Report: Palace defeated on WSL debut

Summary:

• Kaminski names an attacking side as Palace make their WSL debut
• 8: Significant stoppage in play as Nilden goes down with an injury
• 17: Shot from Spence saved well by Yanez
• 18: Raso finds the bottom left corner to open the scoring for the hosts
• 35: Weerden gets in behind the Spurs defence but her cross is too high for Stengel
• 44: Incredible close-range stop from Yanez to deny a second for Spurs
• HT: Palace 0-1 Spurs
• 47: Neville has her header scrambled off the line
• 52: Naz has her initial shot saved, but taps home the rebound to double Spurs' lead
• 57: Thomas brings the ball down and shoots, but Yanez is there again to deny her
• 65: Smart double save from Yanez prevents England from scoring
• 75: Spence picks the ball up in space and her low shot finds the net
• 83: Yanez tips a powerful strike from Ahtinen over the bar
• 86: Ahtinen picks out the top left corner with a stunning effort
• FT: Palace 0-4 Spurs

Kaminski's side got off to a strong start, dominating proceedings in the early exchanges.

However, on 18 minutes, Spurs debutant Hayley Raso opened the scoring for the hosts, with a low finish into the corner.

On 35 minutes, Ashleigh Weerden managed to create space on the left flank, but her cross was too high for Palace debutant Katie Stengel.

Just before half-time, Spurs could have extended their lead, but Shae Yañez produced a fine double stop to keep it 1-0 at the break.

Spurs doubled their lead 52 minutes in, after Yanez's initial save was tapped home by England international Jessica Naz.

Excellent goalkeeping from Yanez denied Beth England on 65 minutes, but an unsavable Drew Spence strike ten minutes later made it 3-0 to Spurs.

Olga Ahtinen tested Yanez with a powerful effort on 83 minutes, before finding the net three minutes later with a fantastic strike.

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Palace: Yañez (GK), Veje (Aspin, 62) , Gibbons (Woodham, 80), Everett, Gibbons, Blanchard, Weerden (Larkin, 62), Green, Potter, Riley (Sharpe, 71) Gejl, Stengel (Pritchard, 80).

Subs: Majasaari, Arthur, Atkinson

Spurs: Spencer (GK), Batrip, Nilden (Grant, 87), Naz (Cziki, 62), Raso (Gunning-Williams, 87), Oroz, Hunt, Thomas (England, 62), Spence, Summanen (Ahtinen, 77), Neville

Subs: Talbert, Buhler, Vinberg, Dennis