UEFA Girls’s Champions League Tuesday, December 16, 2024De Grolsch Veste
FC TWENTE…3(van Dooren 20, Rodgers O.G 34, Ross O.G 40)
CELTIC…0
Celtic FC Girls introduced their UEFA Girls’s Champions League marketing campaign to a detailed, slipping to defeat on matchday six towards FC Twente.
Three first half targets inflicted defeat upon the Ghirls, who rounded off what has been a historic European marketing campaign.
Regardless of not selecting up any factors, it has been a promising first ever European group stage marketing campaign for the Ghirls, who’ve grown with confidence all through the competitors.
Elena Sadiku’s facet headed into the sport aiming to spherical issues off with one other robust displaying and hoping to select up a constructive end result.
The Celtic boss made 4 adjustments to her facet, introducing each Lisa Rodgers and Mathilde Carstens for his or her first Champions League begins within the Hoops.
The match began off in a good method for the Celts, trying to trigger some early hassle for the Twente goalkeeper.
Some good invention from Carstens gave the Hoops the possibility to throw an early free kick into the field, however it was in the end cleared.
Either side had probabilities to seize the primary aim within the opening phases, with FC Twente placing the crossbar by way of a deflected effort, earlier than Caitlin Hayes noticed a shot properly saved from shut vary.
Nevertheless, it was the house facet who would strike first within the match, opening the scoring 20 minutes into the sport.
After being given a warning signal because the ball hit the again of the online, earlier than the offside flag was raised, the Dutch facet made the Celts pay, scoring from shut vary to make it 1-0.
Seeking to play their method again into proceedings, the Ghirls have been enjoying some respectable soccer from the again as they tried to get ahead.
Nevertheless, as the sport approached half time, it was the story of two set performs that seen the Hoops slip three targets behind.
Conceding twice earlier than the break, with two corners touchdown within the web by way of the help of Celtic deflections, the Ghirls discovered themselves 3-0 down going into the break.
Along with her facet three targets behind, the Celtic head coach launched two adjustments on the break, bringing Hana Kerner and Jenny Smith into the motion.
The American appeared to make use of her tempo to get the Hoops up the pitch, making a constructive run within the Twente half simply moments after being launched.
As the sport went on, the Celts continued to develop into proceedings, with Elena Sadiku’s facet aimimg to pull themselves again in to the sport.
Emma Lawton nearly created an excellent opening for certainly one of her team-mates with a cutback on the right-hand facet, however nobody was there to fulfill the ball.
A nook into the field additionally nearly created a gap on the again put up for Caitlin Hayes. Nevertheless it was cleared simply in time earlier than the Irish defender met the cross.
Finally, it will finish in defeat for the Ghirls, with the three first half targets doing the injury.
Though they couldn’t take something from the group, there can be loads of learnings from what was one other historic expertise.
CELTIC: Rodgers, Lawton, Clark, Hayes, Barclais, Ross (McAneny 72), McGregor, M. Carstens (Smith 46), Ashworth-Clifford (Kerner 46), Gallacher (Luana 76), Noonan (Cross 64)
Subs: Logan, Daugherty, Richardson, Cavanagh, Bruna
Fixtures
FC Twente Girls Vs. Celtic Girls – Tue, Dec seventeenth 2024, 17:45