Lucy Parker’s stoppage-time equaliser secured a 1-1 draw for Aston Villa Girls on the Emirates, with Arsenal Girls punished for his or her generally passive play.
The 4 and five-goal thrashings within the opening two WSL matches should appear to be a distant reminiscence for Renee Slegers’ aspect, who’ve now drawn back-to-back league video games with only one aim scored.
Regardless of having 19 photographs and 46 touches within the opposition field, solely Frida Maanum discovered the web for Arsenal.
It was from a mistake of Aston Villa’s personal making, too as their try and play out from the again early within the first half was intercepted by Mariona Caldentey. She tapped the unfastened ball into Maanum’s path, who then slotted below Sabrina D’Angelo.
Maanum ought to have doubled the Gunners’ lead simply after the half an hour as a free kick was nodded throughout the face of aim. However the Norway worldwide was only a toe away from poking the ball house on the proper put up.
For the opening half an hour of the second half, Aston Villa had the higher of the play. Chasity Grant was inches away from equalising quickly after the break within the choose of the possibilities, however her try wriggled previous the far put up.
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Arsenal’s Frida Maanum capitalises on a mistake to attain the primary aim after Aston Villa performed out from the again.
However amid a late Gunners surge, the guests made the breakthrough and punished Arsenal’s apathy within the fourth of seven added minutes. The hosts did not clear Lyn Wilms’ nook and Parker was there to energy house from shut vary.
It’s a very important level for Villa away at one of many WSL’s largest sides, and it was celebrated like a victory. For Arsenal, they miss the prospect to go high of the league forward of Sunday’s video games and open up extra floor on the groups round them.
