Strong second half sees Chelsea overcome stubborn Brighton

Chelsea 4-2 Brighton and Hove Albion Report by Elsie Nash, exclusive photography from Ben Gilby at Kingsmeadow (22/10/23). Above: Chelsea’s Aggie Beevor-Jones reacts after scoring her team’s fourth goal. Photo: Ben Gilby for Impetus. Chelsea overcame a stuttering first half which saw them fail to click and fall a goal behind, to hit back toContinue reading “Strong second half sees Chelsea overcome stubborn Brighton”

Impressive Nix send Wanderers crashing to defeat

Western Sydney Wanderers 0-3 Wellington Phoenix by Denise Duffy (22/10/23). Above: Wellington Phoenix celebrate at Western Sydney Wanderers today. Photo: Wellington Phoenix. Wellington Phoenix overcame warm conditions in Parramatta to rout Western Sydney Wanderers with their possession based style of play contributing to this dominant performance. Both sides began as two teams hungry for someContinue reading “Impressive Nix send Wanderers crashing to defeat”

Hieda’s heroics give Western the late win.

Western United 2-1 Melbourne Victory By Kieran Yap 22/10/2023 Above: Keiewa Hieda (right) and Jaclyn Sawicki (left) celebrate the late winner for Western United. Photo: Western United. Western United came from a goal down to defeat Melbourne Victory with a dramatic late winner at City Vista. The win gives last season’s runners up their firstContinue reading “Hieda’s heroics give Western the late win.”

Kelly’s winner sees City send Leicester to first defeat

Leicester City 0-1 Manchester City by Tom Coopey at The King Power Stadium for Impetus (22/10/23). Above: Chloe Kelly (right) celebrates with Esme Morgan after scoring Manchester City’s goal yesterday. Photo: Barclays WSL. Chloe Kelly’s early strike in the first half helped Manchester City keep their place at the top of the WSL, with LeicesterContinue reading “Kelly’s winner sees City send Leicester to first defeat”

Spurs record impressive win at Villa

Aston Villa 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur by Rachel Cohen at Bescot Stadium for Impetus (22/10/23). Above: Tottenham celebrate as Martha Thomas hit a hat-trick at Bescot Stadium yesterday. Photo: Barclays WSL. This was a game in which two things were confirmed: Spurs score goals and Aston Villa really miss Kirsty Hanson and Kenza Dali. Or maybeContinue reading “Spurs record impressive win at Villa”

Ruthless Perth stay top after downing Jets

Perth Glory 1-0 Newcastle Jets by Ben Gilby (22/10/23) It was a victorious return to the club’s main HBF Park stadium for Perth Glory as the Western Australians continued their 100% winning run to start the A-League Women campaign with a 1-0 win over Newcastle Jets. As pleasing as the victory was for head coachContinue reading “Ruthless Perth stay top after downing Jets”

Roar beat Sydney for first time since 2021 in front of record crowd

Brisbane Roar 1-0 Sydney FC (21/10/23) By Ben Carey 21/10/2023 Above: Chelsea Blissett celebrates after scoring her very first Liberty A-League goal. Photo: Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar recorded a historic win over the reigning champions, Sydney FC, on a warm Saturday afternoon in the Sunshine State. It was the first time since 2021 that Brisbane had beaten Sydney, and the first time since 2016 that they’d beaten SydneyContinue reading “Roar beat Sydney for first time since 2021 in front of record crowd”

City squeeze past Canberra

Melbourne City 2-1 Canberra United By Emma Burke at AAMI Park for Impetus (21/10/23). Above: Rhianna Pollicina (centre) with Holly McNamara (left) and Hannah Wilkinson (right). Photo: Melbourne City. Melbourne City have collected all three points in their second-round game against Canberra United defeating the visitors 2-1. The opening goal of the game came midwayContinue reading “City squeeze past Canberra”

Rebooted Mariners get first win

Adelaide United 1-2 Central Coast Mariners By Ryan Miller-Woods (20/10/23). Above: The Mariners have their first win since returning to the league. Photo: A-League Women. In their second match back in the A-League Women, Central Coast Mariners were deserved winners against Adelaide United. In the first 10 minutes of the match, Adelaide despite having had 61% ofContinue reading “Rebooted Mariners get first win”

The View From France

Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarises the fourth round of 2023-2024 D1 Arkema season plus an exclusive photo gallery of Ellie Carpenter. Above: Ellie Carpenter, Blue band head, and Lyon took back the lead of D1 Arkema. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. Bordeaux 1-1 Montpellier On a pitch not great for playing football, Montpellier put a lot ofContinue reading “The View From France”