SUNDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 1PM KO
VITALITY WOMENS FA CUP 2019/2020 QUARTER FINAL
EVERTON WOMEN 2 CHELSEA WOMEN 1
On a cold but sunny day, Everton today came up against one of the best if not the best women's teams around at present Looking to make the biggest statement of Intent they could, if they could win at Goodison Park. They were up against a Star studded Chelsea team in the Delayed quarter final game from March with a favourable semi final draw if not easy game away to Brighton or Brighton to look forward to on Wednesday, Everton actually got knocked out the semi final's just 2 years ago with a last minute goal v Arsenal, While Arsenal were actually the last team Everton women beat in the FA Cup final in 2009 with oddly a last minute extra time goal. Everton were knocked out by Chelsea last year in the FA Cup 2-0 and overall surprisingly Everton have actually won nearly double the amount of games v chelsea than they have v Everton, But Everton have not won in the last 7, but the previous 8 from 9 before that were Everton wins. The FA have ruled only six fresh faces can be registered for the remainder of the tournament so that means 1 new summer signing would miss out and that looked to be on loan star Claire Emslie, while England Women manager Phil Neville back at Goodison Park today to watch the Game
Chelsea began strongly as expected and the threat started down the left with Sandy Maciver doing very well to collect a dangerous ball across goal in the 1st 2mins, but it did get worst as on 5mins when Chelsea did take the lead when
Erin Cuthbert sloted home the opener from inside the area, it so nearly got worst on 7mins when Maclver made an excellent save from the most expensive women's signing in the WSL Pernille Harder with the rebound from Fran Kirby's header been headed off the line by Lucy Graham, The 1st 10mins were so one sided it was untrue with attack after attack from chelsea with another chance nearly comming about after the keeper dropped the ball at the near post but just about cleared, it took Everton just over 10mins to even get a chance to move up the pitch but they were slowly getting back into the game, but Chelsea showed just why they are so good, Everton finally got half a chance on 19mins when Raso down the left after a pass from Lucy Graham cut in, but the ball was getting away from her and her shot was one were she was reaching for it as she took it but just wide of the near post, Erin Cuthbert on 26mins then had a shot from the edge of the 18 yard box which was saved by Maclver, Millie Bright on 31mins then had a long range shot just wide but the keeper had it covered, Cuthbert on 34mins then had another half chance when her left foot shot from the 18 yard box was easy for the keeper, but right out the blue Everton got a
equaliser on 39mins after a Brilliant well worked move with Sorensen to Wold down the right and her cross picked out Captain
Lucy Graham in the middle and Graham headed home, it so nearly got better for Everton a few mins later when Raso with her speed beat the keeper and the chelsea defender to the ball but her shot was cleared off the line by Jess Carter [chance below], Pernille Harder then headed over the bar with the last chance of the half, it was 1-1 HT in a game were chelsea were so on top quite a lot of that half but Everton did very well to get back into it and got stronger the more the half went on
Everton started a bit better the 2nd half with Gauvin having a shot blocked, while the other end Chelsea had a glancing header go wide, Everton keeper Maclver then made a fantatsic save in a one on one when it looked a certain goal from Chelsea from Fran Kirby [chance below], she made another great left handed save from a powerful shot on 53mins from Harder, Chelsea started to again take control, Raso for Everton then had a blocked shot easily saved on 60mins, there was then a funny moment when chelsea on the breakaway via Fran Kirby who ran into the ref and the ref just let it go with Kirby getting up limping, but on 62mins EVERTON took the lead when on the left after super work from Raso she twisted and turned and her cross was headed home by big money signing Valerie Gauvin, Maclver then made another super save on 72mins from Pernille Harder who was only around 6 yards out, Beth England then had a header save low down once again by Everton keeper Maclver on 82mins, Boye-Hlorkah down the right then cut in but her shot when others were better placed was weak and easy for the chelsea keeper,but Everton held on for a 2-1 Win and This was a truly sensational and magnificent victory for Everton who were well and truly the massive underdogs v a chelsea team they had not beat since september 2013 and they are not just one of the best sides in the WSL but in Europe and EVERTON ARE IN THE SEMI FINALS with Maclver a cert Player of the match
EVERTON TEAM
Maclver, Wold, Turner,-Sevecke, Christiansen, Magil, Stringer, Sorensen, Graham, Finnigan, Raso,
Subs Korpela, Pattinson, Egurrola, , Pike,Clemaron, Gauvin, Boye-Hlorkah
EVERTON SUB ON 45MINS
Egurrola on for Magil
Gauvin on for Stringer
EVERTON SUB ON 78mins
Boye-Hlorkah on for Sorensen
EVERTON SCORER LUCY GRAHAM
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EVERTON SCORER VALERIE GAUVIN
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HAYLEY RASO CHANCE
MACLVER SAVE
CHELSEA SCORER ERIN CUTHBERT
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