MANCHESTER, England :Manchester United striker Elisabeth Terland scored a hat-trick as the hosts overturned a one-goal deficit from the first leg when they beat Norway's SK Brann 3-0 on Thursday to qualify for the Women's Champions League group stage for the first time.
After United lost in Bergen despite dominating last week's match, Norway international Terland showed her former teammates no mercy with a quick-fire double, netting in the ninth and 13th minutes to put the home side back in the driving seat.
Though Brann battled bravely, they were undone by their insistence on playing the ball out from the back, giving up possession cheaply and getting harshly punished for errors.
Terland completed a perfect treble in the 62nd minute, adding a right-foot shot to her header and left-foot