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Gareth Taylor was happy with how his Manchester Metropolis gamers dealt with the ambiance towards Hammarby to safe their passage into the Champions League quarter-finals.
Khadija Shaw opened the scoring within the thirty first minute earlier than Ellen Wangerheim restored parity shortly after the interval with a end from shut vary.
However Shaw continued her advantageous begin to the marketing campaign, scoring the winner to turn into Metropolis’s all-time high scorer within the competitors with seven targets, surpassing Georgia Stanway and Janine Beckie (each six).
The end result noticed Metropolis make it to the final eight of the competitors for the primary time since 2021, although the encounter was removed from comfy on the Tele2 Enviornment on Thursday.
Hammarby ended the competition with an anticipated targets (xG) complete of two.15 in comparison with the guests’ 1.07, regardless of either side having 14 pictures all through the match.
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Nonetheless, Metropolis maintained their unbeaten report towards Swedish sides within the competitors (W6), and Taylor was happy with his aspect’s “gritty” show in Stockholm.
“I’m actually happy. It was about qualification for us tonight,” Taylor stated.
“There have been a few methods we may do it. Clearly, we knew some extent was sufficient, however I don’t suppose the gamers had been pondering that means.
“It was a extremely gritty efficiency on a extremely tough on this pitch. It in all probability doesn’t appear to be that for the viewers at residence watching it.
“But it surely was a extremely vigorous floor and we labored so onerous.
“I felt there have been some areas we may management the play higher. I’ve to present credit score to Hammarby, they had been actually aggressive.
“The referee was on our aspect a bit of bit within the first half and perhaps not within the second.
“I’m actually happy and happy with the gamers, they actually dug in tonight. You come away from a hostile atmosphere with a win.”
