West Ham United women’s team booked their place in the semi-finals of the Subway® Women’s League Cup with a 2-1 victory at London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.
Rehanne Skinner’s side came from behind at Gaughan Group Stadium in an entertaining first half which saw goals from Seraina Piubel and Kirsty Smith wipe out the home team’s early lead, which came via a header from former Hammer Martha Thomas.
The Irons showed great character and resilience to weather an early Spurs storm, and came out the other side on the front foot, forcing an equaliser with a superb counter-attack that Piubel rounded off in style.
That proved to be the first of two goals in the space of five first-half minutes, as West Ham went ahead thanks to a long-range Smith free-kick that evaded everyone in the box before nestling in the far corner.
Goalkeeper Megan Walsh donned the captain’s armband in east London, and made instinctive stops to deny Thomas and Matilda Vinberg, but the Hammers controlled proceedings until the end to tee up a semi-final tie at Chelsea in early February.
