Matildas Abroad Review: Carpenter’s Lyon wins Division 1 Feminine Final; Galic’s FC Twente complete treble.
Chelsea defeated Manchester United in the FA Cup final over the weekend, securing a domestic treble. As a result, they had an undefeated domestic season finale.
Daniela Galic’s FC Twente accomplished the same thing in the Netherlands, defeating AZ Alkmaar and winning the league after rallying from a two-goal deficit.
However, Ellie Carpenter’s Lyon overcame PSG in the Division 1 Feminine Final, extending CommBank Matildas’ title-winning exploits.
Below, you may read our analysis of every Matildas Abroad event.
England
Chelsea won the FA Cup trophy and finished the domestic treble with a 3-0 victory over Manchester United. Just before halftime, Sandy Baltimore scored a penalty. In the closing minutes of the game, Baltimore’s second goal and Catarina Macario’s goal sealed the victory.
Sam Kerr is still recovering from her ACL injury, therefore she was unable to play for Chelsea.
France
Lyon won their 18th Division 1 Féminine championship with a 3-0 victory over PSG. Wendie Renard’s penalty and Kadidiatou Diani’s goal sealed the victory after Melchie Dumornay’s goal in first-half stoppage time. For the French champions, Ellie Carpenter began and played the entire game at right-back.
America
The Portland Thorns moved up to fourth place in the standings after defeating the Houston Dash 4-1. Portland quickly gained a significant lead thanks to goals from Pietra Tordin, Payton Linnehan, Sam Coffey, and Caiya Hanks. At right-back, Kaitlyn Torpey started and played the entire game when Mackenzie Arnold was sidelined by injury.
The North Carolina Courage defeated the Chicago Stars 2-0 with to a brace from Manaka Matsukubo. The Courage are now in ninth place, tied with Gotham for eighth place, and have won four straight games. Cortnee Vine replaced the Courage in the second half.
Bay FC defeated Angel City 2-0 thanks to two goals in the first half. Angel City had more possession and more chances, but they couldn’t make the breakthroughs they needed to win the game. Prior to being replaced in the second half, Alanna Kennedy started at midfield.
Sweden
After defeating Norrköping 4-1, Kristianstads DFF moved up to fifth place in the standings. Although Katla Tryggvadóttir was given credit for the finishing touch, Amy Sayer contributed to the first goal’s accomplishment. Kristianstads also had goals from Beata Olsson, Alice Egnér, and Mathilde Janzen. Sayer began the game, and Remy Siemsen entered as a substitute in the second half.
Midweek, Jada Whyman’s AIK Fotboll will play Djurgården.
The Netherlands
After rallying from a two-goal deficit to upset AZ Alkmaar 3-2 and defeat PSV on goal differential, FC Twente achieved a domestic treble in dramatic circumstances. With a hat-trick from Jaimy Ravensbergen, the KNVB Women’s Cup and Supercup winners raised the league trophy. In a single season, they became the first Dutch women’s team in history to win all three major domestic medals. Daniela Galic was not utilised as a replacement.
FC Twente celebrates winning three titles at home. (Image: ANP/IMAGO) Denmark
In the Danish Cup final, FC Nordsjaelland lost heartbreakingly to Fortuna Hjørring, who won 1-0 after extra time. Risako Watanabe, a substitute, had to score in the 117th minute to put the two teams apart. Winonah Heatley represented Nordsjælland for the full 120 minutes.
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