Vivianne Miedema got here off the bench to attain twice as Manchester Metropolis recorded a 2-0 victory over Chelsea within the first leg of their UEFA Ladies’s Champions League quarter-final tie at The Joie Stadium this night.
Previous to this night’s sport, Chelsea had gone unbeaten all season below the steering of latest head coach Sonia Bompastor, nevertheless, their 31-game run was dropped at an finish by Nick Cushing’s hard-working Manchester Metropolis outfit.
Manchester Metropolis began the match brightly and Kerolin had an early try on aim however she dragged her shot simply vast of the web.
On the different finish, Aggie Beever-Jones made an impeccable run via the center earlier than attempting her luck at a aim, however her shot was blocked by house keeper Ayaka Yamashita.
Manchester Metropolis teen Lily Murphy then took full benefit of a unfastened ball and darted in direction of the Chelsea field. She took intention at aim however Chelsea keeper Hannah Hampton managed to get down low and block the shot.
Manchester Metropolis’s interim boss Cushing opted to deliver on seasoned attacker Miedema for the second half and it was the Dutchwoman who broke the impasse on the hour mark. The ahead’s preliminary effort hit the crossbar, however she was on-hand to transform with the second alternative.
Chelsea instantly looked for an equaliser they usually thought that they’d one 19 minutes from time when Mayra Ramírez put the ball into the web, however the flag went up for offside.
A Johanna Rytting Kaneryd strike then hit the crossbar earlier than Miedema netted a decisive second aim for Manchester Metropolis as she fired the ball into the underside nook of the web.
Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea face one another once more at The Etihad Stadium within the Barclays Ladies’s Tremendous League on Sunday afternoon whereas the second leg of their UEFA Ladies’s Champions League quarter-final tie takes place at Stamford Bridge subsequent Thursday.