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Manchester United Girls continued their spectacular pre-season with an enormous win in Spain.
The Pink Devils’ success stemmed from a stable defence final season and so they appear to have continued this development with a 3rd consecutive clear sheet of pre-season after beating Actual Betis 8-0.
Rampant first half
United raced into an early lead when Anna Sandberg collected the ball from Lisa Naalsund and fired her effort into the highest nook after only one minute of play.
Simply three minutes later, one other Scandinavian Celin Bizet lower in on her left foot and curled the ball previous the keeper.
Marc Skinner’s group have been effectively on prime and grabbed their third after 19 minutes. Melvine Malard stole the ball off the Spaniards’ defence and coolly slotted previous the keeper one-on-one.
The Frenchwoman grabbed her second and her aspect’s fourth with a merely excellent purpose.
She collected the ball out broad earlier than beating a minimum of 4 defenders with tempo and ability in equal measure earlier than slotting the ball into the underside left hand nook.
Bizet then grabbed her brace when she smashed within the rebound of a Terland shot.
The Norwegian striker quickly obtained in on the act nonetheless, when she scored from shut vary after controlling a free kick into the field from Bizet.
New signing Julia Zigiotti Olme performed an enormous function in United’s seventh when she gained the ball excessive up the pitch with an incredible sort out and the ball broke kindly to Terland who made no mistake for the end.
Second half
With the sport effectively and actually gained, United made some adjustments and considerably took their foot off the fuel.
Euro 2025 winners Maya Le Tissier, Grace Clinton and Ella Toone all obtained worthwhile minutes.
United used the chance to contain some academy stars within the motion with Jessica Anderson, Scarlett Hill and Sienna Wareing all enjoying a major half within the match.
It could be Anderson who would discover the eighth and closing purpose when her effort squeezed in off the correct hand put up and into the purpose.
Sterner checks await
United will likely be delighted with the match however they are going to know that more durable checks will quickly be on the horizon.
They’ll tackle Liverpool on Wednesday earlier than dealing with PSV Eindhoven within the Champions League on Wednesday twenty seventh.
The Pink Devils will then open their Girls Tremendous League marketing campaign at residence to Leicester Metropolis on the seventh September.
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