Chelsea Women are FA Cup winners for the fourth time when two goals from Sam Kerr and an Erin Cuthbert stunner settled a thrilling final against Manchester ...
When Kerr ran to the corner flag in the final 20 seconds of stoppage time and earned a free-kick, it summed her up perfectly – match-winner in one sense, but utterly relentless in the work she does for the team. There looked to be little on for Cuthbert when she received the ball 25 yards from goal and having spent much of the previous hour working her socks off and contributing at the other end of the field, she clearly thought it was a chance to try her luck at goal. Harder came short to lay off a long ball down the line and then she was on her bike to take the return ball from Ji and run clear before squaring for Kerr, who missed her kick but it still dropped kindly for Reiten to curl a right-footed shot just past the far post. There was minimal back-lift, but her right-footed shot sent the ball arrowing towards the top corner and into the back of the net via a touch off the crossbar. Another remarkable twist in a cup final that was fast becoming one of the all-time greats. Just as it looked like we had done enough and would see the game out, there was one more twist to come with stoppage time looming. Hemp was found in space at the back stick, but Berger was out quickly to close her down and the Blues keeper pulled off a spectacular save to deflect the ball behind. Reiten’s cross deflected off the back of Lucy Bronze and inches wide of the far post, but it wasn’t long before we were celebrating once more as Wembley was about to be treated to one of the great FA Cup final goals. It may well have been going in anyway without the Australian’s touch, and the players immediately rushed to Bright in celebration, but there was no doubt this was yet another goal for the Kerr collection. City started the stronger of the two teams and after Caroline Weir snatched at a chance, it needed some last-ditch defending from Bright to prevent Hemp or Georgia Stanway from opening the scoring inside the opening five minutes. Gareth Taylor’s side were in the ascendancy at the start of extra time, but then a mistake from Alanna Kennedy allowed Kerr space to run into, faced by only one defender and with Jessie Fleming for company. The ball was laid off to Erin Cuthbert 25 yards from goal and there was only one thing on her mind.
Sam Kerr was Chelsea's hero once again as her double helped the Blues to a 3-2 extra-time victory in the Women's FA Cup final against Manchester City, adding to ...
I felt like we nullified their threat well, and created our own chances but we just needed to be a bit tidier in the final bit. "We stopped Man City's momentum in the way we press, but it meant we had to suffer and there was a lot of cramping and groin strains. We controlled large parts of the game and then the last 20 minutes, I thought we were excellent. "Of course I'm going to be biased, but I felt like we were the dominant team in large periods of the game," he reflected. "The numbers favoured City's performance, but the outcome was down to Chelsea's ruthlessness. "But Hayes' mentality monsters won out once again and their ability to win in the big moments - even if they might not be the best - is unparalleled. I loved the game plan, I thought it was really aggressive, but we had to grind and work. They spent the majority of the tie without the ball and trailed Man City in almost every department, bar the scoreline. It is a game Chelsea won despite being second best for much of the match. It beat the previous record of 45,423, which was set when Chelsea beat Arsenal at Wembley in 2018. It was another dramatic twist in the showpiece finale worthy of the record-breaking crowd. The defender's delivery looked goal-bound, but Kerr was there to help it on its way.
Chelsea have won the league and cup double for the second successive season as Sam Kerr's extra-time goal sealed a 3-2 victory over Manchester City in the ...
If they go in like that Wembley I’m happy. ‘I don’t score goals like that but it’s an amazing honour. ‘Especially when you lose a goal five minutes from time it does take the wind out of you, you have to regroup and we had to dig deep and find a level that we’ve not found in ourselves before.
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Sam Kerr's deflected strike settled a classic match, played in front of a record crowd, and sealed Chelsea's third Double in five seasons.
