‘This game showcased who we have coming through’

Seven academy stars were in action on Wednesday night as we ran out 3-1 winners over Millwall Lionesses in the Continental Tyres Cup.

Joe Montemurro handed four youngsters the opportunity to start - and 16-year-old Ruby Grant repaid his faith with a stunning strike from distance.

We spoke to Montemurro after the final whistle - and this is what he said:

on the first-half performance…

It’s interesting that a team who doesn’t have a shot on target ends up scoring a goal! That’s football and there are a few little things that we can learn from. There were some silly errors and Lia Walti and Pauline must have got the language communication wrong somewhere, but in the end we completed the comeback.…