Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea By Ben Gilby A strong second half performance from Manchester United enabled the Red Devils to record a well-earned point against the defending Barclays FA Women’s Super League champions Chelsea. The current respective strength in depth of the two sides was evident with a pre-match glance at the team sheets. ChelseaContinue reading “United Step It Up To Earn Deserved Point”
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A Magnificent Seventh For Lyon
VfL Wolfsburg 1-3 Olympique Lyonnais By Ben Gilby Lyon won their fifth UEFA Women’s Champions League in a row and seventh from the last ten finals after victory in a high quality final against Wolfsburg in San Sebastian. The final was settled by a goal from Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir, who, with great irony had actuallyContinue reading “A Magnificent Seventh For Lyon”
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Chelsea 2-0 Manchester City By Ben Gilby Chelsea ran out deserved winners in the resurrected Women’s Community Shield at Wembley with defender Millie Bright showing how to finish on a day when her famously more prolific team mate Sam Kerr was below par. Manchester City will point to the controversial sending off of Jill ScottContinue reading “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”
PSG Wait Goes On As Lyon Extend Run
Paris St. Germain 0-1 Olympique Lyonnaise By Ben Gilby Lyon continued their domination over their closest rivals in the French domestic game with a 1-0 win over Paris St. Germain in Bilbao to reach their fifth consecutive Champions League Final. The six times Champions League winners have a staggering record over the Parisians – havingContinue reading “PSG Wait Goes On As Lyon Extend Run”
Wolfsburg Smash And Grab Shatters Barca
VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 Barcelona By Ben Gilby Despite being second best in possession and territory for much of the evening in San Sebastian, it was Wolfsburg who edged their way into a fifth Champions League Final with victory over a luckless Barcelona. The Spanish champions fashioned the first chances of this semi-final when Norwegian internationalContinue reading “Wolfsburg Smash And Grab Shatters Barca”
Parisian Flair Too Much For The Gunners
Arsenal 1-2 Paris St. Germain By Ben Gilby A dream goal from Signe Bruun on her return from eighteen months out injured ensured that Paris St. Germain ended Arsenal’s Champions League hopes last night with a deserved victory over the Gunners in San Sebastian. Bruun’s strike with thirteen minutes remaining was the eventual difference betweenContinue reading “Parisian Flair Too Much For The Gunners”
Pernille Piles On The Pain
Glasgow City 1-9 VfL Wolfsburg by Ben Gilby The Scottish champions’ incredible run in the UEFA Women’s Champions League came to a shattering end in San Sebastian last night against a star-studded Wolfsburg side. This tie was always going to be tough for Scott Booth’s team, but the extra difficulties added since the coronavirus outbreakContinue reading “Pernille Piles On The Pain”
W League Grand Final Report
The Westfield W League Grand Final pitted together the two most successful sides over the past five seasons. Impetus editor Ben Gilby reports. Melbourne City 1-0 Sydney FC Melbourne City completed their unbeaten season by winning the W League Grand Final, albeit due to a highly fortuitous goal in a match that was played behindContinue reading “W League Grand Final Report”
England Hits Stunner As Top Two Share Spoils
Manchester City 3-3 Chelsea by Ben Gilby. The Barclays Women’s Super League top two could not be separated after a dramatic afternoon at the Academy Stadium. Chelsea could have gone ahead after just twenty-five seconds when Sam Kerr’s effort came off of Ellie Roebuck’s legs and Beth England couldn’t push the follow up over theContinue reading “England Hits Stunner As Top Two Share Spoils”
Red Hot Reiten Strike Keeps Treble Hopes Alive
Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool By Ben Gilby Chelsea’s dreams of a domestic treble go on after producing a dominant performance against Liverpool. However, a combination of great saves from Anke Preuss and excellent organised defence ensured that Emma Hayes’ side never quite managed to be as consistently penetrative in attack as they would have liked. TheContinue reading “Red Hot Reiten Strike Keeps Treble Hopes Alive”
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