Evening Standard
·12 de octubre de 2024
Evening Standard
·12 de octubre de 2024
Blues hold on for crucial victory over Gunners
Cheslea claimed an important Women’s Super League win over under pressure Arsenal on Saturday.
The Blues moved top of the WSL table by continuing their unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory over the Gunners, who have only once all season.
Mayra Ramirez gave the away side the lead with an overhead kick in the opening four minutes and inflicted more damage on the hosts when they made the most of some poor defending, with Sandy Baltimore nodded in shortly afterwards.
After an underwhelming start to the season, Jonas Eidevall desperately needed a response and would get one when Caitlin Foord scored a fine individual goal just before the break.
Still, as much as the hosts pushed for a second after the interval, they could not find a way through. The Blues had to defend and did so well, even if they did not totally convince at times.
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26 minutes ago
Arsenal suffered their second defeat of the week in a 2-1 Women’s Super League loss to Chelsea on Saturday.
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31 minutes ago
It’s not just enough for the Gunners, who cost themselves with a very poor start.
Great win for Chelsea, who move top of the WSL table!
33 minutes ago
94 mins: Beever-Jones is denied on the break! That would have wrapped things up.
37 minutes ago
90 mins; Six minutes added time!
41 minutes ago
86 mins: Arsenal want a penalty after the ball appears to strike Bright on the hand but replays show it hit her in the face.
42 minutes ago
84 mins: Blackstenius hits the bar! She connects to McCabe’s free-kick but eventually proved so unlucky!
44 minutes ago
82 mins: Arsenal deserve credit for coming back into it but the defending at the start of the game has let them down.
49 minutes ago
77 mins: Chelsea have broadly managed the game well. Arsenal have improved but haven’t created too many convincing chances.
55 minutes ago
72 mins: Wubben-Moy completely unmarked from a corner but cannot direct her header on target.
Should have done better.
59 minutes ago
68 mins; Great save from Van Domselaar to deny Beever-Jones.
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