She misses her kick, and then Reiten shapes a curling shot wide of the far post with her right foot. 106 min A half chance for City within 25 seconds of the restart. Her cutback is blocked by Eriksson (I think) and Stanway thrashes the loose ball over from 20 yards. Alanna Kennedy is devastated, because it was her mistake that led to the goal. Greenwood pinged an angled ball towards Raso, who made a fine run infield from the right. “We’ve faced a lot of adversity this year – Covid, injuries – and we’ve had to use the squad. The manner of the winning goal haunt Alanna Kennedy for a long time. One Step Beyond, the Chelsea anthem, is blaring out across Wembley. They’re a great side, who deserve everything they get, but you have to feel for City. The margins are so fine. Four goals in a week, to win the two biggest prizes in English football: yeah, she’d have taken that. I thought it was gonna be the winning goal and it wasn’t! It doesnae matter if it was a good goal or not – Sam’s was a deflection and that’s as important because it was the winner. I’m just so proud to end the season on a high. What a performance from the girls.
City suffered heartbreak in the Women's FA Cup Final, falling to an agonising 3-2 defeat at the hands of Chelsea.
Roebuck took her place in goal, shielded by a back line of Stokes, Greenwood, Alanna Kennedy and Bronze, while Keira Walsh protected the back four in defensive midfield. With just a minute of normal time remaining, Raso outmuscled Magdalena Eriksson to reach Alex Greenwood's floated long ball and poked expertly beyond Berger to send the City fans into raptures. As City pressed for a leveller, Stanway blazed over the bar after more good work from Shaw, and Lucy Bronze and Caroline Weir fired wide. Georgia Stanway - in search of her third Wembley goal - saw her powerful strike deflected wide off Jess Carter, while Shaw was upended under pressure from Nouwen. Referee Kirsty Dowle waved away the protests on both occasions. With time running out, we desperately surged forward. Though City gave our all in search of a third leveller, it was not to be, as the 2021/22 season drew to a close with a thoroughly entertaining affair, which was contested in front of a record crowd of 49,094 at Wembley Stadium.
They have clinched their fourth Continental Cup - at the expense of Chelsea - and secured Champions League football for the new term. A quite improbable feat at ...
Their tallies don't yet match, but the Blues are beginning to position themselves as the powerhouse of women's football in England. This group will want to win it and if they do, it will cement them as the best team in England right now." This is just a final game of the season. The crescendo at Wembley Stadium this Sunday will therefore be telling. "I haven't seen a team cause Chelsea as many problems as Man City did in that final for a long time. That's what won them last year's FA Cup," the former Chelsea midfielder continued. In this instance, form across the entire season is a problematic gauge. The cost of a string of disappointing results. Chelsea are resilient; in stressful moments they don't panic, they problem solve, they get out of sticky situations. "City are unbeaten since early February - their goals for are pretty spectacular in this period. The Sky Blues have had a taste of silverware already this season, with that game itself presenting an interesting juncture. Chelsea are, of course, not unfamiliar to cup success themselves.
The Australian's strike deflected in off Alex Greenwood as Emma Hayes landed her 11th piece of silverware with the Blues.
120 mins: Both teams look shattered now. Chelsea have done it! They were made to work for it after being pegged back twice during the 90 minutes. Chelsea are the 2021/22 Women’s FA Cup champions! Here are the celebrations. If they go in like that at Wembley I’m happy.
The crowd of 49094 was a new record attendance for the Women's FA Cup Final, beating the 45423 who saw Chelsea defeat Arsenal in 2018. | ITV National News.
Chelsea were back in front just after the hour mark. However, City equalised just before half time when Hemp curled the ball into the corner. Chelsea took the lead in the first half, when Kerr nodded in at the far post from a cross-shot from Millie Bright, however City equalised through Lauren Hemp just before the break.
The teams both come into the match on the back of lengthy winning runs, with City winning 13 in a row and and Chelsea on a 11-match streak. The last time both ...
120 mins: Both teams look shattered now. Chelsea have done it! They were made to work for it after being pegged back twice during the 90 minutes. Chelsea are the 2021/22 Women’s FA Cup champions! Here are the celebrations. If they go in like that at Wembley I’m happy.
Emma Hayes's Chelsea clinched a glorious double as Sam Kerr's extra-time strike sealed a 3-2 win against Chelsea in the Women's FA Cup final at Wembley.
