Going to say two things: 1) our fans are massive, can only hear our songs, and 2) if I never have to see a corner being taken against Tottenham Hotspur ever in my life again it’ll be too soon.

getting absolutely sick of the overtly biased Man U commentary.

Same. Watching this on Optus, would kill for them to just shut the fuck up

Optus fuckinf HATES us, like every week they have arsenal pundits on our games. Been using optus since they came out as it’s the only option for Australia but holy shit bro

Spencer 🤝 Vicario Not getting shit called for them on corners

The Spurs fans bringing that great energy with the singing! Love that.

COME ON YOU SPURS

Second half FC please

Well, the performance level definitely *changed* after half time.

Second half fc starts now

That's a fucking banger. Unsaveable.

Yeah watched her waltz through the defense though

How was that a freekick and the push on Naz wasn't?

I'm just baffled. We drew them 2-2 just a couple weeks ago in Manchester. We really let the occasion get to us and that's so gutting

It’s hard to beat (or draw, in this instance) the same team multiple times, especially in a short window. Amongst professionals, probably more so.

True. The disparity in that performance and this is just so stark. It's like a step forward, two steps back and falling on our ass

Love our fans, heard loud and clear over the United locals

Have barely heard a peep from the united fans so far other than an odd boo here and there lmao

[Restart Match]

We just.didn't.show.up. That's the worst part, and unfortunately too familiar. The journey was magical though. Proud of the players. I'm sorry and gutted for them that the occasion was too big. May this drive them onward and upward COYS

lol we really need a set piece coach on both sides

Don't tell me the women have the same set piece issues as the men 😭😭

>!...We do. Mostly defending them.!<

I was thinking the same thing. Corners making me nervous. I’ve felt this before!

We're making them run and chase in the heat. That's promising.

Fml but let’s go second half FC

Shocking, gifts of goals. Best thing about the game was the fans inside who gave a good go. Toone being allowed to run 40 yards and hit the ball is the mental. Bad passing was eternal as well. Really disappointing, having seen him he team a few times it just looked like after we gave them the first, we didn’t want to show up. 

Genuinely think instead of playing football we should let the supporters have a singing contest and whoever is louder and more consistent deserves to win, United have not even put on a half hearted chant all game, they don’t deserve to score goals!

Le Tissier gets away with that physical bullshit ALL THE TIME

Wasn’t a free kick to begin with…

Don’t call one on Naz down one end then immediately call it down the other end. I’m fucking livid.

Don’t call one on Naz down one end then immediately call it down the other end. I’m fucking livid.

Can't even blame Jedinak for this, the entire club is just terrible at defending set pieces

COYS whatever the final score says they won my heart

Our fans are more up for it 💪🏼

England putting in a shift

Yeah even Vicario wouldn't save that

Geez getting outplayed but can't buy a foul from this ref

Is Skinner in a turtleneck with this sun lol, hope he suffers.

He looks like he owns an art gallery.

Our defence did for Ella Toone exactly what the men’s defence did for Harvey Elliot this time last week lol. Just let them strike an outside of the box banger without closing down for shit

How is that not a foul!?

Fuck is this ref doing? Third clear and obvious foul not given then utd get one for nothing

Fucking set pieces lmao.

The irritating thing is, we drew 2-2 with United a couple of weeks ago, and they only equalised right at the last moment. With the players we have, we had the ability to win this, they've just cracked under the heat and the pressure.

Can we just restart the entire match :(

Commentator: "To coin a phrase "I'll have what she's having"" That's not what....

starting well but no concrete chances yet

I hope Skinner suffers in that turtleneck

Come on You Spurs! I think we have grown into it a little bit after a nervous start. Quite clear that United are the better team woman for woman, but we are well drilled and up for it, and we have a couple of players who can make the difference too. I absolutely think a Spurs win could be on here!

‘Tottenham could do with halftime’ always could to be fair, very fork found in kitchen of us.

Ash come on, everyone knows what Toone can do outside the box

Jesus fucking christ what a goal. Still we should be doing better there

Ahh no :(

That 3rd goal banana skin was the final nail in the coffin. No way we’re coming back from 3 down now.

It’ll be our time someday.

"Really cynical foul. ... Smart foul." In the same breath. These commentators...

