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Manchester City have launched a campaign to encourage more girls to play football whatever their background.
The #SameGoals social media campaign – which involves City’s Georgia Stanway – is encouraging girls to send in footage that shows them scoring – or saving – a goal.
The goal can be scored – or saved – anywhere using any kind of ball.
MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN 2, LINKOPING 0 (UEFA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER FINAL 1ST LEG)
Goals by Nikita Parris and Jane Ross saw Manchester City Women take a solid lead into the second leg of their Women’s Champions League tie with Linkoping but they spurned the chance to finish the tie on a drizzly night in Manchester.
The game changed after Lisa Lantz was sent off for a second bookable offence for the Swedish champions but in truth City could have finished off the tie at home against the disadvantaged visitors with Parris failing to convert when clean through, Georgia Stanway hitting the woodwork twice, and Claire Emslie missing with a free shot late in the game as City put their Continental Cup Final disappointment against Arsenal behind them.
MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN 2, CHELSEA LADIES 2
Manchester City’s Women’s side came from behind to secure a draw to keep pace with WSL1 league leaders Chelsea Ladies after they had taken a deserved 2-0 lead at the Academy Stadium.
England Under 20 goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck has signed her first professional contract with Manchester City’s women’s team.
Roebuck first joined City from Sheffield United in 2016 and has gone on to make 12 appearances for the club, including her UEFA Women’s Champions league debut in October 2017.
Demi Stokes has signed a new three year contract with Manchester City’s women’s team.
The England left back joined City in January 2015 and has scored four goals in 76 appearances for the club.
During her time so far at in Manchester she has helped City qualify for the UEFA Women’s Champions League in successive seasons with this season’s Champions League campaign seeing City take on Linkoping of Sweden in the quarter finals in March this year.
She also participated in an undefeated league run to win the 2016 FA WSL title and has won all the domestic cup competition trophies including the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup in 2016 and the SSE Women’s FA Cup for the first time in 2017.
