Sonia Bompastor continued her 100 per cent file since taking cost at Chelsea as her facet beat Twente 3-1 to safe a second Ladies’s Champions League win of the season.
Efforts from vary have been the secret as Chelsea dominated the Dutch champions within the early exchanges. With simply seven minutes on the clock, Bompastor’s facet took the lead via Beever-Jones.
England boss Sarina Wiegman was in attendance to observe on because the 21-year-old tried her luck from simply exterior the field after being performed in by Kadeisha Buchanan. Her effort was deflected but it surely rewarded the away facet for his or her assured begin.
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Simply 11 minutes later, Hamano, making her first begin of the season noticed the Twente ‘keeper effectively off her line and audaciously tried a lob from vary which discovered the again of the online. Chelsea comfortably noticed out the primary half with Twente failing to muster a chance of word.
After the break, Mayra Ramirez, who changed Johanna Rytting-Kaneryd, made an prompt impression as her trickery teased Lieske Carleer into an premature problem within the field. Referee Maria Caputi pointed to the spot right away and Guro Reiten stepped as much as coolly convert from the spot, sending Olivia Clark the mistaken method to put her facet three up.
Guro Reiten provides Chelsea’s third from the penalty spot
Bompastor shall be questioning how her facet allowed Twente to discover a aim after such a dominant show. In opposition to the run of play, Ella Peddemors floated a finely-weighted ball into the trail of Nikee van Djik who fired previous Zecira Musovic to web a comfort.
The victory places Chelsea high of Group B within the Champions League with six factors, and they’ll now look to make it six wins from six matches this season after they host Tottenham within the WSL on Sunday night, dwell on Sky Sports activities Soccer from 6.30pm.
Bompastor lauds ‘high quality’ of squad as James picks up foot damage
Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor talking to the membership’s official web site:
“I’m really happy with the first half. We started the game strongly. We were efficient being able to score really quickly. We saw some good movement from the players.
“For me, we simply bought the three factors which is absolutely vital. We’re high now which is the primary aim.
“Also, we had the opportunity to rotate and manage some players. Some players could rest in preparation for the game on Sunday.
“It just shows how much quality there is in the group, and also how much I trust everyone in the group. Some of them were able to start and play 90 minutes in the Champions League.
“It is good to have the standard within the group to verify we are able to rotate and play each single recreation with a number of competitors.”
On Lauren James being replaced by Kaneryd in the starting XI just before kick-off: “Within the final second of warm-up she felt one thing in her foot.
“At the moment it’s too early for me to say something else about LJ. We will have to assess her tomorrow in London and see how she feels.”
It wasn’t good – however Chelsea hold profitable
Maika Hamano made it 2-0 to Chelsea
Evaluation by Sky Sports activities’ William Bitibiri:
“Before the game, Sonia Bompastor called for a more ‘dominant display’ and she definitely got what she asked for.
“It is early days of her reign at Chelsea and whereas it’s not essentially wanting flawless on the pitch, the outcomes have been and you can’t argue with that.
“The fear for the rest of England is that if this is what her side can do while they adapt to the rigours of her intense attacking style, what can they achieve once they are fully up to speed?
“Bompastor made seven modifications to the Chelsea facet and so they nonetheless didn’t have to succeed in high gear to beat the Dutch champions, who’re enjoying of their first marketing campaign within the Champions League however have been in sturdy kind themselves. Bompastor’s Chelsea are already wanting like the true deal.”
- Tottenham (h) – October 20 – Reside on Sky
- Everton (a) – November 3 – Reside on Sky
- Liverpool (a) – November 10
- Celtic (a) – November 13
