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WE FACED Chelsea on Sunday in what was a must-win game for them.
Last year’s FA WSL 1 champions had to keep putting the pressure on leaders Manchester City in the title race and also try to cement a Champions League spot for next year.
Still searching for our first win of the season, a point or three would have been great to go in to our final three games of the campaign.
It also would have put major pressure on bottom placed Doncaster Belles, meaning they would have to win some of their games in hand against the likes of Arsenal and Notts County.
The Chelsea game started well for us.
We settled first out of the two teams and nearly found ourselves ahead in the first 20 minutes.
The first half ended goalless which meant there was everything to play for after the restart.
The deadlock was broken with a wide free-kick from Chelsea which was headed in at the front post by Katie Chapman.
Chelsea then went on to score another two late on as we pushed to claw a goal back.
The game finished 3-0 to the visitors, another disappointing result for us especially given such a positive and bright start to the game.
Now our attention turns to Donny (Doncaster) Belles away next weekend, where we head to the Keepmoat Stadium for a vital fixture.
It’s almost deja vu, as looking back this is where we won the league last season with a 3-0 victory against our WSL 2 rivals.
Could it also be the place that we secure our WSL 1 status at too?
More of the same would be perfect on the 24th.
As we prepare this week for what can be seen as our biggest game of the season, we are missing our Welsh wizards who have been called up to international duty.
Unfortunately they cannot qualify for the Euros but are trying to secure third in the group so have vital games against Israel and Austria to contest.
Oh and not to forget, like she would ever let us, Molly Bartrip is away with England U23s in Los Angeles.
I’m not jealous at all…
I just want to say a massive good luck to the girls on camp for their respective countries, I guess I’m going to have to be Titch’s (Laura-May Walkley’s) translator and minder all week again as all her beloved Welshies are away.
Can’t wait!
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