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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39 mins: Chance! This time the ball falls for Ella Toone, but she can only hook the ball wide of the target. After the first minute, the Spurs goalkeeper has been largely untroubled, despite the number of chances falling for Manchester United.
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37 mins: Spurs fans have been in the better voice of the two so far, and watched on by two legends from the last time any team from the club won the FA Cup, they have kept United at bay, but are struggling to play the ball out of their half.
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35 mins: Spurs are just struggling to clear their lines and get forward here, United are building the pressure, keeping the ball and trying to force the team in white into a mistake, although their final ball has not been enough to carve out a clear-cut chance.
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33 mins: Another corner for United... this time on the right as Toone is forced out by Naz. They have come close from all three so far... and this time Turner’s header is cleared off the line!
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31 mins: The closest either team has come so far. A great chance for Lucia Garcia, denied by brave defending from Evelina Summanen.
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26’ Naz rightly receives a free kick inside the Spurs half after being hit on the head by a high boot.
The ball is launched forwards, she manages to get a glancing header, but no player in white was there to put pressure on Mary Earps.
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24’ Drinks break had and the match is back underway
Manchester United 0-0 Tottenham
22’ Both sides are struggling for control in the midfield, while Spurs are forced into launching long balls over the top in an attempt to try and find a breakthrough. And that will be time for the first drinks break with the mercury going over the required temperature.
Manchester United 0-0 Tottenham
19’ Chance! Another corner from Manchester United causes Spurs to scramble at the back, this one fell to Garcia, who nodded it down but the ball was just kept away from the arriving Martha Thomas by Summanen.
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