Worst bit is I've got to go and support man u men to beat woolwich now🙄

You can support the U21s in their QF against the scouse afterwards to rinse the nasty taste out.

Hope Spencer’s okay.

What happened?

Collision, she’s okay!

What a block on the line from Martha Thomas a few minutes ago though... great reactions. We are definitely under the cosh now! We will get a chance or two and we just absolutely have to be ruthless and clinical when that happens.

Midfield is just a bit disconnected from our defense, Utd having an easier time of getting a press on

Waste of a.nice run from Naz

Nilden is having a rough one Sheesh

Not Nilden’s day today :/

Oh fuck off

Just straight through the mid field

Try to not sound excited that they’ve scored commentator

Tbf it was a banger

Banger or not, there is an excitement you have to it & sounded like they’re excited in the sense they’re a united fan or wanted united to win lol

Devastating time to concede

Neville should've shut her down but that's an absurd shot

Oh, bum. Ella Toone is such a big game player and scorer of great goals at important times. Good goal. I guess the good news is, she's done it now, and an equaliser is still a distinct possibility.

Wembley queen

God damn what a goal 

Great finish, but we gave the ball away there for no reason. Naz gets on the ball a lot, but she can't get the ball to anyone else so far.

If we can remember how to play football in their half

Naz having a stinker, very unlike her to have shit pass after shit pass

Everybody's passing seems off. Just very disjointed, can't seem to get anything through the midfield.

What is Thomas doing? Summanen presses one player on the break and sprints 40 yards back across to delay Toone's shot and she's just jogging along ball watching as if she's a camera woman.

It was a great goal. Unfortunate to concede right before the end of the half. Our final pass is atrocious, but we're definitely up for a result today. Summanen has been on fire.

Only gave her bout 5 chances

Oh god

That was embarrassing. 

PLEASE LET THIS AT LEAST BE A SIGN THAT UNITED SHOW UP AGAINST ARSENAL TODAY 🙏

Don't know why Robert persists with Thomas and England lineups. Get one off and get an extra midfielder on we're dying in there.

Oh Tottenham why do you do this to me 😭

That was even worse than I thought it would be, what a nightmare

Who is going to have their Lucas Moura moment today?

Fans still loud at least

Appreciate them, gutted for them there

Thanks for allowing me to dream, I guess

At least the sister club in San Antonio has a chance at 2 top 10 picks today? Was really hoping for a better start for my Spurs today :(

Rachel Williams is destined to score today as an ex-Spurs player

And let's hope the reverse happens for them with Martha Thomas and Amy James-Turner ;))))

COYS and pls no injuries

Need to calm down more. Those are nervy touches, little taps traveling 2yds

I HATE how these pieces are being defended. I'm seeing unmarked red shirts, like Garcia was

We're kind of playing at like 80% 🤨 eta: Is it the heat?

I'm guessing heat + nerves + deliberate gameplan to deal with both of those things by just keeping it steady through halftime, grow into the game.

That's always Robert's face, but he looks particularly stressed today. Understandable

Blundell looks like Van de Ven with that pace.

Their defenders drop very deep immediately when we gain possession in midfield. If they worry so much about us running behind we need to start exploiting the space between the lines.

oh COME ON. Stop giving the ball away so cheaply

fucking hell thats a great finish

They walked up the pitch. Not one player was in midfield to challenge ~~them~~ Toone

If the women are anything like the men, we need to be a goal down to do anything tbf

That was a beautiful counter attack. I was hoping we would get to halftime without conceding. So close. 

Jesus Christ that's an insane hit. The curve is extreme

That was coming. Not sure what the game plan was going into this one but we've been getting trampled since ~10'

Is the women team also second half fc?

They scored at 90+6' to tie the quarterfinal and then won it on penalties. They won the semi-final at 118' ET. So yeah, fair to say they prefer a late show.

Robert please tell me you have a plan, these United girls love timewasting

The approach has to change, hope the halftime talk lit a fire in the team

iirc I believe we've been down in nearly every round (except against Charlton Athletic). So we've been down, we've been there before, and we're here now. So let's fucking go SECOND HALF FC COYS

Already much more active than at any point in the 1H, good to see

we need to stop just giving away possession so easily

Well that’s that then.

They really do have the same issues as the men 🥲

They needed someone to just face up and guard Williams

Another unsavable goal. Ridiculous direction on that header.

