2015 FA Women's Cup final

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2015 Women's FA Cup final
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Team flags flying at Wembley Stadium
Event 2014–15 FA Women's Cup
Chelsea Notts County
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Date1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Player of the Match Eniola Aluko (Chelsea)
Referee Amy Fearn (Derbyshire)
Attendance30,710 [1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
23 °C (73 °F) [2]
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The 2015 FA Women's Cup final was the 45th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 22nd to be played directly under the auspices of the Football Association (FA) and was named the SSE Women's FA Cup Final for sponsorship reasons. The final was contested between Chelsea Ladies and Notts County Ladies on 1 August 2015 at Wembley Stadium in London. Chelsea made its second final appearance, after losing the 2012 final. Notts County appeared in its first ever final.

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It was the first Women's FA Cup Final to be staged at Wembley, [3] and was the first women's club final there since 1993. Watched by a record crowd of 30,710 and a BBC [4] television audience of nearly two million, [1] Chelsea won the match 1–0, with a first-half goal from Ji So-yun. Chelsea's Eniola Aluko was named player of the match.

Route to the final

As FA WSL 1 clubs, both teams entered the competition at the fifth round stage. [5] Chelsea beat Watford (6–0), holders Arsenal (2–1) and Manchester City (1–0) to reach the final. [6] Notts County faced lower-division opponents in all three games, defeating Tottenham Hotspur (4–0), Aston Villa (5–1) and Everton (3–0). [7]

The 2015 final marked the second time Chelsea had reached this stage, after losing in 2012 in a penalty shootout against Birmingham City. Notts County had never previously appeared in the final, since its founding in 2014 or as its predecessor Lincoln Ladies. [6]

Match

After a quiet start to the game, Chelsea winger Eniola Aluko applied the first serious pressure of the game with a shot at the 30th minute. A second soon after was deflected by Notts County's goalkeeper Carly Telford. The resulting corner setup Gemma Davison for a shot which went wide. In the 37th minute, Aluko found centre forward Ji So-yun inside the box and set her up for a short range goal. Notts County came back on the attack after the half. A long-range shot from midfielder Desiree Scott was deflected and a header by Leanne Crichton in the resulting corner was narrowly cleared off the line. Chelsea hunted for a second goal but Aluko had another shot deflected while midfielder Drew Spence sent a shot wide. In the end So-yun's lone goal proved enough and Chelsea won 1–0. [3]

Details

Chelsea 1–0 Notts County
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Wembley Stadium , London
Attendance: 30,710
Referee: Amy Fearn (Derbyshire) [8]
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Chelsea
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Notts County
GK1 Flag of Sweden.svg Hedvig Lindahl
RB3 Flag of England.svg Hannah Blundell
CB6 Flag of Ireland.svg Niamh Fahey
CB5 Flag of England.svg Gilly Flaherty
LB11 Flag of England.svg Claire Rafferty
RM24 Flag of England.svg Drew Spence
CM4 Flag of England.svg Millie Bright
LM17 Flag of England.svg Katie Chapman (c)Yellow card.svg 41'
RW7 Flag of England.svg Gemma Davison
CF10 Flag of South Korea.svg Ji So-yun Sub off.svg 90'
LW9 Flag of England.svg Eniola Aluko Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutes:
GK13 Flag of England.svg Marie Hourihan
DF16 Flag of Portugal.svg Ana Borges Sub on.svg 81'
MF19 Flag of England.svg Laura Coombs Sub on.svg 90'
MF20 Flag of England.svg Jodie Brett
FW23 Flag of Sweden.svg Marija Banušić
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Emma Hayes
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GK1 Flag of England.svg Carly Telford
RB14 Flag of England.svg Sophie Walton
CB23 Flag of England.svg Laura Bassett (c)
CB15 Flag of England.svg Amy Turner
LB3 Flag of England.svg Alex Greenwood
RM18 Flag of Scotland.svg Leanne Crichton Sub off.svg 83'
CM11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Desiree Scott
LM4 Flag of England.svg Danielle Buet Sub off.svg 76'
RW7 Flag of England.svg Jess Clarke
CF8 Flag of England.svg Rachel Williams Sub off.svg 56'
LW9 Flag of England.svg Ellen White
Substitutes:
DF30 Flag of England.svg Laura Jayne O'Neill
MF19 Flag of England.svg Ashleigh Plumptre
FW2 Flag of England.svg Dunia Susi Sub on.svg 56'
FW10 Flag of Ireland.svg Fiona O'Sullivan Sub on.svg 83'
FW20 Flag of England.svg Aileen Whelan Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Rick Passmoor

Player of the match

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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