BY Victor Akhidenor
Eniola Aluko was the player of the match has Chelsea Ladies won their first major trophy beating Notts County 1-0 in the first Women’s FA Cup final ever to be played at Wembley.
Aluko, the England striker, created the winner for South Korea striker Ji So-yun who scored from close range in the first half, in front of a record final crowd of 30,710.
Leanne Crichton had Notts County’s best chance of leveling up the score in the second half, but her effort was cleared off the line by Chelsea forward Gemma Davison.
Chelsea captain Katie Chapman has now won the cup nine times in her career, having previously lifted the trophy with Millwall, Fulham, Charlton and Arsenal.
Chelsea Ladies: Lindahl, Blundell, Flaherty, Fahey, Rafferty, Chapman, Bright, Spence, Davison, Ji, Aluko.
Subs: Hourihan, Borges, Coombs, Brett, Banusic.
Notts County Ladies: Telford, Greenwood, Buet, Clarke, Williams, White, Scott, Walton, Turner, Crichton, Bassett.
Subs: Susi, O’Sullivan, Plumptre, Whelan, O’Neill.
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