SUNDAY 18TH OCTOBER 1PM KO
WOMENS SUPER LEAGUE
EVERTON WOMEN 2 BRIGHTON WOMEN 2
2nd highest scorers and lowest conceders Everton women came into this match looking to make it a perfect 5 from 5 in the league v a Brighton team that have had a mixed league start, and were comming off a 5-0 Home defeat to Arsenal, but had also gained a excellent away 0-0 at Man City, Brighton came into this game having not won in 9 away WSL games with 8 of them been defeats stretching back to may 2019. Everton had won 2 of the last 3 home games v Brighton, the one Everton didnt win they were 3-1 up to only draw 3-3,while the last game between the both was 1-0 away lost to Brighton in Feb - This game was the last before a 2 week break were Everton would then go right into there biggest game of the season-THE FA CUP FINAL v Man City in what is going to be a tough week with games v man utd in the cup then away to chelsea in the league, Everton made 2 changes to todays team with Raso comming back into the starting line up with Captain Lucy Graham Graham replacing Sorensen and Stringer with Ex Toffee inessa kaagman back at Everton with her new Brighton team, Everton started brightly as they usually do with Brighton looking to catch Everton on the break early stages and it was Brighton who took the early lead on 9mins when from a brilliant whipped in free kick from Kaagman that unfortunately for Everton hit Toffee defender Sevecke in the face/head and flew in, after a bright start struggled a little touch before then getting back into the game, on 26mins Everton had a goal disallowed when they took a Quick throw via Raso and Gauvin is in on goal. The France international clinically finds the corner, but the referee halts play and signals for a Brighton throw instead. but just 2 mins later on 28mins Everton were level and what a goal it was from Izzy christiansen when she took a piledriver of a free-kick from around 30 yards out and it took a slight deflection off the Brighton wall and looped into the net. Brighton were close to retaking the lead when Kaagman's cross was somehow not turned home before GAUVIN was then a little unlucky when she improvised hooking the ball over her body but just over, Just before HT Everton claimed a pen when Gibbons looked to have blocked a cross with her arm in the area but nothing was give, but Brighton were largely frustrating Everton this half while looking dangerous upfront but half time came and it was 1-1
Gauvin after Brighton lost the ball then took a shot that was over at the start of the 2nd half,but up to now Raso playing on the left today was not seeing much of the ball, christiansen was moved a little further forward to play along side Gauvin, but Everton were so unlucky to not go ahead on 56mins when after a count attack via Raso [Chance below], she played in Gauvin on the right who then retuned the cross for Raso who's shot was saved near post by Brighton keeper walsh, the resulting corner Sevecke headed wide when free, Turner then had a free kick go over a minute later, Everton were starting to look more dangerous the later the game got and just a minute after i said that, Everton did take the lead on 71mins when from a corner from christiansen, French forward Gauvin ran to the front post and headed home past Walsh but the lead only lasted 7mins as on 78mins A neat well worked goal brought Brighton back level via Aileen Whelan the scorer of the only goal in February when she stretched in the area and put it into the roof of the net,Everton were so close to going back infront on 88mins when Turner ghosted into the Brighton area, and her shot from the tight angle rebounded off the far post,but just like the Everton men yesterday, today the Everton women dropped there 1st points of the season in a 2-2 draw
EVERTON TEAM
Maclver, Wold, Finnigan, Sevecke, Egurrola, Turner, Christiansen, Graham, Emslie,
Gauvin, Raso
Subs Korpela,
Pattinson, Clinton, Clemaron, Stringer, Pike, Sorensen, Boye-Hlorkah,
EVERTON SUBON 63MINS
Sorensen on for Emslie
EVERTON SUB ON 77 MINS
Stringer & Boye-Hlorkah on for Gauvin & Egurrola
EVERTON SCORER IZZY CHRISTIANSEN
EVERTON SCORER GAUVIN
RASO CHANCE
BRIGHTON OG GOAL
BRIGHTON SCORER AILEEN WHELAN
