In Ladd's first game for Palace, the game at Bramall Lane was goalless with just four minutes to play when Palace won a free-kick. The Wales international stepped up and duly curled a superb effort into the far corner to win the game.
Debuts don't come much better.
Ladd later said: "I think Ash [Weerden] won the free kick and then she was kind of looking around - 'does anybody want it?' And then she asked me and I was like: 'yeah, I don't mind!'
"I've not taken free kicks in a long time, so I didn't really see myself as the number one person to put forward. But, yeah, I was happy to give it a crack.
"And I think I've scored a few free kicks over the course of my career so fortunately, I can add this one to my collection. And definitely it's the most special."
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