Chelsea go top of WSL as Sandy Baltimore bullet sees off Manchester City
Chelsea defeated Manchester City 1-0 to go top of the Women's Super League, with Sandy Baltimore's stunning strike proving decisive.
Sonia Bompastor delivered a tactical masterclass as Chelsea earned a 1-0 win over Manchester City and leapfrogged them at the top of the Women's Super League. Sandy Baltimore's stunning strike in added time at the end of the first half was the difference between the two sides.
Key Moments
The task for City got tougher when goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita received a straight red card for clattering into Alyssa Thompson. Despite their numerical disadvantage, the match remained end to end until the final whistle.
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Title Race Impact
Chelsea's victory delivered Manchester City their first loss of the campaign and blew the title race wide open. The west London side nullified a team that had scored in each of their preceding 21 games in all competitions.
The match featured the league's most potent attacks, with Chelsea having scored 28 league goals before this fixture to City's 27, while Bompastor's side had the most solid defence, having conceded only five times before kick-off.
Game Developments
Baltimore's goal came in the fourth of five added minutes of the first half. The midfielder collected the ball just inside the box on the right, from Ellie Carpenter, and sent a pile-driver of a strike into the roof of the net.
After the break, City manager Andrée Jeglertz withdrew Sam Coffey and Mary Fowler in favour of Vivianne Miedema and Laura Blindkilde Brown to help his side assert some authority in the middle.
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