2019 Women's FA Cup final

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2019 Women's FA Cup final
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Event 2018–19 Women's FA Cup
Manchester City West Ham United
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Date4 May 2019 (2019-05-04)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Player of the Match Georgia Stanway
Referee Abigail Byrne (Suffolk)
Attendance43,264
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The 2019 Women's FA Cup final (known as the SSE Women's FA Cup Final for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th final of the Women's FA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 26th to be played directly under the auspices of the Football Association (FA).

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The final was contested between Manchester City and West Ham United on 4 May 2019 at Wembley in London. It was Manchester City's second appearance in the final of the Women's FA Cup having won the 2017 final. It was the first FA Cup final for West Ham United and also their first appearance at the national stadium.

Manchester City won the game with three second-half goals from Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway and Lauren Hemp to record their second Women's FA Cup victory in three seasons. [1] The result meant that City went through the entire FA Cup campaign without conceding a goal, and completed their first domestic cup double. [1] As their men's counterpart won the 2018–19 FA Cup, Manchester City became the fourth club, after Southampton, Arsenal, and Chelsea, to win both the men's and women's FA Cup in the same season.

Route to the final

RoundOppositionScore
4th Watford (H)3–0
5th Tottenham Hotspur (A)3–0
QF Liverpool (H)3–0
SF Chelsea (H)1–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Manchester City

Manchester City were one of 22 WSL and Championship teams to enter the competition in the fourth round proper and were drawn against National League team Watford. Substitute Nikita Parris finally broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute, the first of her two goals on the day as City won 3–0. [2] City traveled to Championship side Tottenham Hotspur for the fifth round, securing a second consecutive 3–0 victory in the competition [3] before repeating the result once again in the quarter-finals, this time against WSL opposition as Georgia Stanway scored a second half brace following Janine Beckie's opener against Liverpool to secure Manchester City a semi-final place for the fourth season in a row. [4] Manchester City were drawn against familiar opposition for the semi-final in Chelsea: it was the fifth time in six seasons the teams had met in the FA Cup, with the previous three also occurring at the semi-final stage. Chelsea had emerged victorious on all four of the previous occasions including the previous season on the way to winning the trophy. Despite controlling the game and creating more chances, a freak own goal by Magdalena Eriksson in the 90+2nd minute knocked the defending champions out by a scoreline of 1–0 meaning City had also successfully negotiated all four rounds without conceding a goal. [5]

RoundOppositionScore
4th Blackburn Rovers (H)3–1
5th Huddersfield Town (H)8–1
QF Aston Villa (A)1–0
SF Reading (A)(p) 1–1
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

West Ham United

West Ham United were one of 22 WSL and Championship teams to enter the competition in the fourth round proper and were drawn against National League team Blackburn Rovers. The third division team took the lead through Natasha Flint before the Hammers equalised on the stroke of half-time through Adriana Leon. Brianna Visalli put West Ham ahead after the break before Canadian international Leon scored her second goal of the game to secure a 3–1 victory. [6] For the fifth round, West Ham were drawn at home to third division opposition for the second consecutive time in Huddersfield Town. The visitors once again took the lead as captain Kate Mallin buried a 14th minute penalty into the top corner but Alisha Lehmann leveled eight minutes later. By half-time, West Ham were leading 4–1 and scored another four in the second half including a hat-trick by Leanne Kiernan to eventually win out emphatic 8–1 victors. [7] Jane Ross scored the only goal of a 1–0 quarter-final win over Championship side Aston Villa to send West Ham through to the team's semi–final appearance. [8] With only WSL teams left in the final four, West Ham finally met first division opposition for the first time in the competition as they traveled to Reading in the semi-finals. After a goalless first half, Rachel Furness put the home side ahead in the 49th minute. Just like in the fifth round, West Ham found an equaliser through Alisha Lehmann eight minutes later. With the teams locked at 1–1 after extra-time, the tie was eventually settled in a penalty shoot-out. 3–3 after five penalties each, the shoot-out entered sudden death: Anna Moorhouse saved Reading captain Jade Moore's weak attempt before South Korean international Cho So-hyun stepped up and stroked the ball into the top corner to book the Hammers' place at Wembley. [9] The latter portion of West Ham's FA Cup run featured heavily in the BBC behind-the-scenes documentary Britain's Youngest Football Boss . [10]

