SUNDAY 28TH MARCH 12.30PM KO
WOMENS SUPER LEAGUE
BRIGHTON WOMEN 0 EVERTON WOMEN 5
Everton Women came into game in 5th place 4 points above their opponent's in 6th place knowing that a win would almost but not quite yet Grantee 5th place, while they would also be 8 points above 7th placed Reading with only 4 games left of the WSL Season. It would be far from easy though for Everton as Brighton after not having 2 successive wins in 49 games had now gained 4 wins in a row in the WSL with the last 3 of them been without conceeding, While Everton were looking for their 3rd away win in 4 games, but Everton had failed to win or even score in the only 2 previous away trips to Brighton suffering a 1-0 reverse the last time here in Early Feb last year, while the away game before that was a 0-0.
Everton made 3 changes from the team that were beat 11 days ago to Chelsea with Stringer, Wold and Pattinson comming in for George, Sorensen and Graham who were all on the bench, Keeper Maclver returned to the bench after Injury but Korpela kept his place for her excellent display v Chelsea while their was also no Gauvin today in the Squad
It was a lively start in the 1st 10mins with the game going end to end with no real chances of note, though Raso had a shot that looped up into the keepers arm's after been blocked from the edge of the box on 9mins, on 16mins Claire Emslie went on an incredible run at speed from the Everton left to the Brighton area but a bobble on the pitch nearly made a mess of that run, but she got her cross in low with it comming to Raso who had her shot blocked by Brighton Midfielder Megan Connolly, on 21mins Claire Emslie had a free kick from the edge of the 18 yard box fly over, but on 23mins Everton did go 1 up after looking a bit more dangerous in the final 3rd when they were awarded a pen after brilliant persistent by Aus superstar Hayley Raso who was sandwiched between keeper and defender after not giving up, up steped Izzy christiansen to score her 5th goal of the season and score Everton's 4th pen of the season, though the keeper went the right way, it became 2-0 Everton on 25mins when Hayley Raso scored a quite Brilliant solo run goal for her 1st since she scored 2 in a 6-0 away win at villa in early October for her 3rd of the season, on 35mins Jill scott headed wide from a Izzy Christiansen corner, But Everton led 2-0 at half time in a more than deserved lead in an excellent overall half for Everton
The 2nd half began and t again started like a lot of the 1st half when it became 3-0 Everton on 48mins when Brighton did so much of the stuff i say i hate and that is play around and mess it up at the back, Claire Emslie won it and crossed for Raso to head home from under the Bar, it was nearly 4-0 on 50mins when Izzy Christiansen's delivery was defended towards goal by Brighton skipper Victoria Williams who almost put the ball in the back of her own net but the keeper got her fingertips to it and fumbled it into the air before she caught it, it became 4-0 on 63mins when Simone Magill claimed the goal after been bundled in after Everton created all kinds of problems, Sorensen then headed over on 73mins, Connolly for Brighton then had a snapshot on 76mins easy for Korpela but it was 5-0 Everton on 79mins when Hayley Raso completed her 1st Everton Hattrick after Sorensen's low cross was defended loose in the box and Raso finished, Brighton then hit the bar on 86mins when Aileen Whelan hit a shot against the bar,Lehamann then had a chance under pressure wide on 90mins but Everton went right down the other end and Raso was close again but her shot was high and wide, But it was a 5 star performance to destroy a team that had 4 wins in a row without conceeding the last 3 that leave's Everton on the brink of securing 5th place, which could come next week home to villa
EVERTON SCORER IZZY CHRISTIANSEN
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EVERTON SCORER HAYLEY RASO 1ST GOAL
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EVERTON SCORER HAYLEY RASO 2ND GOAL
EVERTON SCORER HAYLEY RASO HATTRICK GOAL
EVERTON SCORER SIMONE MAGILL
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EVERTON TEAM
Korpela, Finnigan, Wold, Pattinson, Stringer, Sevecke, Emslie, Magill, Scott, Christiansen, Raso
Subs Maclver, Clemaron, Clinton, George, Lehmann, Sorensen, Graham, Boye-Hlorkah,
EVERTON SUB ON 65MINS
Lehmann on for Magill
EVERTON DOUBLE SUB ON 72 MINS
Graham & Sorensen on for Scott & Emslie
EVERTON SUB ON 86MINS
George & Clinton on for Sevecke & Stringer
Referee: Cristiana Hattersley
Assistant Referee: Alastair Higgs
Assistant Referee: Hugh Gilroy
Fourth Official: Steven Hughes
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