Key occasions
Thanks for becoming a member of me for the primary leg of this tie. Chelsea have a commanding lead heading into the second leg subsequent week because of objectives from Sjoeke Nusken and Lauren James. You possibly can meet up with all of the motion with the report under. I can be again to convey you extra Girls’s Champions League motion tomorrow, till then have a very good night.
Ajax can be a harmful workforce heading to Stamford Bridge as they are going to don’t have anything to lose, every thing to achieve in a match the place most will anticipate Chelsea to shut out the quarter-final. Can they overturn the deficit? It’ll be tough nevertheless it isn’t inconceivable.
What it means:
The second quarter-final has simply began between Benfica and Lyon, it needs to be a belter! It stands at 0-0 up to now.
Not a nasty few days for Sjoeke Nusken. She scored two towards Arsenal within the Girls’s Tremendous League on Friday towards title rivals Arseanl and she or he bagged herself one other two this night within the Girls’s Champions League. The midfielder is changing into actually beneficial for the Blues with the present damage disaster within the forwards. Sam Kerr, Mia Fishel and Mayra Ramirez are all out.
Will this be Chelsea’s 12 months within the Girls’s Champions League? Effectively they’ve to beat Ajax first, the job will not be executed. The second leg of this tie is going down subsequent week. Whoever comes out the victor there’ll face the winners of the Barcelona Brann tie within the semis.
Right here is Chelsea’s third:
Full time! Ajax 0-3 Chelsea
Chelsea have one foot within the Champions League semi-final after recording a convincing 3-0 end in Amsterdam. Lauren James scored the opener and Sjoeke Nusken added the opposite two. One other leg to play however Chelsea are in management.
90 + 3 min: Ajax understand how a lot of a distinction a purpose will make for his or her daunting second leg at Stamford Bridge and they’re pushing for a rating. They win a nook within the dying moments of this tie.
90 + 1 min: There can be three minutes of damage time.
89 min: Ajax make one other change with Van Gool off for Noordman and Chelsea ring the subs with Ingle and Beever-Jones on for Charles and Leupolz. Ajax nonetheless on a pursuit for a purpose right here.
87 min: Leuchter was fed a fantastic ball along with her within the good place however she will be able to’t get it out from beneath her toes and Chelsea defenders swarm her – the possibility is gone. The scoreline doesn’t mirror Ajax’ efficiency tonight.
85 min: Macario places in a fantastic ball and Nusken heads dwelling. Macario has scored in her different two substitute appearances following her restoration from her ACL damage, now she has an help. Chelsea make one other change with Cankovic on for Cuthbert.
GOAL! Ajax 0-3 Chelsea (Nusken, 83′)
Macario with one other purpose involvement!
82 min: Chelsea have a very good spell, it’s slickly threaded to Lawrence who makes a nuisance of herself however doesn’t do sufficient to win a nook from Keukelaar.
80 min: Leuchter needs to create a one-two however she isn’t on the identical wavelength as her teammate and her move simply goes into acres of house, she raises her arms in frustration.
78 min: Van Gool takes the nook nevertheless it doesn’t attain a teammate. Ajax handle to maintain the ball however Carter clears.
77 min: Nusken is dispossessed on the sting of the field and Ajax counter. Grant has an outstanding run and Charles must concede a nook to cease her.
76 min: Lawrence and Macario straight into the motion with the Canada worldwide popping the ball in however Macario can’t fairly get to it.
74 min: A beautiful ball from Carter to Kaneryd. Nusken is fed the ball within the field and Chelsea proceed to run it by means of the workforce. It will definitely involves Cuthbert however her try is over – it was a difficult ball for Cuthbert to transform at shut vary. Ajax make one other change with Hoesktra off for Keukelaar. Chelsea make their first modifications with James and Kaneryd off for Macario and Lawrence.
72 min: Hoekstra creates a fantastic probability, she has a lightning run down the left and she or he crosses in a pinpoint ball however Chelsea handle to clear. Ajax are rising into this sport however they should rating one again on this last 20 minutes. It’s Chelsea although with the following probability after James bought it into the field, Reiten takes a shot however it’s blocked – she would have been offside regardless.
