Match Report
Manchester City W, 2nd with 15 points, sat 15 points above St. Polten W (4th, 0). On recent form St. Polten W sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Manchester City W were scoring 1.83 and conceding 1, St. Polten W 0.67 and 3.33, against a competition average of 1.92 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for St. Polten W — four in succession. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Manchester City W against 3/15 for St. Polten W.
The match was played at Academy Stadium in Manchester (capacity 7,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Manchester City W: Kerstin Casparij (66'), Lily Murphy (55')