Match report: Manchester United women 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur women – Man United News And Transfer News

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Manchester United women have drawn 2-2 to Tottenham in the WSL in the club’s last game at Leigh Sports Village.

Tottenham started the game well as Beth England registered her first shot for the visitors inside the first minute but United were relieved to see it miss the target.

United made the breakthrough in the 13th minute and it came from a set-piece. They were awarded a free-kick which Gemma Evans delivered to Malard, whose looping header found the back of the net.

Spurs looked for an equaliser straight away and had a chance to level through Matilda Vinberg. Naz made progress down the right flank and got her cross away, but Vinberg’s shot went wide.

United were on the attack, looking to increase their lead. Leah Galton delivered a number of inviting crosses into the area but United couldn’t capitalise.

Ashleigh Neville’s mistake at the back almost proved fruitful for Malard but her shot was saved by Spencer and as she spilled it into the path of Nikita Parris, United fans were already celebrating but Spurs somehow managed to clear their lines.

United would rue those missed opportunities as Spurs won a corner on the half hour mark.

It was played short, Vinberg’s cross was cleared but it fell to Drew Spence who slotted past Earps. It may have got a flick on by Beth England who looked to be in an offside position but the goal stood.

A minute later and the hosts were stunned as Spurs took the lead. Vinberg chased down a long ball and pulled it back to Naz on the edge of the area who found the top corner.

As Martha Thomas went down injured, Marc Skinner called his team over and looked furious as he delivered instructions to them. With four minutes of injury time to play at the end of the first half, United gave away a couple of free-kicks that were borne of frustration.

In the second half, Spurs were happy to sit deep and defend their lead and they took the sting out of the game, Katie Zelem rattled the cross-bar and Lucia Garcia, looked threatening when she came on.

Geyse was also a game-changing substitute. Some good link-up play between Naalsund and the Brazilian almost led to an equaliser as it eventually fell to Zelem. Her shot from 22 yards out was deflected over the bar.

Four minutes of stoppage time began, the Reds won a corner. Earps came up to try and help her teammates rescue something from the game. Williams initial header hit the crossbar but Tottenham couldn’t get it clear and Maya Le Tissier responded first to head it over the line.

Team: Earps, Mannion (Blundell 45), Le Tissier, Turner, Evans, Naalsund, Zelem, Malard (Williams 55), Toone (Miyazawa 76), Galton (Geyse 77), Parris (Garcia 55)

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