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”
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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”
Mariners win the F3 Derby in entertaining tussle
Newcastle Jets 0-2 Central Coast Mariners By Ryan Miller-Woods 28/1/24 Above: The Central Coast Mariners hold aloft the F3 Derby trophy. Photo: Central Coast Mariners In a highly entertaining F3 Derby that saw a combined 29 shots between the two sides, Central Coast Mariners have moved up to fifth on the A-League Women’s ladder afterContinue reading “Mariners win the F3 Derby in entertaining tussle”
Impetus71 French Football Wrap
Jean-Pierre Thiesset résume la 5ème journée de phase de groupe des matches des 3 équipes françaises en UEFA Ligue des Championnes Féminine pour Impetus : BK Häcken – Paris FC, Paris Saint-Germain – Ajax Amsterdam, St Pölten – Olympique Lyonnais. Ci-dessus : Paris SG versus Ajax Amsterdam, 24 janvier 2024. Clare Hunt, Paris SG, 15 et TinyHoekstra, Ajax Amsterdam, se disputant le ballon. Photo : Gracieusement offerte par Pauline Figuet. BK Häcken 0-0 Paris FC Hisingen Arena, Göteborg, Suède –Continue reading “Impetus71 French Football Wrap”
Lowe’s leveller cancels Caspers goal
Melbourne Victory 1-1 Sydney FC By Emma Burke 26/1/24 Above: Emma Checker (right) clears from Indiana Dos Santos. Photo: Melbourne Victory. The only difference to be found at the Big Blue derby was the shades of the colour worn by Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC as the two sides each left AAMI park with aContinue reading “Lowe’s leveller cancels Caspers goal”
