SUNDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2PM KO
WOMENS SUPER LEAGUE
EVERTON WOMEN 2 BRISTOL CITY WOMEN 0
Well after last week's 1st day win in the top flight,the 1st top flight win on the 1st day for 10 years - [we won 1st day in 2017 in spring series and 2016 1st day of WSL2], Everton were looking to make it 2 out of 2 at home and maybe go top for a short time v a Bristol City team who only have 1 win in there last 9 games since Feb and as you would guess that came v Everton in March 1-0 with Lucy Graham scoring the winner -[that goal below from march],she has now moved to Everton this summer,Everton have lost 3 of the last 4 home v Bristol City Women, Everton changed formation this game due to an injury to Forward Hannah Cain with attacking midfielder Clemaron making her full debut
The 1st big chance came for Everotn on 8mins when Magill stole the ball from a Bristol Defender Sargeant who was trying to let the ball go out, magill cut back inside and her shot was very well saved by city keeper Baggaley who has a good record of pen saves,Magill then seconds after that save saw a hot then blocked after Everton had made a decent start to the game,then on 20mins Bristol city really should have gone ahead with 2 chances in the space of 30 seconds,the 1st was Dyke down the right with a cross that Yana Daniels fired high and over,then right from our kick off the keeper made a pass that was to pike on the edge of the area that incepted by Wellings before Daniles one on one with the keeper saw her shot saved by Korpela's legs,on 33mins kelly shot wide on 36mins Humphrey's whipped pin-point cross from the right wing is headed inches wide by Wellings for Bristol she really should score - seconds later Pike's finds herself in a dangerous position other end but fails to hit the target with her shot. Kelly playing well then got her reward with 2 blinding goals in 3mins - the 1st on 43mins as she dispossesses Sargeant,went pass 1 Bristol city defender before firing the ball into the bottom corner off the post,before in injury time She then scored what is surely going to be her best goal ever with a wonder strike when with a 1st time shot from around 30 yards out,her shot flew into the top corner,it was surely a goal of the season contender and better than 3 great goals scored in last weeks 1st round,it was 2-0 HT
On 51mins Kelly was so close to her hattrick when she could in, in the area and Baggaley just about saved her shot over the bar,
a cut back across the box on 57mins was just about cleared by Bristol defender Dykes if not it was a tap in for Graham against her old team Mates,kelly after more great work tried her best to set up Kaagman on 67mins but her shot was blocked,then on 75 mins Kelly almost got her hattrick with a curling effort from about 25 yards out that hit the underside of the bar and deflected behind off the back of Baggaley. If that went in this would have been one of the best Hattrick of goals i would have seen any level any league,few mins later Wellings tested Korpela first, before Magill went other end and tested Baggaley but both easy saves,on 85mins not for the 1st time Everton were close to a 3rd when Kaagman's angled free kick caught the keeper out and hit the bar,it was a very well deserved win for Everton who made it 2 from 2 after only winning 3 the whole season last year and keeping 2 clean sheets in a row plus this put EVERTON TOP even for a hour or 2,they now have a 2 week league break and when they return they go up v man city another team with 2 wins from 2 and 2 clean sheets,but next week its cup action and a return to Birmingham were they won 1-0 last week
EVERTON WOMENS TEAM
Korpela, Finnigan, Morgan, George, Turner, Pike, Graham, Kaagman, Kelly, Clemaron , Magill,
Subs Levell, Hinds, Brougham, van Es, Hughes, Bryson,
SUBS
Hughes for Pike on 80mins
EVERTON SCORER CHLOE KELLY
CHLOE KELLY 2ND GOAL
Bristol city's last win came v Everton in March,our player now Lucy Graham scoring the winner that day