Page 11 - Women's Soccer Scene No.11 2020-21

When play resumed, City went close to a consolation as Abi Harrison made her
way into the area before being foiled by a superb challenge from Hannah Blundell as she
looked poised to score. Back came Chelsea and Reiten broke down the left and crossed but
Drew Spence could not divert the ball home at full stretch.
Chelsea celebrations could finally begin after seven minutes of injury time,
lifting the first of a possible four trophies this season. Bristol City meanwhile can reflect
on a fine Cup run - only two of their players had previously played in a major Cup Final -
before turning their attention to maintaining their FA WSL status.
Chelsea: Ann-Katrin Berger, Jonna Andersson (sub Hannah Blundell 45mins),
Magdalena Eriksson, Millie Bright, Sophie Ingle (sub Drew Spence 45mins), Melanie
Leupolz (sub Erin Cuthbert 45mins), Jessie Fleming, Guro Reiten, Fran Kirby (sub Jess
Carter 60mins), Maren Mjelde, Sam Kerr (sub Niamh Charles 60mins). Subs not used:
Zecira Musovic, Carly Telford, Ji So-Yun, Pernille Harder.
Bristol City: Sophie Baggaley, Faye Bryson, Gemma Evans (sub Laura Rafferty
78mins), Carla Humphrey (sub Aimee Palmer 65mins), Ebony Salmon, Yana Daniels,
Charlie Wellings, Emma Bissell (sub Abi Harrison 45mins), Jemma Purfield, Ella
Mastrantonio, Kiera Skeels (sub Naomi Layzell 84mins). Subs not used: Mia Smith, Flo
Allen, Maisy Collis, Ellen Jones.

This week, the nine host cities and ten stadiums for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
have been announced.
Five of the cities will be in Australia, with the other four in New Zealand, the two
countries which are jointly hosting the tournament.
The host cities and stadiums for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup are as
follows:
● Adelaide - Hindmarsh Stadium
● Auckland - Eden Park
● Brisbane - Brisbane Stadium
● Dunedin - Dunedin Stadium
● Hamilton - Waikato Stadium
● Melbourne - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
● Perth - Perth Rectangular Stadium
● Sydney - Stadium Australia and Sydney Football Stadium
● Wellington - Wellington Stadium
In addition to revealing the host cities and stadiums, FIFA has also announced
that Eden Park in Auckland will host the opening match of the World Cup with Stadium
Australia in Sydney selected to host the Final.
Both Australia and New Zealand will also host one semi final each, with the full
match schedule for the 2023 Women’s World Cup to be confirmed later in the year.
Australia and New Zealand were selected as tournament hosts last June, beating
off a rival bid by Colombia. It will be the first Women’s World Cup to be hosted across two
confederations (AFC and OFC) and also the first finals to feature 32 teams.

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