Marc Skinner’s Manchester United make it two wins out of two to keep up with league leaders Arsenal by beating West Ham 2-0.
Parker and Cissoko defended well for the hosts in the first five minutes as United tried to get a quick opening goal like last week.
United had several chances from corners; Russo thought he had scored, but Longhurst cleared the line and the keeper deflected Toone’s header.
West Ham, we’re giving Toone a lot of space, but she couldn’t find the right pass to create the clear chances.
Although United dominated possession, West Ham had a couple of chances, the first being a header that missed the goal. The second came from a free throw, but Earps got up to collect it.
However, West Ham were pressing well.
United thought they had gone ahead after fifteen minutes with a Galton goal, but it was ruled offside.
Batlle was giving the Hammers trouble, as he quickly ran over the midfield and defense and picked out his teammates with precision with some brilliant crosses.
However, West Ham were growing in the game, and United looked shaky at the back.
Earps had more to do than they did last week as United took risks playing from behind.
Nothing separated the sides at halftime.
Less than five minutes into the second half, LucÃa GarcÃa opened the scoring and scored her first goal for the club after overcoming the defense, rounding the goalkeeper and calmly slipping it into the net.
United had the momentum then, and they were hungry for more.
Blundell doubled the visitors’ lead when he ran for a ball on the edge of the box and found the bottom corner.
The Hammers thought they had found a way to come back in the 65th minute when Parker scored from six yards out, but the assistant referee said he was offside – relief to the Reds!
It could have been a higher scoring line were it not for goalkeeper Arnold, who brilliantly stopped shots from Zelem and Russo.
Deserved victory for the Reds, who showed their dominance.
Team: Earps, Turner, Le Weaver, Battle, Blundell, Garcia, Toone, Zelem, Ladd, Galton, Russo
