The Women's Super League confirmed on Saturday that the coin toss at Bromley will count as a separate fixture with its own table, after Alexia Putellas beat the match referee to the ground and pocketed the coin before it stopped spinning.
Understand what happened in that centre circle. A two-time Ballon d'Or winner watched a piece of metal hit the turf and decided it was hers. The referee bent down. Putellas was already standing. That is a footballer with a motor. That is a footballer who does not accept a coin belongs to anyone until the whistle says so.
London City then played Manchester United for about 90 minutes and won, which is fine. The details are available for anyone who wants them. The league did not send a review panel to study the second half. It sent one to study the coin.
"We ran the pickup back three times at half speed and the referee never had a chance," a WSL match-events coordinator said. "Knees bent, eyes down, hand closed inside a second. Barcelona drilled that into her before she could drive. You cannot fake want-to like that."
