Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa: Rytting Kaneryd palms Bompastor first win


Johanna Rytting Kaneryd’s first-half objective was sufficient to safe Chelsea a 1-0 win over Aston Villa, getting Sonia Bompastor off to a successful begin within the Ladies’s Tremendous League.

In a tightly contested tie that would have gone both manner, the reigning champions confirmed their high quality to earn the primary three factors of the WSL season.

Missy Bo Kearns virtually acquired the primary objective of Robert de Pauw’s reign at Villa 13 minutes in, however was narrowly extensive of netting on her debut, whereas Guro Reiten narrowly missed two wonderful possibilities for the hosts.

Rytting Kaneryd scored the winner within the thirty sixth minute – it seemed like she had overrun the ball, however she expertly reduce inside to whip a stunning shot previous Sabrina D’Angelo into the again of the online.

Villa made a lightning-quick begin to the second half, with Kenza Dali’s early cross being met by Rachel Daly, however her looping header solely rattled Hannah Hampton’s crossbar.

The guests then had two good alternatives to stage the rating in stoppage time, however Hampton beautifully defended her clear sheet, first denying Daly earlier than tipping D’Angelo’s header onto the crossbar.

Knowledge Debrief: Off to a flyer

Chelsea’s sport in opposition to Aston Villa is the primary time they’ve performed a sport within the WSL with out Emma Hayes within the dugout since July 2012 (a 4-2 loss below Matt Beard).

Bompastor ensured the reigning champions acquired off to a successful begin although, sustaining their 100% report in opposition to Villa by stretching their run to 9 wins in a row.

Within the reverse dugout, although De Pauw continues to be ready for his first win and objective answerable for the Villans, he did get a small slice of historical past, changing into the primary Dutch supervisor to handle a sport within the WSL.





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