Fiskerstrand: We deserved more

Albion debutant Cecilie Fiskerstrand felt that the side were unfortunate to come away empty-handed from Wednesday night’s match against Manchester United.

James Hilsum

2020-01-16T06:30:00Z

Cecilie Fiskerstrand in action on her debut.

Goals from Abbie McManus and Jane Ross ultimately proved to be the difference on the night in a 2-1 defeat for Hope Powell’s side, and the shot-stopper reflected on an eventful first appearance between the sticks.

She said, “I felt that we produced a good performance, and I had never previously faced a team as good as that.

“I felt it was a very good football match and it was probably good for those watching from the stands too. We were disappointed with the result, and I thought we deserved a draw and maybe take it to extra time and a penalty shoot-out.

“We played very well, but Man United are a good football team. It’s disappointing, but we need to take this performance into our next game in the league.”

Cecilie Fiskerstrand in action on her United debut.

Albion were beaten 4-0 in their last match against Manchester United in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League two months ago, and Fiskerstand reflected on what was a much better performance compared to that game.

“It’s a big improvement. I haven’t watched that game, but I heard about it. Today was a very different story, and we showed that we were as good as United in periods of the game. It’s a big improvement, but we’ve got to shake that off and get points in the league.

“For a while we had momentum in the game, and then maybe we got a bit tired, and that’s when we got the goal. But we worked hard, got a goal back and it could’ve gone either way.”