Liverpool Ladies produced an exciting 4-3 win towards Chelsea, twice coming from behind in a second half that featured six targets and an unbelievable ending.
Liverpool Ladies 4-3 Chelsea Ladies
WSL (20), Prenton ParkMay 1, 2024
Objectives: Beever-Jones 9′, 80′, Michah (og.) 83′; Roman Haug 51′, Bonner 66′, 90+2, Kiernan 81′
Liverpool produced arguably their greatest efficiency of the season to beat Chelsea in a sport that had every part.
With the Sky Sports activities cameras on the town, Liverpool greater than held their very own within the first half, however have been made to pay for some extraordinarily lax marking off a Chelsea nook.
With 9 minutes gone, Catarina Macario delivered a flat pretty flat nook into the six-yard field, the place Aggie Beever-Jones headed in beneath little stress with ample room to manoeuvre.
From then on, Liverpool had management of the half and virtually went stage earlier than half time. It was the ultimate move and end that was missing for the Reds.
The second interval that ensued was essentially the most thrilling half of the season.
What a begin to the second-half for Liverpool who stage it by way of Sophie Román Haug! ? pic.twitter.com/Vqz6ritxsc
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Half time: Liverpool Ladies 0-1 Chelsea Ladies
Within the 51st minute, Liverpool bought their reward for a powerful begin to the half due to Sophie Roman Haug, who nodded in a header from virtually the identical place as Beever-Jones had scored earlier within the match.
Fifteen minutes later, the Reds scored once more in very comparable circumstances, as Marie Hobinger’s inswinging nook was glanced in to the web by Gemma Bonner on her one hundred and fiftieth look for Liverpool, a feat no lady has ever managed.
One other nook one other aim! ?
A MASSIVE aim within the WSL title race! ? pic.twitter.com/WEZGQB2Ay9
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Each managers then made modifications and each managers then celebrated targets.
With 10 minutes to play, the match went mad with three targets in three minutes.
The guests bought their first leveller when Teagan Micah rushed to shut down an angle however didn’t attain the ball, leaving Beever-Jones to complete inside the realm.
Chelsea’s revival didn’t final lengthy, although, as Leanne Kiernan broke by way of one-on-one to calmly slotted previous the onrushing goalkeeper.
“Completely unbelievable!” ?
The title race takes one other dramatic twist as Liverpool take the lead AGAIN from a nook! ? pic.twitter.com/oTrS2KtedL
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To Liverpool’s frustration, Emma Hayes’ Blues scored their third because the ball ricocheted across the field, leading to an personal aim by ‘keeper Micah.
The drama wasn’t finished there, although, and Bonner capped off a tremendous night time with a surprising header from yet one more Hobinger nook.
Whereas Chelsea held a post-match assembly on the pitch with their title hopes drained, Liverpool celebrated as they moved stage on 35 factors with Man United, the crew who come to Prenton Park on Sunday.
Participant of the Match: Gemma Bonner
Liverpool Ladies: Micah; Koivisto (Daniels 45+4′), Fisk, Bonner, Clark, Hinds (Matthews 71′); Nagano, Holland (Kearns 82′), Hobinger; Enderby (Kiernan 71′), Roman Haug
Subs not used: Spencer, Lawley, Chadwick, Leath
Subsequent match: Man United (H) – WSL – Could 5, 2pm (BST)
