A marvel purpose from Bethany England has eased Tottenham’s relegation fears with a significant 1-Zero win over backside membership Leicester within the Girls’s Tremendous League.
Victory for Spurs halted their run of 9 consecutive league defeats, a sequence of outcomes that noticed Rehanne Skinner sacked on Monday.
Vicky Jepson was requested to step up from her function as assistant to steer the group on Wednesday and masterminded a primary WSL win since October because of England’s very good 65th-minute strike into the highest nook.
Matildas teammates Courtney Nevin and Remy Siemsen each featured for the crushed Foxes, Nevin taking part in a full recreation and Siemsen becoming a member of the competition on 64 minutes.
Solely two factors separated the groups earlier than kick-off and the significance of the fixture produced a cagey opening 45 minutes.
Jepson was grateful goalkeeper Tinja-Riikka Korpela saved from Hannah Cain within the 63rd minute earlier than the ensuing nook noticed Ruby Mace and Sam Tierney each go shut.
These squandered alternatives would come again to hang-out Willie Kirk’s basement facet at Brisbane Highway.
England obtained possession on the left, reduce inside and rifled a swerving, dipping effort into the highest nook and previous in-form Bayern Munich loanee Janina Leitzig.
England’s fifth purpose for Tottenham since a high-profile January transfer from Chelsea proved priceless with the hosts holding on to style the successful feeling once more to maneuver as much as ninth within the desk and 5 factors away from Leicester, who occupy the solitary relegation place within the division.
