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
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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Manchester United 3-0 Tottenham
62 mins: Rachel Williams has also been brought off, her goal doubled her side’s lead, and top-scorer Nikita Parris has been brought on.
Manchester United 3-0 Tottenham
60 mins: United almost have a third, Malard has only just been brought on, but she was causing problems there, weaving her way into the box before pulling the ball back, but no one could quite get on the end of it.
GOAL! Catastrophic error hands Garcia her side’s third - Manchester United 3-0 Tottenham
58 mins: GOAL! Rebecca Spencer will not want to watch that one back! It was a catastrophic error from the goalkeeper, who under very little pressure just passed the ball straight to Garcia, who just had to slot the ball into the back of the net.
A complete lapse in judgement.
Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham
54 mins: Spurs try to hit back almost immediately, but England’s shot from distance skewed well wide of the intended target.
GOAL! Rachel Williams heads in a second - Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham
53 mins: It’s the old saying, don’t make a substitution when defending a set piece, and Spurs have been made to pay.
The free kick was looped goalwards, and Williams was in the right place to beat her marker Neville and just nod the ball into the back of the net.
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham
53 mins: Garcia is awarded a free kick half way into the Spurs half, and United get their players forward.
Double Spurs sub: Vinberg off for Wang, Naz off for Bizet.
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham
51 mins: There has not been a huge amount of energy from either side at the start of the second half, although the United fans have started to find their voice.
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham
48 mins: Leah Galton comes off for Melvine Malard in Marc Skinner’s first substitution of the match.
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham
47 mins: The second half has started quite slowly, as Spurs need to fight to find a way back into this match.
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