Wednesday 3rd August
FA WSL 1
Reading 1-2 Manchester City (Att: 592)
The deadlock at Adama Park was broken 7 minutes short of half time, when a Nikita Parris pull back saw Izzy Christiansen mark her 50th appearance for Man City with a calm headed finish.
But the points were not safe until the 80th minute, when Reading failed to clear a corner, and substitute Toni Duggan thumped home first-time from the edge of the box into the top corner.
There was still time for Reading to grab a consolation goal as Parris clipped Emma Folis in the area, and Lauren Bruton dispatched the spot-kick into the bottom left-hand corner.
Pictured – Lauren Bruton of Reading is tackled by Man City’s Demi Stokes (Photo: The FA via Getty Images)
