UEFA Women's Champions League

Vllaznia vs Chelsea, 2022-23 UEFA Women's Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Women's Champions League
Vllaznia
    FT
    0 - 4
    Chelsea
    • 12': Sophie Ingle
    • 20': Fran Kirby
    • 87': Katerina Svitková
    • 90'+3': Maren Mjelde (P)

    About

    Vllaznia are hosting Chelsea at Loro Borici, Shkoder, Albania, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Women's Champions League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Aleksandra Popovic.
    • 3': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Kaylin Williams-Mosier.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Aniek Nouwen (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sophie Ingle with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Esi Lufo.
    • 8': Offside, Chelsea Women. Niamh Charles tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
    • 9': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Megi Doçi.
    • 12': Goal! Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 1. Sophie Ingle (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 14': Aleksandra Popovic (Vllaznia Femra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women).
    • 16': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Matilda Gjergji.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Jelena Cankovic (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Megi Doçi (Vllaznia Femra) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Meghan Cavanaugh.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a headed pass.
    • 19': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Kaylin Williams-Mosier.
    • 20': Foul by Ezmiralda Franja (Vllaznia Femra).
    • 20': Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Goal! Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 2. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jelena Cankovic following a set piece situation.
    • 22': Offside, Chelsea Women. Jelena Cankovic tries a through ball, but Guro Reiten is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Ezmiralda Franja (Vllaznia Femra).
    • 24': Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Matilda Gjergji (Vllaznia Femra) is shown the yellow card.
    • 26': Foul by Ezmiralda Franja (Vllaznia Femra).
    • 26': Jelena Cankovic (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Luçije Gjini.
    • 28': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Esi Lufo.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Aniek Nouwen (Chelsea Women) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ève Périsset with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Aniek Nouwen (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jelena Cankovic with a headed pass.
    • 35': Aleksandra Popovic (Vllaznia Femra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women).
    • 39': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Megi Doçi.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Jelena Cankovic (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ève Périsset with a cross.
    • 43': Offside, Chelsea Women. Kadeisha Buchanan tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Aleksandra Popovic (Vllaznia Femra).
    • 44': Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Aleksandra Popovic (Vllaznia Femra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Ève Périsset (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
    • 45': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Kaylin Williams-Mosier.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Vllaznia Femra. Klaudia Borci replaces Jehona Shala.
    • 45': Substitution, Vllaznia Femra. Mckenna Davidson replaces Aleksandra Popovic.
    • 47': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr tries a through ball, but Ève Périsset is caught offside.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jessie Fleming with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Luçije Gjini.
    • 50': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sara Maliqi.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jelena Cankovic following a corner.
    • 56': Hand ball by Ezmiralda Franja (Vllaznia Femra).
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Fran Kirby.
    • 57': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Rrezona Ramadani.
    • 57': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sara Maliqi.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Guro Reiten with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Sophie Ingle (Chelsea Women).
    • 62': Klaudia Borci (Vllaznia Femra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Corner, Vllaznia Femra. Conceded by Ève Périsset.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Esi Lufo (Vllaznia Femra) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Megi Doçi with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Katerina Svitková replaces Guro Reiten.
    • 64': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Maren Mjelde replaces Kadeisha Buchanan.
    • 65': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Lauren James replaces Sophie Ingle.
    • 66': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Rrezona Ramadani.
    • 68': Offside, Chelsea Women. Katerina Svitková tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Katerina Svitková with a cross.
    • 74': Ezmiralda Franja (Vllaznia Femra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Lauren James (Chelsea Women).
    • 75': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jess Carter replaces Niamh Charles.
    • 75': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Fran Kirby.
    • 77': Ezmiralda Franja (Vllaznia Femra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Jelena Cankovic (Chelsea Women).
    • 77': Offside, Vllaznia Femra. Rrezona Ramadani tries a through ball, but Ezmiralda Franja is caught offside.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ève Périsset.
    • 80': Foul by Megi Doçi (Vllaznia Femra).
    • 80': Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Substitution, Vllaznia Femra. Arlinda Kodra replaces Meghan Cavanaugh.
    • 82': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sara Maliqi.
    • 84': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Sara Maliqi.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ève Périsset with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Luçije Gjini.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jelena Cankovic with a cross.
    • 87': Goal! Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 3. Katerina Svitková (Chelsea Women) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jelena Cankovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Substitution, Vllaznia Femra. Suzane Vuksani replaces Rrezona Ramadani.
    • 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Sara Maliqi (Vllaznia Femra) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 4. Maren Mjelde (Chelsea Women) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Vllaznia Femra 0, Chelsea Women 4.

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League

    Venue: Loro Borici
    Location: Shkoder, Albania
    Attendance: 220

    UEFA Women's Champions League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 6 +17 16
    2 OL Lyonnes 6 +13 16
    3 Chelsea 6 +17 14
    4 Bayern Munich 6 +1 13
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    VLL Vllaznia (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    33 Kaylin Williams-Mosier (GK)
    6 Sara Maliqi
    19 Matilda Gjergji Yellow Card
    16 Luçije Gjini
    30 Alexandra Popovic Yellow Card
    8 Meghan Cavanaugh
    14 Esmeralda Franja
    17 Esi Lufo
    11 Megi Doçi
    10 Rrezona Ramadani
    7 Jehona Shala
    Vllaznia Substitutes:
    Gresa Berisha, Klaudia Borci, Viona Rexhepi, Arlinda Kodra, Arlinda Piranaj, Maja Saranovic, Ardiola Raxhimi, Mckenna Davidson, Suzane Vuksani, Arbenita Curraj, Marinella Panayiotou, Maria Baska.

    CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Zecira Musovic (GK)
    3 Aniek Nouwen
    26 Kadeisha Buchanan
    21 Niamh Charles
    15 Ève Périsset
    5 Sophie Ingle
    28 Jelena Cankovic
    17 Jessie Fleming
    20 Sam Kerr
    11 Guro Reiten
    14 Fran Kirby
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Ann-Katrin Berger, Katerina Svitková, Lauren James, Erin Cuthbert, Magdalena Eriksson, Jessica Carter, Maren Mjelde, Emily Orman, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Millie Bright, Bethany England.

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