City Maintain Perfect Start with 2-0 Win Over Hammarby in Women's Champions League
In the Women's Champions League, Manchester City defeated Hammarby 2-0 at home to maintain their undefeated start to the season and take the lead in Group D.
Gareth Taylor's team is now three points ahead of champions Barcelona, who defeated bottom-place St Polten 7-0 at home, thanks to goals in the second half from Laura Blindkilde Brown and Aoba Fujino.
With a resounding victory, the Women's Super League leaders are well-prepared for their crucial matchup against champion Chelsea on Saturday, which will be live on Sky Sports. Sonia Bompastor's squad has a perfect record this season across all competitions.
The energetic Mary Fowler had the sole attempt on goal as City struggled to generate any genuine chances in the first half despite taking complete control against the Swedish champions from the start.
However, Fowler broke the tie just two minutes into the second half by setting up Brown, who scored the first goal.
The host team required a brilliant stop from goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita, who deflected replacement Thea Sorbo's strong long-range effort onto the bar in the 74th minute as City pushed for a second after Khadija Shaw's goal was disallowed for offside.
