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Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea in the WSL at Kingsmeadow |
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The SeaGals are away to the Chels on a surprisingly sunny ☀😎 autumn day in "Oh Kiiiing-ston Town 🎸". The weather has been very wet for the last few days but it's nice today and the pitch is looking good. There are a number of new faces especially for the Seagulls. It starts at the back with Sophie Baggaley in goal as on-loan Nicky Everard can't play against her parent club. In front of her is Man Utd's Maria Thorisdottir alongside our own Guru (Bergsvand). Out-wide on the right is Li Mengwen with Kullberg on the left. In the middle is Tatina Pinto and Vicky Losada. Robbo, Lee and Bremer are up front. Looks like a positive line up. The Albion haven't come here to get a point. Although that would be nice. Lining up for the Blues, Musovic has been favoured until now but AKB gets the nod today. It looks like 3 at the back with Millie, Jess and Kadesha Buchanan. Eve Perisset and Nieve are the wingbacks. Ingle and German newie Sjoeke Nusken in the middle with Lauren, Fran and Sam up front. Nothing to be worried about there 👀. Basil has been passing round the Quality Street 🍬to the away fans which is a good start. Hope he's not so cheerful at the final whistle.
Sophie is straight into action when she stretches to tip Frans shot over but the crossbar saves it for her. Brighton head down the other end and take the lead on 10 when Bremner made sure work of her shot ⚽ from a Robbo low cross. Baggaley justified her selection and some with a number of fantastic saves including a few multiples from some chaotic penalty box action. Brighton pressure see Robbo and Bremer combine again but AKB gets down well. Jess Carder wriggles free and get in a cross that find Nusken unmarked and she make sure work of the header in the last minute of injury time. Gutted for the girls to concede so close to the break.
Chelsea must have had a bit of a telling off by Emma while they chomped on their half time oranges as they came out fighting. Nusken gets two? (og - Bergsvand) more with Sam Kerr getting both the assists but Brighton still get chances with AKB doing well to keep out Bremer. Nusken turns provider and gets an assist as substitute and Ingerland youngster Aggie Beaver-Jones tucks the ball away to make it 4-1. Brighton get the last laugh as the high press wins them possession just outside the Chelsea box and it ends up at the feet of Terland who pokes it home on as the clock hits 90 ⚽. 4-2 the final score.
The Seagulls are making good progress and showed confidence today against the 4 times champions. Bremer had some good chances and Teri buried a half chance. Defending could have been better but with Sam Kerr turning provider and Nusken taking the ball home it was a great Seagulls performance. The Blues and Nusken's third goal was really an own goal from Seagulls defender Bergsvand but she wasn't going to argue as Sjoeke claimed both the goal and the match ball. Hopefully they can take some of that confidence into the meeting with the Red Devils in Crawley next week.
Officials looked OK to us. Most of the action was down the other end and at the end we couldn't see the offside line. So good enough.
Next up, a mid-week 6 pointer at Fort Road. See you there.
Love Tranmerekat 🐾
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| Sunny at the Kingsmeadow |
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| We're here in daylight |
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| Good atmosphere |
