Once, Twice, Three Times A Lady, No Its Four!

Arsenal Ladies won the woman's FA Cup yesterday against Charlton despite going a goal down in the first 2 minutes to seal the Quadruple. Arsenal came back and scored some stunning goals at Nottingham Forrest's City Ground with the reply coming from a sweetly struck free kick from Kelly Smith after she herself was bought down with a nasty challenge. Arsenal were soon 2-1 from another free kick taken by 19 year old Lianne Sanderson's which stand in captain Jayne Ludlow delivered the telling touch.

It was Ludlow who also got the 3rd right on half time when she connected with a cracking volley from outside the area to send Charlton in with a lot to think about. Kelly Smith also got her 2nd of the match late on but the match was already won. The match was played in front of a record crowd for the Woman's FA Cup final as 24,529 brave the cold weather to watch Arsenal beat 20/1 outsiders Charlton.

The Gunners have already sewn up the league and have yet to drop a point winning all the 20 games they have played so far. The Gunners also won the League cup against Leeds and just last last week a 0-0 at Boreham Wood was good enough to give them The Uefa cup after a 1-0 away win in the first leg to the favourites Umea IK.

Arsenal are far and away the best ladies team in England with many internationals on their bench which would walk into any other side but this is still a massive achievement not to lose a single game and to become European champions for the first time.

It's nice to see Arsenal can have some success and the Woman's game in particular especially with the European Championships coming up. I hope England can do well and I hope some of Arsenal's success will rub off on to the men next season I have a feeling it just might.