In what proved to be an enthralling encounter in the capital, the first meeting between the top-flight heavyweights lived up to the billing as they played out a 2-2 draw.
The hosts broke the deadlock through Frida Maanum’s early strike before Vivianne Miedema equalised on the cusp of half-time on her competition debut in sky blue.
As the pendulum swung in our favour, Jess Park’s stunning half-volley after the break handed us the lead, but Beth Mead’s late leveller ensured the spoils were shared.
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And Taylor believes our first point of the term could be valuable on a day where we perhaps didn’t hit our highest standards.
“[I’m] disappointed because we had the game and couldn’t quite see it out, but I’ll take that on a day when we haven’t really been our best,” he explained.
“A little bit off it with the ball and without the ball especially, particularly in the first half. Just a little bit disjointed in our pressing and in our build-up play, a little uncertain.
“I understand why, it’s the season day opener on a massive pitch. A lot of expectation and probably a lot of anxiety as well.
“But when you take all of that away and come away with a point from a difficult first game of the season, I think we have to be fairly pleased given the circumstances around our play.”
Watch Taylor’s full post-match interview in the video player above!
