Chelsea W routs Tottenham Hotspur W in a thrilling match
Chelsea Women defeated Tottenham Hotspur Women by a score of 5-2 in a thrilling FA WSL match at Kingsmeadow. The match was a back-and-forth affair from the start, with both teams playing attractive football. Chelsea emerged victorious thanks to a strong offensive performance that saw M. Hamano, J. Kaneryd (2), S. Baltimore (2) and an own goal from A. Nilden score for the Blues. E. Summanen scored two goals for Tottenham.
Chelsea started strong and opened the scoring in the 9th minute with a goal from M. Hamano. However, A. Nilden managed to equalize for Tottenham in the 21st minute. Chelsea quickly regained the lead thanks to an own goal by Nilden in the 44th minute. The second half started with a goal from J. Kaneryd in the 70th minute that put Chelsea 3-1 ahead. S. Baltimore scored twice in the 74th and 90th minute to seal the Chelsea win.
Tottenham tried to close the gap with two goals from E. Summanen, one in the 21st minute and another in the 84th minute, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the defeat.
Stats:
* Chelsea W: 53% possession, 19 shots (7 on target, 8 off target), 7 corners, 8 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
* Tottenham Hotspur W: 47% possession, 9 shots (4 on target, 4 off target), 6 corners, 12 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Chelsea W now sit atop the FA WSL table, while Tottenham Hotspur W are struggling in the bottom half of the table.
Substitutions chelsea w: at minute 46 W. Kaptein came in and E. Cuthbert went out., at minute 78 A. Lawrence came in and S. Baltimore went out., at minute 78 A. Beever-Jones came in and M. Ramirez went out., at minute 85 M. Mpome came in and K. Buchanan went out., at minute 85 O. Jean-Francois came in and M. Hamano went out.
Substitutions tottenham hotspur w: at minute 63 M. Thomas came in and B. England went out., at minute 75 E. Morris came in and A. Nilden went out., at minute 75 L. Gunning Williams came in and O. Ahtinen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chelsea W
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Tottenham Hotspur W
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