Page 3 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.13 2022-23

The FA has announced this week that Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park
will host the 2022-23 FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup
Final on Sunday 5th March.
The twelfth Final of the competition will kick off at 3pm and is
due to be broadcast live on the BBC.
Home to The Eagles since 1924, Selhurst Park is no stranger to
hosting top level women’s football, with the Vitality Women’s FA Cup
Final held there on three occasions between 2001 and 2003.
This year’s FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup Final
follows on from a record-breaking attendance of over 8,000 at AFC Wimbledon last season,
which saw Manchester City overcome Chelsea 3-1.
Kelly Simmons, FA Director of The Women's Professional Game, said: "We’re really
looking forward to working with Crystal Palace over the coming months to put on a really
exciting final.
“Selhurst Park hosts some of the best men’s players in the world over the course of the
season in the Premier League and has also played host to the brilliant Crystal Palace in the
Barclays Women’s Championship. It is a fitting venue for the Final to be held in March.”
Steve Parish, Chairman of Crystal Palace, added: “We are delighted Selhurst Park has
been selected to host the FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup Final. Crystal Palace has
a rich heritage of hosting FA Finals, being the home of the Men’s FA Cup Final for twenty years
before the construction of Wembley.
“As the Women’s game continues to go from strength to strength, we are excited to
continue this tradition by welcoming this showpiece game to South London.”
The competition is nearing the conclusion of the First Round Group Stage, with the
quarter finals due to take place on 25-26 January. Chelsea and Arsenal will enter at this stage
due to their UEFA Women’s Champions League commitments and will join the five group
winners and best runner-up.
The two teams to walk out at Selhurst Park will be determined on 8-9 February when the
two semi finals take place.
Tickets for the Final at Selhurst Park are now on sale and are priced as follows:
● Adult – £15 (Cat 1), £10 (Cat 2)
● Under-16s - £2.50
● Student / OAP - £5
● Groups, adult tickets (9+) - £7.50 (Cat 1), £5 (Cat 2)
Three more matches were played in the Continental Cup during midweek, bringing
significant scores as the clubs jostle for a place in the knockout stages.
Barring a miracle, Cup holders Manchester City will be going through to the last eight
after they won 2-0 away to Liverpool in Group B. The game was goalless at half time but just
before the hour mark, Filippa Angeldahl gave City the lead and they sealed the victory - their
ninth in a row in all competitions - with sixteen minutes remaining, when Mary Fowler scored
the second goal. The result means that City have gone top of the group with three wins to their
name but there is some consolation for Liverpool as they are in a good position to be the team
which will qualify as the best runners-up, regardless of how City’s last group match will go.
Aston Villa meanwhile won 2-1 at Sheffield Utd and have booked their place in the quarter
finals as the winners of Group A. Kirsty Hanson and Kenza Dali scored inside the opening
quarter of the match, with Mia Enderby pulling one back for the Blades from the penalty spot
with ten minutes remaining.
Villa’s success means that Manchester Utd are out of the competition, despite beating
Everton 4-2. Vilde Boa Ria bagged a brace, with Rachel Williams and Jade Moore also scoring
as United led 4-1 at the break, before Everton, who had earlier scored through Jess Park, saw
Karen Holmgaard grab a late consolation.
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