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Manchester City Edges Out Tottenham in Thrilling FA WSL Encounter
Manchester City defeated Tottenham Hotspur Women 2-1 in a thrilling FA WSL match at the Gaughan Group Stadium in London, in the 15th round of the league. Despite dominating possession with 71%, City faced a strong challenge from Tottenham.
Vivianne Miedema opened the scoring for Manchester City in the 11th minute, assisted by A. Fujino. Beth England equalized for Tottenham in the 32nd minute, assisted by O. Holdt. In the second half, A. Fujino scored the winning goal for Manchester City in the 78th minute, assisted by Y. Hasegawa.
Tottenham, with 29% possession, managed 12 shots (2 on target), while Manchester City registered 12 shots (7 on target). City dominated in corners (7 to 5) but Tottenham committed more fouls (10 to 2). D. Spence received a yellow card for Tottenham. A closely fought match that ended with a Manchester City victory.
Substitutions tottenham hotspur w: at minute 30 O. Holdt came in and M. Thomas went out., at minute 66 J. Rybrink came in and E. Summanen went out., at minute 85 J. Naz came in and C. Grant went out., at minute 85 R. Ayane came in and M. Vinberg went out., at minute 85 M. Oroz came in and D. Spence went out.
Substitutions manchester city w: at minute 69 M. Fowler came in and K. Shaw went out., at minute 69 J. Park came in and Kerolin went out., at minute 69 J. Roord came in and L. Blindkilde went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Tottenham Hotspur W
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