Manchester Metropolis made it two wins from two within the Girls’s Champions League, after coming from behind to beat St. Polten 3-2.
The Girls’s Tremendous League leaders at the very least briefly leapfrogged Hammarby to the Group D summit after Mary Fowler’s late header sealed the factors on the Generali Enviornment.
Metropolis made a constructive begin and broke the impasse after simply six minutes because of an excellent 25-yard strike from Alanna Kennedy.
St. Polten goalkeeper Carina Schluter made an excellent double-save to thwart Laura Blindkilde-Brown and Aoba Fujino, whereas Fowler hit the crossbar earlier than the hosts levelled within the forty first minute by Melanie Brunnthaler.
They accomplished the turnaround eight minutes after the restart when Sarah Mattner-Trembleau discovered Kamila Dubcova, who swivelled and fired house.
Nonetheless, the guests had been stage inside 4 minutes, as Fujino turned house Chloe Kelly’s cross on the far submit for her first Metropolis purpose.
And Metropolis secured three factors 10 minutes from time when Fowler rose to satisfy Lauren Hemp’s nook and nod past Schluter.
St. Polten have now received simply considered one of their 15 matches at house within the Champions League, with that sole victory coming in opposition to Zurich in December 2020 (2-0).
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Elsewhere, Bayern Munich made it back-to-back wins in Group C with a 2-0 victory over Juventus, who suffered their first house Champions League defeat in seven matches.
Linda Dallman put the guests in entrance on 17 minutes at Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Lamarmora whereas Pernille Tougher – final week’s hat-trick hero in opposition to Arsenal – wrapped up the win within the 73rd minute.