REPORT: Hashtag United Women 3-2 Ipswich Town Women

The Essex hosts took a fourth-minute lead as Gemma Baker finished into the roof of the net after a great run from Phoebe Williams into the box had caused trouble.

The game became very open following the goal, with both teams seeing the ball but neither able to create any chances.

Hashtag United took a 2-0 lead in the first half (Image: Ross Halls)

Mistakes from Ipswich saw Hashtag have a half chance when a shot from range took a deflection, but Poppy Soper was able to get across the goal and turn it away for a corner.

A lapse in concentration from Town at a throw-in high up the pitch then led to Sammy Rowland having space in the box to fire past Soper and double Hashtag's lead.

It was frustrating half for Town, who were given no space by Hashtag players whenever they got the ball past the halfway line.

Natasha Thomas pulled one back just after the restart for Town (Image: Ross Halls)

Town came out for the second half like a different team, creating chance after chance. The pressure finally told when Natasha Thomas put the ball into the back.

Town stayed on top, with Hashtag struggling to get out of their own half, but it was the home team who scored next as Malika Apindia found space on the edge of the area to strike the ball low to Soper's left in the 78th minute.

A frustrated Town lost their first game of the season away to Hashtag United. (Image: Ross Halls)

Town did pull a goal back deep into stoppage-time time when, following a handball in the area, captain Bonnie Harwood sent the keeper the wrong way from the spot. Time soon ran out though.

Ipswich, who had won their opening three games of the season in all competitions, now head to MK Dons on Sunday.

Town XI: Soper, Boswell, Mitchell (Barker 45), Wearing (Williams 79), Hughes, Horwood (cpt), Robertson, Peskett, Doe, Gunning-Williams, Thomas (Turner 79). Unused subs: Hartley, Smith.