Manchester Metropolis 2-0 Hammarby IF: Hosts again on high of UEFA Girls's Champions League group with three wins from three – Eurosport

Second-half strikes from Laura Blindkilde Brown and Aoba Fujino continued Manchester Metropolis’s 100% begin to the UEFA Girls’s Champions League on the expense of Hammarby IF.

Metropolis have been made to work for his or her victory over the Swedish facet, who misplaced to the opposite Group D heavyweights Barcelona 9-0 of their final away journey, however backed by loud and enthusiastic travelling followers they by no means seemed like laying down for the Girls’s Tremendous League leaders.

After a irritating first half, which regardless of dominating possession they may have ended behind had Asato Miyagawa saved her shot from 10 yards out down, Metropolis got here out a distinct facet after the break.

Fujino noticed a shot come again off the publish inside a minute after the restart and shortly afterwards Blindkilde Brown transformed Mary Fowler’s pull-back.

Although Metropolis threatened extra, they wanted Ayaka Yamashita to make a effective save from Thea Sorbo earlier than Fujino lastly netted to place the sport past doubt 10 minutes from time.

The win places Metropolis high of Group D with 9 factors, forward of Barcelona on six and Hammarby on three.

It is vitally tempting to stay up for the final Group D match, when Barcelona host Manchester Metropolis in an early Christmas cracker because the Azulgrana look to get revenge for the 2-0 defeat suffered final month.

Nevertheless, Hammarby confirmed sufficient tonight to offer themselves confidence for the return fixture on Thursday week.

With the temperature more likely to be across the freezing mark, Metropolis are unlikely to have the right floor of the Joie Stadium to play their soccer and the guests, as they did on this match, will assault on the break feeling they’ve the artillery to harm the Tremendous League leaders.

The Swedish outfit, whose followers roared them on for the entire 90 minutes, had three superb probabilities to attain on this match – albeit fewer than Metropolis – and can really feel they’re due a bit of luck again within the Tele2 Area.

With Barcelona smashing SKN St. Polten 7-0, they’ve a nine-goal superior purpose distinction, which won’t matter if Metropolis hold their 100% document going till they go to Catalonia – and get a degree there.

That is particularly the case in Stockholm subsequent outing, just some days after what’s more likely to be an epic WSL battle with Chelsea on Saturday.

Hammarby made it laborious for Metropolis to interrupt down their defence however the runs of Blindkilde Brown breaking the strains performed a giant half in Metropolis’s elevated effectiveness after the break. The important thing second fell to her and she or he steered residence nicely for her second of the season, whereas on different events offered key passes for team-mates when arriving within the opponent’s penalty space.

Manchester Metropolis: Yamashita 7; Casparij 7, Greenwood 7, Kennedy 7, Ouahabi 7; Park 6, Hasegawa 6, Blindkilde Brown 8*; Fowler 7, Shaw 6, Fujino 6.

Subs: Kelly 6, Roord 6, Murphy, Coombs, Prior.

Hammarby: Tamminen 7; Lennartsson 6, Carlsson 7, Nystrom 7, Andersson 6; Joramo 6, Miyagawa 6; Wangerheim 6, Hasund 6, Blakstad 7; Tandberg 6.

Subs: Holmberg 6, Sorbo 7, Josendal 6, Westin 6, Vallotto 6.

39′ TWO GREAT CHANCES FOR HAMMARBY! A effective run and cross on the proper flank from Wangerheim however Blackstad tried to show twice to get area however her effort was blocked after which Miyagawa shot over the bar. One of the best possibilities of the sport to date.

46′ OFF THE POST! What a begin to the half. Ouhabi crosses from the left flank to the again publish the place Fujino’s strike seemed to have overwhelmed the Hammarby stopper on the close to publish however comes again off the publish.

47′ GOAL! MAN CITY (BLINDKILDE BROWN) 1-0 HAMMARBY! Fowler retrieved a cross on the left flank and pulled the ball again from the by-line to the Metropolis midfielder who slotted first time residence from six yards out.

51′ FUJINO WITH A DECENT STRIKE FROM 20 YARDS OUT! Metropolis are a distinct facet now. This time Fujino strains up a shot which arrows only a yard over the goal.

74′ FINE STOP FROM YAMASHITA! Sorbo with a blistering shot from the sting of the realm. The nook was cleared to Sorbo who strikes firmly heading in the right direction however the Japanese stopper suggestions over the bar.

76′ FUJINO WITH ANOTHER CHANCE! Fowler performed in Blindkilde Brown who squared the ball to Fujino however, from seven yards out, struck over the bar together with her left foot.

80′ GOAL! MAN CITY (FUJINO) 2-0 HAMMARBY! Lastly Fujino will get the purpose she has been near all evening as she stoops to go residence Ouhabi’s cross on the again publish.

88′ VALOTTO SHOOTS JUST WIDE OF THE CITY GOAL! If the substitute’s strike had been heading in the right direction it might have overwhelmed Yamashita however the ball drifts simply broad.

• 10 – Manchester Metropolis’s successful run extends to double figures in all competitions.