Reggae Girl Shaw helps Man City clinch Champions League spot
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) – Reggae Girl Khadija Shaw scored her ninth goal of the campaign as Manchester City secured the third and final Champions League spot in the English FA Women’s Super League (WSL) with an emphatic 4-0 win over Reading on Sunday.
Lauren Hemp broke the deadlock on 33 minutes at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on the final day of the league season before 25-year-old Spanish Town-born Shaw put them in full control five minutes before half-time, tapping home Caroline Weir’s byline cross under pressure from Natasha Harding.
Ellen White and an Alex Greenwood penalty doubled the visitors’ tally late on.
White added the third with a header from Vicky Losada’s corner five minutes from time and Greenwood then converted a penalty in added time to make it five games in a row with four or more goals scored by City.
Shaw had failed to find the target in City’s 6-0 win over Birmingham City on Wednesday after netting four in a 7-2 rout of Brighton last weekend.
Attention now switches to next Sunday’s FA Cup final with Chelsea after a 13th consecutive win in all competitions.
City’s nearest challengers for third, Manchester United, lost 4-2 at Chelsea in a thriller on Sunday after taking the lead, meaning there was a five-point gap between the sides in the end.
The win secured Chelsea a historic third successive WSL title as they finished a point clear of Arsenal.