UEFA Women's Champions League

FT Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Chelsea WLWWW 3
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Ajax Amsterdam WWWWW 0
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CHE213
AJA000
1st Leg · Johan Cruijff Arena · 35,997 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea thrash Ajax in 1st leg to close in on UWCL semifinal

Chelsea beat Ajax 3-0 away in the first leg of the Women's Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday to close in on a second straight appearance in the last four of Europe's top competition.

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Highlights

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Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Regina Van EijkG
  2. 25Kay-Lee De SandersCD-L
  3. 26Isa KardinaalCD-R
  4. 24Daliyah De KloniaLB
  5. 18Milicia KeijzerRB
  6. 21Rosa van GoolCM
  7. 20Lily YohannesLM
  8. 10Nadine NoordamRM
  9. 7Romée LeuchterF
  10. 19Tiny HoekstraLF
  11. 15Chasity GrantRF

CHE · 4-4-2

  1. 24Hannah HamptonG
  2. 26Kadeisha BuchananCD-L
  3. 7Jess CarterCD-R
  4. 21Niamh CharlesLB
  5. 15Ève PérissetRB
  6. 8Melanie LeupolzCM-L
  7. 22Erin CuthbertCM-R
  8. 11Guro ReitenLM
  9. 19Johanna Rytting KanerydRM
  10. 10Lauren JamesCF-L
  11. 6Sjoeke NüskenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Lily Yohannes (Ajax Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Goal! Ajax Women 0, Chelsea Women 1. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 44' Goal! Ajax Women 0, Chelsea Women 2. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
  4. 67' Substitution, Ajax Women. Jonna van de Velde replaces Lily Yohannes.
  5. 73' Substitution, Ajax Women. Lotte Keukelaar replaces Tiny Hoekstra.
  6. 74' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Ashley Lawrence replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
  7. 74' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Catarina Macário replaces Lauren James.
  8. 83' Goal! Ajax Women 0, Chelsea Women 3. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Catarina Macário with a cross.
  9. 84' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jelena Cankovic replaces Erin Cuthbert.
  10. 87' Substitution, Ajax Women. Danique Noordman replaces Rosa van Gool.
  11. 87' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Agnes Beever-Jones replaces Niamh Charles.
  12. 87' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sophie Ingle replaces Melanie Leupolz.

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