Goals from Montserrat Lomeli and Jasmin Badillo saw The Heed through a home tie against a side one division higher in the pyramid, and manager Simon Johnson felt his side\u2019s win was no more than they deserved.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe performance was pleasing and the way we want to play set the tone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a lot of chances but credit to Spennymoor, they were playing a similar style to us which made it a classic cup tie, but I think our quality shone through and over 90 minutes we probably edged it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we were drawn against Spennymoor we knew it would be a tough tie, but equally on our day we fancy our chances with the quality we\u2019ve got across the squad.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s historic for the club to be through to the third round qualifying of the Women\u2019s FA Cup and it\u2019s great exposure for the ladies\u2019 game, especially within Gateshead.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ladies will next face a home tie against Harrogate Town Ladies, a side two divisions higher in the pyramid, on Sunday, October 24 at Gateshead International Stadium (4G pitch).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve done a little bit of research and we\u2019ve got a couple of weeks now to hopefully get them watched and study them,\u201d Johnson added.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor myself, the emphasis is on ourselves and if we play like we did yesterday we\u2019ve got a good chance of getting through.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no reason why we can\u2019t go into the game fearless and wanting to beat a team two leagues higher than ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"