Manchester City and Manchester United share points from well-attended derby draw

MANCHESTER CITY and Manchester United were able to share the points of a lively 1-1 derby that was played in front of over 44,000 people in Manchester City Stadium today.

Leah Galton capped a fine move to make it 2-0 to her side Red Devils in front in the 27th minute, but United's search for the league title over their rivals in the local league continues Laura Coombs ' goal to bring City into the equalizer before the hour mark.

Both teams were not content to accept a draw, and both had chances to win the game with Bunny Shaw going close for City and then Alex Greenwood made a late game-saving tackle to block Lucia Garcia in front of the goal in stoppage time.

United tried to take control of possession , but it was City who came up with the first chances and scored, with Greenwood nearly scoring straight off a corner. However, Deyna Castellanos shot over the crossbar after being picked up in the air by Lauren Hemp.

United took advantage of that slack by gaining control of the game and gaining control of the. Nikita Parris glared at the official when she fell down in the face of a challenge by Leila Ouahabi in the box However, her appeals were deemed to be ineffective following a fair touch.

After two minutes, United led thanks to an excellent move that was started with Leah Galton. Galton exchanged moves between her and Ella Toone before hitting a shot that beat Ellie Roebuck due to a deflected shot off Greenwood United's debut WSL goal against City.

The opponents were under control and Ouahabi was required to stay into the area to stop Parris getting through one-on-1 before Toone was given the shooting at the edge of the zone, but failed to locate the goal.

United almost got a second after six minutes of the second period when Greenwood only managed to push her defensive ball wide when she tried to tackle the cross. United had won their seven previous games in which they had scored first . However, City started to exhibit the same form that saw the team win nine times in a row prior to the game. They came back to draw just before the hour,said by jfdbet online casino malaysia.

Chloe Kelly found space on the right side to shoot an effort. It flew through Shaw at the near post , but when she pulled the defence away, there was enough space Coombs's stoop to take a shot. The goal brought life to City. Kelly extended to cross the ball again and was close to putting the ball in the net but Hemp's slow ball was barely within his reach Shaw and forced Millie Turner to put the ball into herself.

The most clear possibility for City was during the final minute of the match,, when Ouahabi's cross was met by Shaw but Mary Earps was able to keep her powerful header off the line. United quickly came up with the exact same result, however Ellie Roebuck did not match Earps when she picked up the header of substitute Martha Thomas on an attempt on the 2nd.

The chances were constantly coming. Shaw couldn't find enough power from a shot before missing a second opportunity just ahead of the goal. Toone was off her line as the ball landed on her at one edge of the field The ball was thrown over her head, and United was then in the mood for to award a penalty when Greenwood was able to cross Garcia to prevent her from capitalising from a misjudged clearance made by Roebuck.

United will now be looking forward to their final game before winter break, against Sheffield United on Sunday, and City will be ready to face Leicester City away on Saturday.