Page 7 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.16 2022-23

The quarter final line up for the FA Women’s Continental League
Cup has been decided following the midweek matches which have
virtually completed the group stages of the competition.
Manchester City have been confirmed as the winners of
Group B following their 1-0 victory against Leicester City. The
Cityzens went into the game needing to avoid defeat in order to take
top spot and things remained in the balance until the 90th minute
of the game, when Filippa Angeldahl scored the only goal of the
game.
Manchester City therefore finish on top of
the Group B and there was also good news for GROUP A P W D L F A Pts
Liverpool as they also go through to the ASTON VILLA 4 2 2 0 5 3 9
quarter finals, as the best placed runners-up. MANCHESTER UTD 4 2 2 0 11 5 8
Group D also went down to the last match DURHAM WOMEN 4 1 2 1 6 6 7
with Lewes hosting Bristol City and EVERTON 4 1 1 2 6 6 5
qualification was on offer for the winning side SHEFFIELD UTD 4 P W 0 D 1 3 L 4 F 12 1
A Pts
GROUP B
on the night, whilst a draw would see the
MANCHESTER CITY 4 4 0 0 12 0 12
Rookettes going through. LIVERPOOL 4 3 0 1 6 2 9
The match turned out to be a tight as LEICESTER CITY 4 2 0 2 8 5 6
expected and it was City who took the lead just SUNDERLAND 3 0 0 3 0 9 0
before the half hour, when Jodie Hutton BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 0 0 3 0 10 0
scored direct from a corner. GROUP C P W D L F A Pts
After the break, City held on under WEST HAM UTD 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 4 6 5
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
pressure for a 1-0 victory despite the late LONDON CITY LIONESSES 3 1 1 1 5 5 4
sending off of Grace Clinton. This was enough
BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 1 0 2 4 6 3
to take them into the last eight despite having GROUP D P W D L F A Pts
the same record as Lewes, whilst Charlton BRISTOL CITY 3 2 0 1 6 2 6
Athletic also finish on six points but end up LEWES 3 2 0 1 6 2 6
in third place. Bristol City have a good record CHARLTON ATHLETIC 3 2 0 1 4 3 6
in the competition in recent years and reached CRYSTAL PALACE 3 0 0 3 1 10 0
the Final two years ago, losing to Chelsea. GROUP E P 3 W 3 D 0 L 0 F 8 A Pts
9
2
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
The last match to be played in Group C READING FC WOMEN 3 2 0 1 8 2 6
saw Brighton & Hove Albion take on West
COVENTRY UTD 3 1 0 2 3 9 3
Ham Utd and the Seagulls went into the SOUTHAMPTON 3 0 0 3 0 6 0
match needing a victory in order to pip the
Hammers to top spot.
In the end, it turned out to be a close and even encounter, but neither team could make the
breakthrough on the night. The game ended goalless with Brighton winning the resulting penalty
shootout 3-0 to take the extra point, but the goalless draw was what the Hammers required to be
assured as the winners of the group.
The draw for the quarter finals was made just before Christmas and the ties are scheduled to
be played on 25-26 January. The five group winners went into the draw along with Liverpool, the
best runners-up, plus Chelsea and Arsenal who enter the competition at this stage.
The semi finals will be played on 8-9 February, with the Final at Selhurst Park taking place
live on the BBC on Sunday 5th March at 3pm.
The quarter final line up is therefore as follows:
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Bristol City v Manchester City
Liverpool v West Ham Utd
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
Bristol City have announced that their quarter final tie with Manchester City next Wednesday
has been switched to Ashton Gate.
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