Cardiff City 1-2 Leeds United
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Sunday 4 February 2007 
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4 February 2007
VIDEO: Cardiff 1-2 Leeds United

Cardiff almost created the shock of the Fifth Round, but with an injury time winner Leeds are in the Quarter Finals.

Sue Smith gave Leeds United a late, late win in their Fifth Round tie with Cardiff, and the resilient finalists from 2006 take their place in the Quarter Finals of The FA Women's Cup sponsored by E.ON.

The England midfielder drilled home the winner four minutes into stoppage time, a left-footed free kick from 20-yards out, to the despair of the home side who had troubled United all afternoon.

Gwennan Harris gave Cardiff the lead on 65 minutes, pouncing on a lofted through pass and capitalising on some indecision from the Leeds' keeper, it was no more than the home side deserved.

But Leeds were not to be beaten, and grabbed an equaliser with just moments remaining in normal time. A dangerous Sue Smith corner was headed home by Nicole Emmanuel and the visitors were level.

After reaching last season's final, Leeds are determined to go one better this season and they showed that determination on Sunday as they earned a hard fought victory with a last minute winner.

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Arsenal 14-1 Reading Royals
Cup holders, Arsenal, crushed Reading Royals 14-1 to book a quarter-final home tie with Birmingham City next Sunday. Lianne Sanderson and Gemma Davison led the way for The Gunners, with four goals each. Jayne Ludlow added a brace, with Anita Asante, Gill Flaherty, Rachel Yankey and Sian Larkin contributing, before Natasha Caswell finally netted an 86th minute consolation.

Bristol Academy 3-1 Tranmere Rovers
Bristol Academy defeated Tranmere Rovers 3-1, and now go to Liverpool in the last eight. Stef Curtis, Emma Jones and Michelle Green put Bristol in command, before Sue Kenwright replied late on.

Langford 0-4 Everton
Everton set up a crunch quarter-final trip to Charlton, after progressing wit a 4-0 result at Langford. The Bedfordshire underdogs held out for 40 minutes though, until Kelly McDougall broke the deadlock. Jody Handley and a brace from Fara Williams confirmed victory in the second-half.

Nottingham Forest 0-4 Charlton Athletic
Two goals from Gemma Ritchie, together with strikes from Eniola Aluko and Jo Potter saw the Addicks safely through to the quarter-finals where they will face Everton in the tie of the round.

A superb ball from Eartha Pond picked out Ritchie, who fed the ball into Aluko, for her to lob the ball over 'keeper Maslin for the opening goal on 29 minutes. Forest pressed for the equaliser but Natalie Clarke and Beth Bailey were thwarted, leaving Charlton keeper Toni-Anne Wayne with little cause for concern.

On the stroke of half-time, Forest failed to clear another Addicks attack and Ritchie’s shot on the turn from 12 yards found the back of the net.

On the hour, Maria Bertelli cleared a Forest corner to set up the goal of the game, as first touch passes between Danielle Murphy and Aluko sent Ritchie clear through the heart of the home defence, to clip the ball over Maslin from the edge of the area. Just two minutes later, former Forest player Natasha Hughes sent over a superb cross for Potter to head a fourth.