Manchester United Women Lose UWCL First Leg at SK Brann

Manchester United Women were beaten 1-0 at SK Brann in the UEFA Women’s Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round 1st Leg.

Selma Panengstuen twice tipped away first-half efforts from Ella Toone, who set up a free header for Elisabeth Terland but it was well over the top, watched by a record crowd of 16,019 for a women’s club match in Norway.

Dominique Janssen had a shot spilled, Jess Park pouncing on the rebound the keeper covered it.

Into the last quarter of a hour and against the run of play, Ingrid Stenevik made the breakthrough for the hosts by heading home from a Signe Gaupset free kick.

Panengstuen again got a hand on an effort across goal from Toone, as Marc Skinner’s side were left with a deficit to overturn next week.

Champions path:

Vålerenga 3-0 Ferencváros
Vorskla Poltava 0-2 OH Leuven
St.Pölten 3-1 Fortuna Hjørring
GKS Katowice 0-4 FC Twente

League path:

BK Häcken 1-1 Atlético de Madrid
Paris FC 0-0 Austria Wien
SK Brann 1-0 Manchester United
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 Real Madrid
AS Roma 1-2 Sporting Lisbon

Return legs are next midweek.

Wilf Frith

Wilf Frith is a women’s football news editor who works for Her Goal Magazine and had been with all its predecessors since 1996, becoming a founding team member after running Sunday Kicks. He has also held previous long-term roles as press officer for the Cornwall Women’s Football League and Penzance Ladies FC.

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