LONDON, CMC – Reggae Woman Khadija “Bunny” Shaw netted her thirteenth Ladies’s Tremendous League objective as Manchester Metropolis beat Tottenham 2-0 to stay in contact with leaders Chelsea.
Taking part in at Brisbane Highway in east London on Sunday, the guests led on 9 minutes via Amy Turner’s personal objective earlier than the 26-year-old Shaw doubled the lead within the 51st.
Metropolis lies second within the standings, with Arsenal on 28 factors and three forward of Chelsea.
“I used to be impressed with the primary objective, after possibly 25 or 30 passes. We managed the play across the fringe of their field,” stated Metropolis supervisor Gareth Taylor.
“Lauren places in an excellent ball, forces their defender into actual stress, and we find yourself with an personal objective, which is.
“We spoke about a couple of issues at half-time, and the gamers grabbed a maintain of it. Lauren picks out a superb help for Bunny [who produces a] good end, and it units us off.”
The final assembly between the 2 groups final November completed in a 7-0 defeat for Spurs away to Metropolis, with Shaw grabbing a hat-trick.
Nevertheless, there was no such objective fest this time, however Metropolis managed the encounter from the outset.
The opening objective got here when Laura Hemp beat her marker out broad and whipped in a cross on the close to submit for Shaw, Turner getting forward of the Jamaican and turning the ball previous her keeper.
Martha Thomas then wasted a golden alternative to equalize within the nineteenth minute after she was put via on objective by Grace Clinton, blasting her drive over the crossbar from the highest of the 18-yard field.
There was frustration once more for the Scot when she completed off a flowing transfer within the thirtieth minute just for the objective to be flagged off-side.
Spurs paid dearly for his or her missed alternatives when Shaw put the sport to mattress within the early second-half levels.
Hemp drove ahead into the field after which launched Shaw to her left, who completed with aplomb together with her left foot from a good angle into the roof of the nets.
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