Bunny Shaw continued her magnificent scoring type as she hit a brace to see Manchester Metropolis to a 3-0 win over Tottenham at Brisbane Highway on Saturday.
The Metropolis striker took her WSL tally to 5 for the season together with her double both facet of half time, whereas Lauren Hemp was additionally on the scoresheet with a terrific solo effort.
The sport was marred by an damage suffered by Ellie Brazil after simply two minutes. Making her first WSL begin for the membership, the summer time signing was stretched off together with her left leg in a brace following a 50:50 problem with Ellie Roebuck.
In an open sport with a excessive possession turnover, Esme Morgan and Lauren Hemp each got here near giving the guests a primary half lead with efforts that inched broad of the put up, whereas Deyna Castellanos stung the balms of Becky Spencer with a drive from vary.
Metropolis continued to press from the opener however weren’t having all of it their very own approach. Spurs appeared harmful once they gained the ball again in excessive areas and on the break; a spirited restoration run from Castellanos prevented a doubtlessly harmful Spurs counter assault, spearheaded by Jess Naz, from materialising.
Yui Hasegawa noticed a strike from the sting of the realm deflect narrowly broad as the primary half entered its remaining 5 minutes. From the ensuing nook, Shaw powered dwelling Chloe Kelly’s supply to provide Metropolis the lead.
Spurs tried to degree earlier than the break; Neville noticed a half volley from shut vary fly simply over and Naz flashed a supply throughout the face of objective after getting the fallacious facet of Morgan.
Metropolis doubled their benefit two minutes into the second half, Shaw at it once more as she discovered the underside nook with a low drive from outdoors the realm.
Shaw twice got here near finishing her hat-trick; the Metropolis ahead was prevented from poking Kerstin Casparij’s cross into an empty internet by an necessary Molly Bartrip interception, earlier than sending an effort simply broad of the put up after being picked out by Laura Coombs.
Drew Spence got here near halving the deficit after firing over from the sting of the field, earlier than Hemp put the sport past doubt 14 minutes from time. The Metropolis winger weaved magnificently into the Spurs field, earlier than arrowing the ball into the underside nook to wrap up all three factors for Gareth Taylor’s facet.
GK: Becky Spencer – 6/10 – Comfortably held a Hemp header inside two minutes and stretched to palm away a stinging Castellanos effort. Nice composure within the second half to show previous Shaw in her personal field.
RB: Amy Turner – 5/10 – Had an enchanting battle with Hemp, often crushed by her tempo however matching her within the bodily battle – earlier than being turned inside out for Metropolis’s third.
CB: Molly Bartrip – 6/10 – Made an necessary first half intervention to dam a Kelly cross from the byline, and a second massive interception to chop out a Casparij cross within the second half, with Shaw ready to poke into an empty internet.
CB: Shelina Zadorsky – 5/10 – Not fairly out fast sufficient to shut down Shaw for Metropolis’s second.
LB: Asmita Ale – 5/10 – Deflected a Kelly effort over within the second half, had a tricky afternoon up towards the dynamic Metropolis proper flank of Kelly and Casparij.
CM: Angharad James – 6/10 – Tidy in possession and resilient defensively.
CM: Eveliina Summanen – 5/10 – Misplaced observe of the run of Shaw for Metropolis’s opener. Tidy in possession.
RW: Celin Bizet – 5/10 – Largely saved quiet and unable to have a telling attacking impression on proceedings
AM: Drew Spence – 6/10 – Opened up play with an impressive flick as had been Spurs nearly despatched clear by on objective within the opening exchanges. Fired narrowly over from the sting of the field within the second half.
LW: Ashleigh Neville – 6/10 – Fired a half volley narrowly over on the cusp of half time and gained the ball again excessive up on just a few events in harmful areas for Spurs.
ST: Ellie Brazil – N/A – Making her first WSL begin for Spurs, heartbreakingly stretchered off together with her left leg in a brace after simply six minutes following a 50:50 problem with Roebuck.
SUB Jess Naz (6′ for Brazil) – 6/10
SUB: Nikola Karczewska (83′ for Bizet) – 5/10
SUB: Chioma Ubogagu (83′ for Neville) – 5/10
GK: Ellie Roebuck – 6/10 – Nearly caught out by Brazil contained in the opening exchanges after making an attempt to attend for the ball to run again into her field. In any other case usually calm.
RB: Kerstin Casparij – 7/10 – Appeared good going ahead, beating Ale for tempo within the second half and nearly placing it on a plate for Shaw. Often dispossessed close to her personal field and lucky to not be punished by Spurs within the first half, however made an necessary clearance to maintain out a Neville cross within the second.
CB: Laia Aleixandri – 6/10 – Swept up actually successfully on the again on just a few events
CB: Alex Greenwood – 6/10 – Regular and reliable
LB: Esme Morgan – 7/10 – Glanced a header from a free kick narrowly broad within the first half. Neat and tidy, mixed significantly nicely with Hemp. Often floated right into a central midfield function when Metropolis had been in possession on the proper.
CM: Yui Hasegawa – 7/10 – Energetic and fashionable, at all times trying to get on the ball. Gained the nook from which Metropolis opened the scoring with a strike that deflect narrowly broad
CM: Deyna Castellanos – 7/10 – Stung the palms of Spencer with a low drive from vary within the first half. Made a terrific restoration run to win the ball off a marauding Naz and halt a doubtlessly harmful Spurs assault.
CM: Laura Coombs – 6/10 – Energetic and field to field. Nearly teed Shaw up for her hat-trick within the second half.
RW: Chloe Kelly – 7/10 – Offered the set piece supply from which Metropolis opened the scoring. Despatched in quite a few harmful crosses and mixed nicely with Casparij. Fired simply broad within the latter levels after a powerful run.
ST: Bunny Shaw – 9/10 – Headed Metropolis into the lead on the stroke of half time, giving Summanen the slip and powering dwelling from a nook, earlier than including a second with an excellent low drive from vary. Might have had a hat-trick however despatched an effort simply broad. Having fun with a unbelievable scoring season.
LW: Lauren Hemp – 8/10 – Fired inches broad within the first half and received the higher of Turner on just a few events with a burst of tempo. Scored a wonderful third for Metropolis with a terrific piece of ability to work the chance for herself, earlier than discovering the underside nook.
SUB: Mary Fowler (80′ for Shaw) – 6/10
SUB: Vicky Losada (80′ for Coombs) – 6/10
SUB: Filippa Angeldahl (80′ for Castellanos) – 6/10
SUB: Leila Ouahabi (83′ for Casparij) – 6/10
SUB: Julie Blakstad (83′ for Hemp) – 6/10