70 min: Ajax look to seek out Leuchter however Buchanan reads the play nicely and clears. Chelsea undergo the workforce afterwards, there’s a beautiful one-two play between Nusken and Cuthbert, the Scotland worldwide rifles off a shot however Van Eijk saves nicely.
68 min: There’s the primary change of the sport for Ajax with Yohannes off for Van de Velde. Yohannes picked up a yellow card within the first half which suggests she is going to miss the reverse fixture of this tie – a blow for Ajax.
66 min: Each Reiten and James okay to proceed, I’m shocked Chelsea haven’t determined that’s sufficient for James to take a seat out the remainder of the match – she was correctly clattered.
64 min: Reiten pops the ball into the realm nevertheless it’s cleared, Chelsea handle to win it again they usually have some beautiful play within the field. It falls to Nusken however her effort is over the bar, Reiten’s palms go on her face in frustration. A couple of performs later James and Reiten by accident conflict, it seems to be like James bought a knee to the face there.
62 min: Chelsea are taking the sting out of the sport in the mean time, continuously passing again to Hampton and comfortable to run down the clock in their very own half.
60 min: Noordam is down right here after an unintended conflict with the referee, she is okay to proceed.
59 min: The lengthy passage of play for the hosts ends with Leuchter referred to as offside. Chelsea have a spell on the ball afterwards and James works it to the sting of the realm. She crosses it in and Reiten will get a shot however it’s saved by Van Eijk.
57 min: Chelsea are beginning to press now, they have been laying again barely when Ajax had the ball however they haven’t had sustained possession shortly and so they’re looking their opposition. It’s the hosts who proceed to press for a purpose.
55 min: Ajax are doing a lot better at not letting any Chelsea participant have house on this half, they’re being suffocated once they have the ball proper now.
53 min: Leuchter stands over the free kick and she or he goes for purpose herself, her effort is nicely vast although.
52 min: Leupolz tackles Van Gool with out the ball and so Ajax have a free kick in a very good place.
51 min: The Ajax play ends within the ball rolling in direction of Hampton, the hosts have proven this promising play all through the match however their execution within the last third has not been there but.
49 min: Ajax having the lionshare of possession early on this second half, taking part in from the again however it’s dangerous with Chelsea profitable it. James will get into the field however she is dispossessed and Ajax counter. Hoekstra crosses in however Perisset blocks – actually vivid play from the hosts.
47 min: The mentality round a tie is so fascinating, you may’t pressure play in direction of the tip of a sport the place you could normally to try to win – a unfastened play from Ajax might see Chelsea pounce on a counter after which the tie is totally gone.
Again underway! Ajax 0-2 Chelsea
So can Ajax stage a comeback? Or will Chelsea take full management of this tie? All to come back.
Listed below are the 2 objectives up to now:
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Half-time! Ajax 0-2 Chelsea
Thus far VAR has had numerous affect within the match. James’ opener was determined by the expertise, Reiten thought she had a purpose nevertheless it was dominated out however then Nusken restored the scoreline. Ajax have lots to do on this second half.
45 + 4 min: Nusken virtually has a second however her effort is vast.
45 + 3 min: Chelsea come once more with James crossing in however Kaneryd’s effort is over the bar. Ajax collect the ball they usually transfer the ball nicely, Leuchter wins a free kick from Buchanan. Ajax take it rapidly however it will definitely involves Hampton.
45 + 1 min: There can be 5 minutes added right here.
45 min: Reiten performed a blinder of a ball into the realm and Nusken faucets dwelling. Big celebrations after their different purpose was dominated out.
GOAL! Ajax 0-2 Chelsea (Nusken, 44′)
As quickly as one is taken away, one other is added.
NO GOAL! Ajax 0-1 Chelsea
It’s chalked off. Barely harsh however on we go.
43 min: The referee is being instructed to go and have a look at the monitor right here, normally which means the purpose can be overturned. We wait.
42 min: I feel they’re checking if Nusken is offside and if she is that if she interfered with play. I don’t assume she did however we’ll see.
41 min: James’ cross was good however Reiten’s preliminary header goes to the ground, she picks it up and smashes dwelling. However cling on, they’re checking this.
GOAL! Ajax 0-2 Chelsea (Reiten, 40′)
James with the help, Reiten finishes.