Manchester City performed out an exhilarating draw towards neighbours and top-three rivals Manchester United at Etihad Stadium in the Women’s Super League.
After a optimistic begin from the hosts, their momentum took a knock when Leah Galton skipped previous City defender Laia Aleixandri and performed a one-two with Ella Toone earlier than driving by the legs of Alex Greenwood in the twenty seventh minute.
City’s first-half response was not encouraging for the subdued dwelling crowd and the opening exchanges of the second interval didn’t make for higher viewing.
But Laura Coombs’ header from Chloe Kelly’s cross – which had evaded United defender Millie Turner, who was distracted by the presence of the WSL’s prime aim scorer Khadija Shaw – drew City stage and sparked them and the house crowd into life.
What ensued was an entertaining, end-to-end encounter, with either side figuring out a degree – though it was most likely a good consequence – can be no good to them if the title race and push for third-place goes all the way down to the wire.
The consequence means United have nonetheless by no means crushed their metropolis rivals in the WSL.
More to observe.
Line-ups
Man City Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Roebuck
- 2Casparij
- 4Aleixandri
- 5Greenwood
- 15Ouahabi
- 10Castellanos
- 25Hasegawa
- 7Coombs
- 9KellySubstituted forRasoat 85′minutes
- 21Shaw
- 11Hemp
Substitutes
- 3Stokes
- 6Houghton
- 8Fowler
- 12Angeldahl
- 13Raso
- 14Morgan
- 22MacIver
- 33Kennedy
- 41Blakstad
Man Utd Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 27Earps
- 2Batlle
- 15Le Tissier
- 21Turner
- 6Blundell
- 12Ladd
- 10Zelem
- 22ParrisSubstituted forThomasat 72′minutes
- 7Toone
- 11Galton
- 23RussoSubstituted forGarcíaat 84′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Thorisdóttir
- 4Moore
- 8Bøe Risa
- 9Thomas
- 17García
- 20Tounkara
- 28Williams
- 32Baggaley
- 37Staniforth
- Referee:
- Abigail Byrne
- Attendance:
- 44,259
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester City Women 1, Manchester United Women 1.
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Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 1, Manchester United Women 1.
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Attempt blocked. Lucía García (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the field is blocked. Assisted by Leah Galton.
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Foul by Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women).
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Martha Thomas (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women).
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Foul by Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).
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Martha Thomas (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the field is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
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Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) proper footed shot from the centre of the field is shut, however misses to the proper. Assisted by Hayley Raso with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Leah Galton (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the field is just too excessive. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a cross following a nook.
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Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Leila Ouahabi.
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Substitution, Manchester City Women. Hayley Raso replaces Chloe Kelly.
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Substitution, Manchester United Women. Lucía García replaces Alessia Russo.
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Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the field is saved in the centre of the aim. Assisted by Deyna Castellanos with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Martha Thomas (Manchester United Women) header from very shut vary is saved in the centre of the aim. Assisted by Leah Galton with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the field is saved in the centre of the aim. Assisted by Leila Ouahabi with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the field is just too excessive. Assisted by Ona Batlle with a cross.
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Foul by Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).
