Man Utd 2-2 Arsenal: Cloe Lacasse screamer salvages first WSL point for Gunners
Match report and free highlights as Cloe Lacasse salvaged a deserved draw for Arsenal with a dramatic last-gasp equaliser; Stina Blackstenius netted the Gunners' opener, before goals from Leah Galton and United debutant Melvine Malard
By Laura Hunter
Saturday 7 October 2023 10:30, UK
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Cloe Lacasse rescued a dramatic 2-2 draw with a stunning strike for Arsenal at Manchester United on Friday night, as the Gunners claimed their first point of the new WSL season.
United were on their way to victory with goals from Leah Galton and debutant Melvine Malard either side of the break, before substitute Lacasse had the final say by beating Mary Earps with a screamer from the edge of the area in second-half stoppage time.
«The performance was big. Not many teams will come here and be the better team,» said Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall post-match, who made six changes to his starting XI following defeat to Liverpool in their WSL opener.
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The response put Stina Blackstenius at the centre of Arsenal's attack, paired with Alessia Russo, and it was the Sweden international who put the visitors ahead in the 14th minute, chopping inside Hannah Blundell and finishing with a precise arrowed effort into the far corner.
Arsenal were then pegged back by a devastating goalkeeping error from Sabrina D'Angelo, also one of Eidevall's reinforcements, and her howler was punished by Galton, before Malard made her mark by beating Amanda Ilestedt to the ball and toe-poking beyond D'Angelo in the 81st minute.
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