Newcastle United Women's team made history at St James' Park as they hosted Alnwick Town Ladies in the FA Women's National League.
In front of watching co-owner Amanda Staveley and first-team head coach Eddie Howe, the Lady Mags were roared on by more than 22,000 fans and they served up an entertaining performance for the holiday crowd. But Alnwick put up a battling display in the first half hour.
The opening 10 minutes saw Alnwick goalie Katy Stark deal with some heavy traffic in the box and make some important claims to ease the nerves of her team-mates. United's Georgia Gibson then fired wide of the target with 11 minutes gone.