UEFA Girls’s Champions League
Atlético Madrid 0 – 1 Manchester United FT
Rolfo received the Champions League on two events throughout her time at FC Barcelona [Getty Images]
Fridolina Rolfo’s first Manchester United objective helped them edge previous Atletico Madrid in a testing Girls’s Champions League tie that noticed each side have a participant despatched off.
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The Swede, a summer season arrival from Barcelona, volleyed dwelling within the twenty fourth minute to make it two wins from two within the league part.
Marc Skinner’s aspect made the right begin to their European marketing campaign final week with a 1-0 win over Valerenga, and so they continued that momentum within the Spanish capital.
After Ella Toone and Rolfo spurned early possibilities, it was the Swedish ahead who broke the impasse. The 2-time Champions League winner timed her back-post run completely to ship a tremendous strike into the roof of the online.
Minutes later Melvine Malard went near doubling the lead however, after a neat give and go together with Julia Zigiotti Olme, she directed her toe-poked effort huge.
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4 minutes earlier than the break, United had been decreased to 10 when centre-back Dominique Janssen was dismissed for a mistimed sliding problem on former Arsenal winger Gio Garbelini.
Referee Eleni Antoniou’s preliminary name of a yellow card was upgraded to a straight pink after a prolonged video assistant referee (VAR) test adjudged the Dutch defender to have made vital contact with the ankle of Garbelini, who was taken off on a stretcher.
Atletico instantly set about making their numerical benefit depend, forcing United keeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce into a sensible response save.
The hosts peppered the objective with shot after shot with out reward earlier than additionally they had a participant despatched off within the 74th minute.
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Alexia Fernandez obtained her second yellow card card for scything down visiting substitute Leah Galton as she threatened to run clear.
Having been below vital strain, United regained management within the closing phases and Malard spurned a golden probability to make it 2-0, curling huge from the sting of the field after a beautiful solo break.
Skinner’s aspect confirmed their defensive qualities to grind out the victory.
Defeat for Atletico left them on three factors from their opening two league part fixtures.
Extra to observe.