Liverpool Women edge West Ham Women in a thrilling encounter
Liverpool Women secured a 2-1 victory over West Ham Women in a lively encounter at the Chigwell Construction Stadium. The match was characterized by intense play and a number of yellow cards, with Liverpool dominating possession and creating more scoring chances.
O. Smith opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 7th minute, capitalizing on an assist from S. Haug. However, West Ham refused to be defeated and equalized the game in the 85th minute through a goal from R. Ueki. Despite West Ham’s comeback, Liverpool managed to secure the win in the final minutes thanks to strong defense and effective attack.
The game saw a number of yellow cards issued. T. Hinds (Liverpool) was cautioned in the 19th minute, followed by K. Gorry (West Ham) in the 27th minute and D. Brynjarsdottir (West Ham) in the 56th minute. R. Laws (Liverpool) also received a yellow card in the 84th minute.
Liverpool Women demonstrated their dominance on the pitch with 58% possession, 12 shots (2 on target, 7 off target) and 7 corners. West Ham responded with 42% possession, 8 shots (2 on target, 2 off target) and 1 corner.
Liverpool’s victory puts them in a good position in the FA WSL standings. West Ham will have to work hard to regain ground and fight for the top spots.
Substitutions west ham w: at minute 66 M. Pavi came in and E. Harries went out., at minute 74 S. Piubel came in and Mengwen Li went out., at minute 90 M. Bergman-Lundin came in and V. Asseyi went out.
Substitutions liverpool w: at minute 75 M. Enderby came in and O. Smith went out., at minute 76 L. Kiernan came in and S. Haug went out., at minute 76 S. Lundgaard came in and C. Holland went out., at minute 76 Y. Daniels came in and L. Parry went out., at minute 79 N. Fahey came in and J. Clark went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
West Ham W
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