Manchester United Women played out a 1-1 draw with Manchester City in the Women’s Super League at the Progress With Unity Stadium on Sunday evening.
United have now extended their unbeaten run to seven matches across all competitions and ended City’s perfect start to the WSL season.
The Cityzens produced the first shot on target when Lauren Hemp stinging Phallon Tullis-Joyce’s palms with a near-post strike.
United immediately responded with a chance of their own as Elisabeth Terland unleashed a shot from the edge of the area, but Ayaka Yamashita was equal to the task.
Aoba Fujino almost put the visitors ahead, lashing a powerful shot that drifted narrowly wide.
Ella Toone, now Man United’s joint-top scorer in the WSL, called Yamashita into action again on the half-hour mark with a curling left-footed shot.
Toone created a big chance in the 39th minute, slipping Andrea Medina through. However, rather than shooting, Medina opted to play a poor pass to Terland, allowing the chance to go begging.
Despite chances at both ends, neither side could find the breakthrough before half-time.
Shortly after the restart, Terland nearly gave Man United the lead after being put through on goal, but Yamshita gathered comfortably.
On the hour mark, Jess Park struck a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area, only for her effort to hit the crossbar.
Khadijah Shaw broke the deadlock in the 66th minute, rifling a shot from the centre of the box and beyond Tullis-Joyce.
A minute from time, Terland salvaged a draw for Eva Olid’s side, slamming the ball into the net and sending the home fans into wild jubilation.
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