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After an excellent win final Sunday at Birmingham Metropolis, Becky Langley’s NUFC Ladies travelled to Bristol Metropolis brimming filled with confidence and trying to preserve their Championship problem on observe.
Langley went unsurprisingly with an unchanged line-up for the sport rewarding the gamers that had produced such an excellent end result seven days beforehand at St. Andrews. This recreation once more being performed at a an EFL stadium, Ashton Gate,
Sadly, after a tough fought 90 minutes United discovered themselves on the top of a 2 – 0 reversal which is barely their second league defeat of the season. A blow although to their hopes as Metropolis, who’re a tricky, powerful nut to crack on their very own floor, deservedly took all three factors.
United in reality by no means actually appeared like coming residence with a win. That stated Bristol weren’t completely dominate however did strike at essential instances which gave Newcastle a mountain to climb which they by no means did.
Elysia Boddy and Shania Hayles each began for United towards their former employers however in reality they and their teammates didn’t present sufficient high quality notably on the attacking finish to forge one other away day particular for Langley’s Lasses.
United did make a shiny begin and good stress from Amy Andrews noticed Newcastle win possession within the Metropolis penalty field. Hayles protecting the ball in play, pulling again for Lois Joel on the sting, however she might solely hearth large from an excellent place.
It did although take a significant cease from Charlotte Potts to maintain The Girl Mags degree, Napier’s ball in appeared destined to search out Woolley in entrance of aim, however the Magpies’ defender headed behind for a nook.
United’s subsequent foray ahead noticed Jas McQuade play a wise go large to Beth Lumsden, however her left-footed effort throughout aim was large of the goal. Lumsden then tried her luck with a free-kick from 30 yards out.
It had Fran Bentley scrambling throughout her aim however though the fearful keeper didn’t get to the ball she was relieved to see it drift simply large of the submit. The sport was very tight and appeared like being a stale mate at half-time till the house facet struck.
Two minutes into harm time a ball into the United field noticed them fail to clear the strains. The ball sitting up properly for Mari Ward to lash it excessive over Claudia Moan’s head into the roof of the web and completely change each facet’s half-time group talks.
Newcastle’s preliminary response was a double substitution with Amber-Keegan Stobbs and Isabella Sibley approaching for McQuade and Liv Watt. Sadly, earlier than both substitute had an opportunity to get into the sport Bristol doubled their lead.
This time it was Lexi Lloyd-Smith who was readily available inside United’s field to as soon as once more give Moan no probability with an excellent scientific end to make it 2 – 0 after 47 minutes.
In fact thereafter Bristol have been content material to sit down again and take in United’s stress with a measured and resolute show that blunted any reposte Newcastle tried to mount till the 81st minute when Sille Struck was despatched off for Metropolis after a second bookable offence.
This spurred Wor Lasses on for one last push however they only couldn’t vogue a good alternative to actually take a look at or fear Bentley aside from on 86 minutes when Demi Stokes set-up Stobbs for a shot from the sting of the world however Bentley saved it comfortably.
So, a disappointing afternoon for Becky Langley and her gamers as they’ll head again to Tyneside with lots to consider and ponder earlier than their subsequent large task which is available in per week’s time.
That’s when Southampton come to Toon for what could possibly be a record-breaking historic day on Tyneside. With the match going down at St. James Park on Sunday seventeenth November, United want to break the document attendance for a Barclay’s Championship recreation.
That document was set earlier this season at The Stadium of Mild with 15,385 in attendance at Sunderland for the Put on-Tyne derby. Newcastle can be hoping to smash that determine and on the identical time get themselves again on observe with a win in entrance of the Geordie devoted.
