2023-05-14 20:39:51
The Chelsea women’s team won their third FA Cup in a row on Sunday by beating Manchester United (1-0), in front of a record attendance for a club match in England of 77,390 spectators, at Wembley.
After Arsenal (3-0) in 2021 and Manchester City (3-2, ap) in 2022, the Red Devils, for which it was the first final, gave in on a goal by Sam Kerr, at the end of a cross from Pernille Harder in the 68th minute.
They had however believed to open the mark from the 22nd second of play, but the goal was immediately canceled for an offside at the start of the action.
Although Manchester United are currently top of the English Women’s Super League, one point ahead of their opponents who have one game less, the Londoners started as favorites in this match.
In nine meetings between the two teams before this match, Chelsea had conceded a draw only once, winning the other eight meetings, including both in the league this season.
It was the first ever sold-out women’s FA Cup final at Wembley, which has hosted the game since 2015.
To measure the progress made in women’s football in England, it is enough to see that ten years ago the final was played in the stadium of Doncaster (north of England) in front of 4,988 spectators and last year , the previous final had been the most attended with 49,094 people in the stands.
With 77,390 supporters, this final broke the world record for a club match in a national competition, but it remains below the 87,192 people who had attended the coronation of the English during the Women’s Euro, in the same stadium, last July 31. .
The absolute record for a women’s match remains the property of a Barcelona-Wolfsburg in the Women’s Champions League, with 91,648 spectators in April 2022.
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