Manchester City had been in the vicinity of ending Chelsea’s long-running Women’s Super League title streak for a while. They finally beat us last season, much thanks to a couple of slips on our part against minnows that have become much better in frustrating our attacking efforts.
In theory we should be nervous about facing the team that managed to topple us less than a year ago. But in this first half it really seemed otherwise.
Neither team were really dominant in midfield. However Chelsea were the ones
making City’s goalkeeper, Ayaka Yamashita, sweat.
Yamashita was doing a good job keeping us at bay for most of the first half. She couldn’t do much when Sandy Baltimore hit a top bins shot inside the box to get Chelsea the opening goal.
It was only natural that in the second half City would do the chasing after the hosts. Chelsea did well to hold their own and got some help in the final minutes when Yamashita got a red card for a DOGSO against Alyssa Thompson.
Carefree!
- Erin Cuthbert on the bench, Lexi Potter starts.
- Another injury in defence… get well soon, Kadeisha!
- Better decision-making in the final third and this is a 3-0 scoreline in our favour. Alas.
- Next up: Liverpool away in the Women’s Super League.
- KTBFFH
