Brisbane Roar 1-2 Melbourne Victory (03/02/24) By Ben Carey Above: Alex Chidiac passes the ball to Elise Kellond-Knight in the midfield. Photo: Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory recorded a tight 2-1 win over Brisbane Roar thanks to a late penalty converted by Rachel Lowe. It was a warm evening in the Sunshine State and there were over 2,000 people in the stands and on the grassContinue reading “Lowe penalty seals the victory over Roar”
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The journey of Lauren James: Chelsea’s local born global star
By Maisie Mcnulty 3/2/24 Above: Lauren James for Chelsea. Photo: Mariella Prew Impetus71 looks at the career of Chelsea’s Lauren James and tracks how she has already emerged as a star of the game by age 22. Lauren James’ journey into being one of Chelsea’s own star players started from a young age of six.Continue reading “The journey of Lauren James: Chelsea’s local born global star”
The view from France
By Jean-Pierre Thiesett 2/2/24 Ci-dessus : La joie des joueuses du Paris Saint-Germain après leur qualification. Photo : L. Pestel / PSG Paris FC 0-4 Chelsea Stade Charléty, Paris, France – 30 janvier 2024 Le Paris FC, qui doit gagner pour espérer se qualifier, démarre très fort avec un gros pressing et beaucoup d’engagement mais c’est Chelsea qui a la possession du ballon et qui ouvreContinue reading “The view from France”
What a week for Arsenal: comebacks, milestones, and goals
By Rachel Gore 2/2/2024 Above: Vivienne Miedema celebrates her first goal for Arsenal since returning from injury. Photo: Arsenal FC. Last week, 22 to 28 January, attention was on Arsenal as they reached milestones, had players return from injury, and scored a total of seven goals. Arsenal’s FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup match against reading was a night to remember for Arsenal.Continue reading “What a week for Arsenal: comebacks, milestones, and goals”
Barclays Women’s Super League: A Half Time Review.
Above: Beth Mead returns after a long absence. Photo: Ian Middlebrook By Emmanuel Faith. If the WSL season was a 90-minute match, the half-time whistle would have been blown in the last minute of the seven-goal thriller between West Ham United and Tottenham. What a way to end the first half! The 2023/2024 season has been an exhilarating journey. From 5-star performancesContinue reading “Barclays Women’s Super League: A Half Time Review.”
Sophie Harding: taking centre stage in the Wanderers attack
By Kieran Yap 31/1/24 Above: Sophie Harding celebrates another goal for the Wanderers. Photo: Western Sydney Wanderers Wanderers striker talks to Impetus71 about her season so far, adjusting to a new position and Matildas ambitions. Sophie Harding is a striker in form. The Western Sydney Wanderers are entrenched in the finals race, fans are daringContinue reading “Sophie Harding: taking centre stage in the Wanderers attack”
A-League Women Weekly Awards
Members of the Impetus team of contributors covering the competition unveil their choices of player, coach, and event of the week. We’ll keep a tally of all the votes and just before Finals, reveal which player and coach have received the most votes across the season to be named the Impetus A-League Women Player and Coach of the Season 29/1/24Continue reading “A-League Women Weekly Awards”
Millwall Lionesses win again!
Ashford Ladies 1-2 Millwall Lionesses By Myles Thornton 29/1/24 Above: Above: Poppy Payne (orange) winning a battle with the Ashford attacker (green). Photo: Ashford United Ladies FC Millwall Lionesses won their 6th league game of the season on Sunday afternoon as they defeated 8th place Ashford United. Co-managers Alex Russell and Adam Rowland made 5 changes toContinue reading “Millwall Lionesses win again! “
Australia’s Gorry and Grant enter the WSL
By Rachel Gore 26/1/24 Above: Charli Grant at her new home. Photo: Tottenham Hotspur The January transfer window has brought numerous players to the WSL. Two of these players whose moves have attracted attention are Australian national team stars, Katrina Gorry and Charlotte (Charli) Grant, who had both previously been playing together in Sweden. Over the summer the Australian women’s national team, nicknamed the Matildas, showedContinue reading “Australia’s Gorry and Grant enter the WSL”
Wellington win despite Rylee’s red card
Wellington Phoenix 2-0 Canberra United By Kieran Yap 28/1/24 Above: Wellington players mob Brianna Edwards after her penalty save. Photo Wellington Phoenix A Marianna Speckmaier double and some heroics from Brianna Edwards gave Wellington Phoenix a 2-0 win against Canberra United and reversed a run of four straight losses. The Nix were playing at homeContinue reading “Wellington win despite Rylee’s red card”
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