Maya Le Tissier praised her teammates for “combating for the badge” after they moved a step nearer to reaching the Girls's Champions League by edging previous Hammarby in Stockholm in a nervy second qualifying spherical tie.
Elisabeth Terland's fourth purpose in two video games was sufficient to see United progress, as she continued her good kind after scoring a hat-trick of their earlier qualifying fixture on Wednesday, a 4-0 win over PSV. Saturday's tie was a far much less one-sided affair, although, as Swedish facet Hammarby supplied a tough check for United, and Le Tissier, the Manchester United captain, knew the guests' defensive work had been key.
“It was an intense recreation,” Le Tissier informed MUTV. “They [Hammarby] are actually, actually bodily, good on the break and good on the counter. Their speciality is crosses and so they had been actually good at that, however we defended rather well. Everybody received collectively and it was a correct workforce effort to remain related. [We] fought for the badge and fought for the win. We had been strong in the present day. I'm actually pleased with the gamers.”
Manchester United have by no means performed in the principle draw of the Girls's Champions League and at the moment are only a two-legged knockout tie away from doing so, after Saturday's essential win.
Terland discovered the breakthrough within the 61st minute after Celin Bizet's right-ring cross was cleverly flicked again throughout the penalty space by Melvine Malard to Terland, who squeezed the ball into the online on the close to put up. The cross after which the help from Malard had been two much-needed moments of high quality in a recreation that had been carefully fought and missing in decisiveness in both penalty space.
On account of the purpose Marc Skinner's facet have overwhelmed the hosts of this mini-tournament of 4 groups – which had the quite long-winded identify of second qualifying spherical league path group one – performed on the Swedish facet's 3Arena venue. Hammarby had been backed by greater than 5,000 noisy supporters however Skinner's workforce had been undeterred by that drawback and stayed affected person as they searched for his or her breakthrough.
It was not essentially the most inspiring of performances from United and so they might want to enhance if they're to progress via the third qualifying spherical and be a part of Chelsea and the defending champions, Arsenal, within the new league part.
United ought to have opened the scoring earlier. Within the third minute, Ella Toone had reduce the ball again into Terland's path inside the world however her shot was saved. Anna Sandberg additionally went shut quarter-hour later when she rifled a left-footed strike simply over the bar. 5 minutes into the second half, Bizet broke via however couldn't beat the goalkeeper and Malard rushed a half-volleyed effort on the rebound.
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Fast InformationManchester United 1-0 Hammarby groups and scorers
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Manchester United Tullis-Joyce; Riviere, Le Tissier, Janssen, Sandberg; Bizet, Zigiotti Olme, Miyazawa, Toone; Terland (Naalsund 90+4), Malard. Subs not used Rendell, Middleton-Patel, Turner, Rabjohn, Barry, Anderson, Hill. Booked Toone, Riviere, Bizet.
Hammarby Loeck; Carlsson, Boye Sorensen, Reidy (Lennartsson 76); Holmberg, Joramo, Miyagawa (Koivisto 56), Blakstad; Wangerheim, Tandberg (Sprung 83), Josendal (Hasund 83). Subs not used Edrud, Jurander, Bragstad, Sjodahl, Persson, Peterson, Maiquez, Myren. Booked Blakstad, Miyagawa, Tandberg.
Referee Michaela Pachtova (Cz). Attendance 5,546.
Nevertheless, Hammarby had come closest to scoring within the first half when, 28 minutes in, Sofia Reidy struck the bar from inside the world after the ball fell kindly to her.
As soon as that they had received their noses in entrance, United managed the sport effectively and calmly noticed out the victory. They'll study their third qualifying spherical opponents in Sunday's draw, presumably a giant identify reminiscent of Actual Madrid or Roma. The Manchester United winger Bizet added to MUTV: “It was not a straightforward recreation. Hammarby are bodily, quick and so they know what they're doing on the market. They've a again 5 with plenty of rotation. It was a tricky recreation however I felt we had management within the final half-hour. Win 1-0, it's all we want.
“It's been an extended summer season, with the Euros, and we now have some accidents now, a couple of, so this group, we're simply working correct laborious. It's been 4 days now with two video games and never many subs, so we're drained however we work laborious, so give the credit score to the ladies and the employees.”
United will likely be in motion once more subsequent Sunday, once they start their Girls's Tremendous League marketing campaign at house to at present managerless Leicester.