In search of the leveller that would keep hopes of a cup double alive City pressed forward and the substitute Raso, with one minute of normal time remaining, scored a goal worthy of her Australian compatriot in opposition colours. Despite the rivalry that has developed between those in sky blue shirts and their opposites in royal blue, with the past five FA Cup finals won by one of the two teams, this was the first time they had met in the final. Sam Kerr handed a battling Chelsea side the FA Cup and a domestic double in a 3-2 defeat of Manchester City that went to extra time.
Chelsea completed a Women's Super League and FA Cup double as Sam Kerr struck twice to see off Manchester City 3-2 in a thrilling final at Wembley after ...
The Australian broke clear from inside her own half and her shot took the aid of a deflection off Alex Greenwood as it sneaked in at the near post. Kerr has also claimed the personal accolades as player of the year for an exceptional season and it was fitting the WSL's top scorer had the final stay in extra time in front of a record crowd of 49,000 for a women's FA Cup final. Emma Hayes' side exacted revenge for defeat to City in the League Cup final earlier this season, but were pushed all the way despite taking the lead three times.
Chelsea narrowly got the better of Manchester City in a thrilling Women's FA Cup final, as Australian star Sam Kerr's deflected strike secured a 3-2 win for ...
It was a hugely important moment for Raso on the biggest of stages. It was Alanna Kennedy's error, missing an attempted interception, which gifted Chelsea the ball 10 minutes into extra time. It was a deserved opener for Chelsea, which had handled the occasion far better than its opponent in the early stages.
Manager has built a durable, controlled side over a decade and it was telling in the victory against Manchester City.
You think you have them on the ropes, you think they are riding their luck but really you are just playing their game and deep down you know it. There was an inevitability to Kerr as she bore down on City’s goal in extra time, an inevitability to the deflection that took the ball past Ellie Roebuck, an inevitability to the way they saw the game out under the highest pressure, with the double on the line and a crowd of 49,000 baying for more drama. A large part of Chelsea’s devastating potency in these games is that sense of certainty: the ability not just to envisage their own triumph but somehow to make their opponents envisage it too. And yet through all the wildly juddering emotions of the day, it always felt as if Hayes was in control, still orchestrating, still seeing the game unfold a few moments before anyone else. And if you are Emma Hayes, it means you have no hesitation in substituting off one of your substitutes to close down the game, even when that player is Ji So-yun, an all-time great playing her last ever game for your club. If you are Sam Kerr, it means that even when you have barely had a touch of the ball all game, you still somehow leave the pitch with two goals and a medal round your neck.
The prolific Australian striker struck twice as Chelsea clinched a domestic double in front of a record attendance at Wembley.
Chelsea defended their Women's FA Cup trophy as striker Sam Kerr scored the winner against Manchester City in extra time.
What did you think of the result? Did you watch the FA Cup final? "I'm just so happy.
Chelsea Women completed a domestic Double in 2021/22 with a thrilling 3-2 extra-time victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
We were back in front nine minutes into the additional 30, though, when Kerr capitalised on a defensive error to fire in her second goal of the day and give us the win. Sam Kerr turned in Millie Bright's cross from close range to open the scoring and Erin Cuthbert powered a shot in off the crossbar from 25 yards in the second half, but on both occasions Manchester City pegged us back with an equaliser, the second coming in the 89th minute.
Gareth Taylor hinted at some key player exits in the summer as Manchester City Women finished their season with a disappointing FA Cup defeat to Chelsea.
It's the way I know." We want players who want to be here. If we can limit some of that we can be in a much better place.
It's Aussie vs Aussie in the Women's FA Cup final, with Hayley Raso scoring a late equaliser for Manchester City, until — who else — Sam Kerr scores the ...
Kerr, however, had read the flight perfectly and arrived at the far post a matter of inches from the goal line to head the ball in. It's been an incredible ride." Sam Kerr has scored two goals at Wembley to win Chelsea the Women's FA Cup, repeating her success in the 2021 final when she also struck twice.