Sheffield United defeated Durham 5-2 just hours after Maddy Cusack’s family spoke publicly for the first time since Jonathan Morgan was sacked.
The Blades sacked Morgan after it emerged he had a relationship with a player while at a previous club, with the 35-year-old also at the center of an investigation into the death of his former player, Cusack, after her family complained. about his alleged behavior towards her.
Luke Turner, who has agreed to manage the team ‘for the foreseeable future’, led the side in the match and saw to his side overturning a 2-0 deficit just hours after Cusack’s family had issued a statement supporting Morgan’s dismissal.
After trailing 2-0 after 10 minutes, Isobel Goodwin scored a hat-trick to help her side to victory, with Tara Bourne and Jessica Sigswortg also scoring.
Sheffield United are eighth in the WSL 2 table, with Durham seventh.
Sheffield United’s women won 5-2 in their first match since the sacking of manager Jonathan Morgan
Morgan (pictured) was dismissed from his position on Friday evening after it emerged that he was in a relationship with a player at a former club
Maddy Cusack’s family issued a short statement on the Cusack Foundation page on Sunday afternoon
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Following Morgan’s resignation on Friday, Cusack’s family released a short statement via their Maddy Cusack foundation page.
‘On Friday afternoon we learned of Jonathan Morgan’s departure on social media. We as a family welcome this development,” it began.
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the continued loyalty, support and love shown to Maddy by football clubs and fans across the country. We really appreciate this.
“This spirit that I had so fiercely protected was allowed to be broken.” Fierce, determined and feisty.’