Manchester United’s bid to succeed in the Ladies’s Champions League group stage has been dealt a blow following a 1-0 third-round qualifying first-leg defeat towards Brann.
Marc Skinner’s aspect dominated the fixture in Norway just for Ingrid Stenevik to attain the one aim of the sport with 14 minutes remaining.
The defeat means United should win the return rubber at Leigh Sports activities Village in per week’s time by not less than two objectives to ensure they’re within the pot for the league-phase draw.
Defeat added insult to harm for Skinner’s aspect, who had been hit by a lacking bag of trainers en path to the match in Bergen earlier on Thursday.
Plenty of first-team gamers have been left with out footwear for the tie – and regardless of their greatest efforts, the membership have nonetheless not been capable of find the lacking boots.
“Within the meantime, we’ve secured new boots of the fitting make and sizes for all of the affected gamers, and they’re able to take part in tonight’s sport as regular,” a membership spokesperson stated forward of the sport, as per Reuters.
Jess Park made her first begin for her new aspect since transferring from Manchester Metropolis on Switch Deadline Day final week
Brann goalkeeper Selma Panengstuen was the thorn in United’s aspect as she pulled off a string of fantastic saves.
Within the opening interval, Ella Toone noticed two efforts denied by Panengstuen, whereas Elisabeth Terland headed huge on two events.
After the interval, Panengstuen stopped Dominique Janssen after which Melvine Malard with a powerful double save.
And within the 76th minute, United fell behind when Stenevik headed residence Signe Gaupset’s free-kick.
The guests pushed for an equaliser with the impressed Panengstuen denying Toone once more as Brann held out to document a slender first-leg victory.
United will drop into the second qualifying spherical of the Europa Cup in the event that they fail to progress from the tie.
Skinner’s gamers, who recorded a 4-0 win towards Leicester of their Ladies’s Tremendous League opener final weekend, return to motion towards the London Metropolis Lionesses on Sunday.
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