finish from inside the box.
In the immediate aftermath, both teams will switch their attention to league matters but it’s West Ham whose name goes into the hat for the fifth-round draw.
