Posh Women beaten by Rugby Borough in FAWNL Cup group phase encounter at the Nationwide Windows Arena.
The good news for the Peterborough United Women is that they shouldn't have to return to the Nationwide Windows Arena again this season. Rugby Borough enjoyed an opening day league win over Posh and followed it up with a clinical display in the FAWNL Cup group phase.
Yes, Posh carved out chances in front of goal, with Crista Ganado twice going close alongside substitute Kira Rai late on, but defensively, Jake Poole's side were nowhere near their best and ultimately the hosts were gifted goals.
In fact, the home side only had nine shots on target in the game, yet scored seven times, three in the first half and four after the break to follow up their 10-0 win over Leicester City PGA in their first group game.
Posh have to face the young Foxes in the final group game and should still qualify after beating the other team in the group, Notts County, 6-0 at PIMS Park last month.
After losing skipper Evie Driscoll-King to injury, Posh were always going to face an uphill task, but midfielder Rebecca Mears did a decent job at right-back.
It was MOSBY who opened the scoring, converting from close-range after Posh failed to defend a set-piece before Jess CAMWELL spotted goalkeeper Neive Corry off her line and converted from long-range.
Crook did superbly to keep out Ganado after linking well with Ellie May but on 25 minutes, it was 3-0 as GREENSLADE fired home from close-range.
Crook did well to keep out Ganado again on 29 minutes as Posh again came close to scoring the first goal against Rugby this season and Crook did well again on the stroke of half-time to preserve her clean sheet.
Posh were enjoying their best spell of possession in the game when on 64 minutes, the hosts were awarded a dubious spot-kick with MOSBY converting from 12-yards.
MONCASTER made it 5-0 as she headed home from a corner kick before ROBERTS added a sixth with a composed side-foot volley. MONCASTER got the game's final goal on 92 minutes, moments after Rai had headed wide.
Posh: Corry, Jenkins, Connor, Driscoll-King (sub Mears 12min), Osker, Driscoll (sub Saunders 70min), Brown (sub Rai 46min), Reynolds, Wilshaw (sub Cragg 88min), May, Ganado (sub Andersen 70min).