WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 7PM KO
FA WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL LEAGUE CUP
MAN CITY WOMEN 3 EVERTON WOMEN 1
Tonight Everton faced what you could probably say was there toughest game of the season in a slightly watered down version of the Conti Cup in what is a dress rehearsal of the up comming FA CUP on 1st November, Everton v the so called top 3 till they beat Chelsea a few weeks ago like most teams have not the best record overall, and tonight they faced 3 time Conti cup winners Man City who have beat Everton in there last 12 games while also been unbeaten in 33 home games in just over 2 years, Its a 4 team group with the top team going through from each of the 6 groups while the 2 best placed 2 teams overall from the 6 groups will make that final 8 teams, - Tonight we came up against our old forward Chloe Kelly who no surprise has stared well at City while we were going into this game with a few little Injuries one of them been Winger Raso who had a slight Hamstring Problem and missed out in the squad, The Boss said this game could be a way of getting certain players some game time while also giving a start to back up keeper Korpela who may end up just been the Cup Keeper - Korpela was one of 7 changes to the starting line up from the 6-0 League win at Villa last Saturday in the league, while City made 6 changes to there starting line up but have a bugger and better squad, England women's boss Phil Neville was once again in attendance for an Everton Game
City started on the front foot and the 1st big chance fell to our ex forward Kelly who was played through by Stanway but Korpela is out sharply to close down the shot on the angle from around 6 yards out, it looked a cert goal, and just moments later Kelly was again denied by Korpela when another ex toffee Jill Scott fizzed the ball across the 6 yard box from the right and it ran all the way through to Kelly at the back post but the former Everton forward could not beat the keeper at the near post, on 10mins City's Rose Lavelle meet a Demi Stokes cross with her head but Her effort went high and wide, It was one way Traffic the opening stages, but unbelievably and against the run of play to say the least Everton took the lead on 20mins when A low cross found it's way to Club Captain Danielle Turner who was unmarked at the back post to give the Toffees the lead, Just a minute later and Everton should have maybe had a 2nd when they did not take advantage after a dangerous ball in from Sorensen caused problems, Korpela then made a brilliant save on 27mins to deny Rose Lavelle but offside was then give, Jill scott for City then had a tame header which was very easy on 32mins, City again were close on 37mins after Great work by Jill Scott to evade her marker on the right but her low driven cross is very well defended with Kelly there on the spot, but at HT it was Everton with the 1-0 lead in a game dominated with the ball by City, but with determined defending, Excellent keeping, a little luck and the goal from near enough the only Chance from Everton which was the difference.
Chloe Kelly at the start of the 2nd half got away a quick shot on target but it was held by Everton keeper Korpela.Alex Greenwood's free-kick then went incredibly close on 50mins but clipped the netting on top of the goal, but on 51mins Man City did get the goal that had looked likely most of the game when from a driven Greenwood city corner Rose Lavelle turned it home spectacularly with the outside of her right foot, it was once again like most of the 1st half all city this 1st 10mins of the 2nd half, Sorensen for Everton then had the City keeper Karen Bardsley saving low down to her left after the ball came all the way through from a cross missed by everyone on 59mins in a rare chance that i think was actually the 1st save the keeper had made for City, the 2 Everton subs seemed to have an effect on Everton as they then had there best spell of the match, Gauvin then had a shot fumbled by the city keeper on 66mins but there was no Everton player around, Kelly for city then fired in a low cross along the 6 yard box that only needed tapping home but no one could reach it, Guavin after city messed around at the back took a powerful shot that was well saved by the city keeper on 68mins, City then send in an inswinging corner that was somehow missed by City players, but Man city did take the lead on 76mins when from a low cross from the right from Georgia Stanway - Chloe Kelly finished right footed pass Korpela, Just a minute later Korpela then made a fantastic save right footed save when City were clean through, it went 3-1 on 93mins when From the tightest of angles,18-year-old Jess Park wraped the game up for City with a wonderful finish after looking like she had lost the ball in a tackle, but the game came to an end and it was a well deserved City win overall in a game that was always going to be a massive tall order, this was Everton's 1st lost of the season
EVERTON TEAM
Korpela, Wold, Finnigan, Egurrola, Turner, Sorensen, Stringer, Clemaron, Emslie, Magil, Boye-Hlorkah
Subs Maclver, Pattinson, Sevecke, Clinton, Graham, Christiansen, Gauvin
EVERTON SUB ON 57mins
Pattinson & Gauvin on for Magil & Boye-Hlorkah
EVERTON SUB ON 70mins
Sevecke on for Egurrola
EVERTON SUB ON 74mins
Graham & Christiansen on for Clemaron & Sorensen
EVERTON SCORER DANIELLE TURNER
CITY SCORER ROSE LAVELLE
CITY SCORER CHLOE KELLY
CITY SCORER JESS PARK