Chelsea Women Beat Champions Manchester City 1-0 to Go Top of the WSL: Baltimore's Stoppage-Time Strike and a Red Card for City's Goalkeeper
Chelsea's women beat reigning champions Manchester City 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, London, on November 14 to climb to the top of the Women's Super League and hand City their first defeat of the season.
The only goal came in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time: Sandy Baltimore collected a pass on the right side of the penalty area, turned and rifled an unstoppable shot above goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita, after Ellie Carpenter's cut-back. Baltimore was substituted at half-time, and Chelsea's Aggie Beever-Jones later struck the crossbar with a free kick.
City's hopes suffered a further blow in the 75th minute when Yamashita was sent off after racing well outside her area and clattering Alyssa Thompson as the Chelsea forward ran through on goal, leaving City with 10 players. The return of Vivianne Miedema, playing her first WSL minutes since March, was one of few positives for City.
Chelsea have 26 points from 10 matches, one ahead of second-placed City, and are now the league's only unbeaten side; City's nine-game unbeaten start is over. Chelsea next visit Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.
(Source: Reuters)
Source: Reuters
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Photo: 图：伦敦 Stamford Bridge 球场实景（资料图），本场比赛在此举行。Boaventuravinicius 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Stamford Bridge, London (file photo), where the match was played. By Boaventuravinicius, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
