Liverpool collected their first win of the season in the Barclays Women’s Super League as they defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at BrewDog Stadium in St Helens this afternoon.
Mia Enderby netted an injury-time double as The Reds finally claimed maximum points at the 13th time of asking.
Liverpool had an early chance to break the deadlock but recent signing Alice Bergström’s effort bounced off the woodwork. Ceri Holland then had an attempt but her shot went just over before Fuka Nagano’s perfectly-angled shot was saved by visiting keeper Lize Kop.
The Reds continued to search for a goal and Cornelia Kapocs slipped the ball to Aurélie Csillag, who tried to shoot but Kop dived low and caught the ball with ease.
Spurs were struggling to create decent goalscoring chances. Olivia Holdt registered an effort on goal just before half-time but it didn’t threaten Liverpool keeper Jennifer Falk.
There was a huge chance for Spurs to open the scoring early in the second half. Signe Gaupset went one-on-one with Falk but the keeper made a big save.
At the other end, Bergström had a perfect chance but once again, she sent her effort over the bar as the frustration grew for the home side.
The Reds kept the pressure on and Holland broke down the left and sent the ball through to Kapocs but she fired just wide of the post.
The game looked set to end goalless but deep in second half stoppage time, Liverpool finally got off the mark. Jenna Clark crossed the ball and Enderby got a touch to send it straight into the back of the net.
Just moments later, Liverpool netted again. Enderby stole the ball from Eveliina Summanen and fired her shot past Kop to complete her brace.
After this afternoon’s result, Liverpool remain bottom of the table while Spurs are fifth.
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