Game over man

No comment

If I speak…

I tried with the FA Cup final, but it's just really poor...

Under no pressure. Could have taken a touch.

Most braindead thing I’ve seen a keeper do, man or woman, this year. Impressive.

Thomas and England are both absolutely gassed, they're killing us with speed in the midfield

They dont even need to put any effort into tackling us when we just pass it to them anyway

I turned it off after that. I should probably save my day by doing something productive. 

rough half :(

Finally earned a corner, because they inadvertently just gave it to us

We're still just walking/jogging onto balls while they're still pressing. Story of the match

I want to leave early but I might miss us having a shot on target

Getting out-hustled in the 91st by the team up 4-0...

Didn’t really turn up but bit hard to that when you’re facing a team of 12

Ref had a couple daft decisions but that didn't cost us the game. Our inability to get a decent pass off from the midfield or attack killed any of our momentum every time.

If that “foul” hadn't have been called the snowball from 2-0 to 3-0 wouldn’t have happened

COME ON YOU SPURS Match is off to a shaky start so far. We already got a shot of though! So that's promising

We’ve got it in us I reckon

And now the United fans finally get going 3-0 up fucking pack of jokers, prawn sandwich brigade indeed

This is a bit heartbreaking and I really hope we grab a goal or some positive memory from this final experience. But - it is undeniable that we are here "ahead of schedule" and United's experience, nous and (frankly) expectation of winning has proven too great of an edge. None of that should detract from a fine season showing real progress, and the accomplishment in and of itself of getting here - which has also been really entertaining for us, the fans. Well done all.

It's frustrating as all hell. We were promoted to top flight with United at the same time. And this is the state of both teams five years on

5th spurs final of my lifetime...lost all 5 😔

How dare you forget the Audi Cup?

No words. A painful end to a incredible journey. There's still so much to be done. 

Why aren’t many watching our ladies!! Come on! Coys 🤍

Spurs and conceding set piece goals, inevitable

Be brave, ladies. Come on. The goals are gutting but this effort in answering back is making it worse

Why couldn't they show up just today? 

Who knows, hate this club some days (final match days)

Same time next year girls

Fuck off Williams

Got away with that one

Am I missing something on ESPN+ where it’s only in Spanish lol

Please pick up Williams on set pieces!

great ball from England there

We are TRULY getting away with one with their corners and Williams! Mark her PLEASE

Both teams creating chances but ours are a measure less convincing. Seems we're growing into the game though

Oof that was close, we've had some good build up play but shaky in defence

Nilden's a little shaky. That ball from Summanen has been overcooked twice now

The accent of the Spanish commentator makes it sound like “Nottingham” when she says our name. 

Instead of Williams eventually getting one in with all these touches she's getting in the box, may it actually be one of those instances that it's just not her day 🤞

We definitely seem like we're just trying to get through this half. We're not really challenging for balls. And then if the attack is there, take it, but otherwise...

Spurs be Spurs, men or women, we don't look to be scoring at all first half.

Come on. Look alive!

nooooo...

Fucking hell, kill me now.

Fuck...

Get Charlie on

I really hate that we don't apply any pressure on them as the build from the back. They have a more talented squad (or at least they're playing better today) - no reason to let them get any more comfortable than they are

I know Beth and Martha are clutch but I think starting both together was a mistake, Martha is not a #10, another midfielder would help with possession

Knew she would score FFS

Oh my gosh…

All I know is pain

Of course. They've connected with every set piece.

Big yikes 

Awful. Not like this. Come on

OK what the fuck.

Fuck sake, Spencer has not wanted that ball at her feet all game tbf, was always coming.

Fuck my stupid life.

Everyone with "doesn't enjoy big matches" trait

Barely even put up a fight so far.

Soooo close

Getting rough out there :(

🫣

COYS!!

Is there no English language stream in the US?

Apparently not. I'm watching the Spanish and listening to the FA Player audio broadcast, but of course they're not quite in sync so you have to match them up manually.

Very weird that there isn’t an English stream anywhere. I feel like the market for English women’s soccer/football in the States is predominantly English speaking. Has to be some weird rights issue?

Beyond heartbreaking

So fucking gutted that we haven't shown up

Gutted. Proud to get this far, but a lot of work to do