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.
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