Pre-match

West Ham asked the Premier League that their men's fixture against Southampton at the London Stadium be moved from a 15:00 kick-off to 12:30 so fans attending that match could also make it to Wembley to watch the final. The request was denied by the Premier League. [11]

Match details

Manchester City 3–0 West Ham United
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 43,264
Referee: Abigail Byrne (Suffolk)
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Manchester City
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West Ham United
GK1 Flag of England.svg Karen Bardsley
RB23 Flag of England.svg Abbie McManus
CB6 Flag of England.svg Steph Houghton (c)
CB5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jen Beattie
LB3 Flag of England.svg Demi Stokes
CM8 Flag of England.svg Jill Scott Yellow card.svg 59'
CM24 Flag of England.svg Keira Walsh
CM19 Flag of Scotland.svg Caroline Weir Sub off.svg 85'
FW25 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tessa Wullaert
FW17 Flag of England.svg Nikita Parris Sub off.svg 82'
FW12 Flag of England.svg Georgia Stanway
Substitutes:
GK26 Flag of England.svg Ellie Roebuck
DF4 Flag of England.svg Gemma Bonner
FW11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Janine Beckie
FW15 Flag of England.svg Lauren Hemp Sub on.svg 82'
DF20 Flag of Ireland.svg Megan Campbell
FW22 Flag of Scotland.svg Claire Emslie Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Nick Cushing
GK13 Flag of England.svg Anna Moorhouse
RB3 Flag of the United States.svg Erin Simon Sub off.svg 89'
CB5 Flag of England.svg Gilly Flaherty (c)
CB4 Flag of the United States.svg Brooke Hendrix
LB11 Flag of England.svg Claire Rafferty Sub off.svg 62'
CM2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ria Percival
CM20 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho So-hyun
CM12 Flag of England.svg Kate Longhurst
FW19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adriana Leon
FW9 Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Ross Sub off.svg 65'
FW7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alisha Lehmann
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Rebecca Spencer
FW8 Flag of Ireland.svg Leanne Kiernan Sub on.svg 65'
DF14 Flag of England.svg Vyan Sampson
MF15 Flag of the United States.svg Brianna Visalli Sub on.svg 62'
FW16 Flag of England.svg Rosie Kmita Sub on.svg 89'
MF18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lucienne Reichardt
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Matt Beard

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Manchester City Women 3 – 0 West Ham United Women". BBC Sport . 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Hawksworth, Becca. "Super sub Parris stings Hornets". www.mancity.com.
  3. ↑ "City march into FA Women's Cup quarter-finals". www.mancity.com.
  4. ↑ "Man City 3-0 Liverpool". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  5. ↑ "Women's FA Cup semi-final: Manchester City Women 1-0 Chelsea Women". BBC Sport. 14 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Report: West Ham United Women 3 Rovers Ladies 1". www.rovers.co.uk.
  7. ↑ Walker, Jack; Abbiss, Ben (18 February 2019). "Huddersfield Town Ladies' FA Cup run ended by a quality West Ham side". Yorkshire Live.
  8. ↑ "Women's FA Cup: Aston Villa Ladies 0-1 West Ham United Women". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Women's FA Cup: Reading Women 1-1 West Ham United Women (West Ham win 4-3 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 14 April 2019.
  10. ↑ Mapstone, Lucy. "BBC Three documentary to follow West Ham Ladies' teenage boss". Newham Recorder. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "West Ham: Women's FA Cup final plea rejected by Premier League". BBC Sport . 23 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Man City beat West Ham to win Women's FA Cup - follow reaction". BBC Sport . 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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