LONDON – Manchester United won their first major trophy by beating Tottenham 4-0 in the Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
Ella Toone’s stunning long-range strike in first-half stoppage time gave Marc Skinner’s side victory.
United cruised to victory after the break with two goals from Lucia Garcia and another from Rachel Williams.
United quickly made up for their defeat to Chelsea in last year’s final by lifting the trophy 12 months later.
Toone’s wonder goal broke Tottenham’s resistance when she curled the ball into the top corner from around 20 yards (metres) in the third minute of first-half stoppage time.
Williams doubled United’s lead with a powerful header nine minutes after the break.
United effectively sealed victory three minutes later, this time through Garcia, who was named man of the match.
Taking advantage of a weak shot from Spurs goalkeeper Becky Spencer, Garcia took advantage to score from close range.
She scored United’s second and fourth in the 74th minute when she curled a shot into the top corner of the box.
It is the first time since Birmingham’s victory in 2012 that the cup has not been won by Arsenal, Chelsea or Manchester City.
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