The play not often stopped earlier than the break, with few fouls and solely a few set-pieces. Sam Murray denied Mubama one other alternative with a robust block earlier than the Metropolis no.9 shot extensive of the proper submit. A minute later, Wheatley confirmed quick footwork on the realm’s edge earlier than dragging his effort past the left submit.
United started the second interval with depth and will have led. Wheatley gained the ball excessive up however couldn’t get past a three-man block to search out James Scanlon throughout the field. Tyler Fletcher adopted his team-mate’s instance to earn possession within the closing third earlier than producing an out-swinging cross from which Wheatley headed over.
Fletcher himself then shot extensive of the left submit shortly after.
Metropolis weathered that dominant five-minute interval and started carving out their very own alternatives. Mubama head over the bar after which couldn’t fairly flip Heskey’s header into the web on the far left submit.
On the third time of asking because the break, Mubama got here up good, heading throughout objective into the underside proper nook from Lakyle Samuel’s floated cross.
United got here again off the ropes to regain a foothold however Kone’s long-range strike couldn’t take a look at Spike Brits and Metropolis remained compact in defence, limiting probabilities throughout the field.
Metropolis tried to capitalise on a tiring Reds aspect on the counter-attack however substitute Reigan Heskey’s right-footed roller went past the submit. Finally, Charlie Grey mixed nicely with Heskey to tee up Mubama, who back-heeled cleverly to double his and Metropolis’s tally and end the sport off.
