Manchester United vs Tottenham LIVE: Women’s FA Cup final reaction after Garcia double inspires Reds win
Manchester United 4-0 Tottenham: Ella Toone lit up Wembley with a stunning strike before goals from Rachel Williams and a double from Lucia Garcia
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United have stormed their way to a maiden Women’s FA Cup victory, with a dominant 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
It took until the stroke of half time for the breakthrough to happen, after an even start to the match. Ella Toone scored a stunning individual curled effort into the top corner, to steer her side into a position they never let go of.
In the second half, United picked up where they left off, with Rachel Williams’ header adding a second, before a catastrophic howler from Rebecca Spencer, who played the ball straight into the path of Lucia Garcia, allowing the United player to add a quickfire third.
From that point, the result was never in doubt, and Garcia added a late fourth to secure the title for Marc Skinner’s side
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HT: Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham
The players are just making their way out of the tunnel for the start of the second half.
HT: Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham
Slight controversy to discuss at half time, over whether there was a foul in the build up to the goal. VAR is available for this match and it wasn’t looked at, but it’s definitely a big topic of conversation.
HT: Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham
The bend on this strike from Toone. Sensational.
HT: Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham
WHAT a goal from Ella Toone. Always a player for the big stage, that’s her fourth Wembley goal in seven appearances at the national stadium.
HT: Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham
Half time: Before Toone’s strike, the football was lacking a bit of quality in the final third, but the England international always performs on the big occasions and that was a brilliant goal to give her side the crucial advantage going into the second half.
GOAL! Ella Toone scores a stunner! Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham
45+3 mins: Ella Toone what a goal! That was a stunning individual effort from the Manchester United midfielder.
She was given the ball just inside the Spurs half and weaved away from the defenders before curling the ball just inside the top corner, leaving Spencer with no chance to make the save.
Manchester United 0-0 Tottenham
45 mins: There will be three added minutes at the end of the first half.
Manchester United 0-0 Tottenham
45 mins: After having a number of shots blocked, United rushed their possession and Le Tissier launched an effort from distance that Spencer watched just sail high over the crossbar.
Manchester United 0-0 Tottenham
43 mins: There is not long to go now until the half time break, and Spurs caught Manchester United down the left, again Nilden tried to play the ball into the middle and beat Riviere, but there was no attacker in the right place to mee her cross.
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