Super
Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala claimed her first laurel with Arsenal Ladies on
Saturday as the Gunners defeated Chelsea ladies 1-0 to lift their 14th Women FA
Cup in their 15th final appearance. The Blue ladies who are defending champions
failed in their bid to retain the trophy as Oshoala and his teammates mounted
pressure all the way that eventually paid off thanks to Danielle Carter’s 18th-minute stunner.
The match
which was played at Wembley had a record attendance of 32,912 even as some
missed the kick off due to long ticket queues outside the ground.
Oshoala came
close to registering her name in the score sheet in the 42nd minutes following
a great move through the middle which was ignited when Kelly Smith but the
Nigerian international however failed to make solid contact on the ball falling
inside the penalty area instead . Although Oshoala was booked in the course of
the match it did not remove anything from her impressive contribution with a rating
of 7.5.
In the
opposite side Nigerian born Eniola Aluko was full of spark winning a corner
with 20 minutes remaining but teammates Ji who should have done better and
probably sealed an equalizer failed to convert when the set piece fell to her
feet but she sliced wide. Oshoala joined
Arsenal ladies from Liverpool in January this year.
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