Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (AET): Player ratings as Blackstenius wins Conti Cup for Gunners in extra-time
Arsenal retained the Conti Cup with a 1-0 victory against Chelsea after extra-time at Molineux on Sunday.
The Blues were dealt a third-successive Conti Cup final loss and were unable to avenge last year's defeat to the Gunners at Selhurst Park, ensuring Emma Hayes won't sign off as manager with a quadruple.
The game was marred by Arsenal midfielderFrida Maanum collapsing with no one around her deep into second-half added time, with a lengthy stoppage required to give her medical attention and then remove her from the pitch. She is now stable and conscious.
Chelsea went close to taking an early lead when Lauren James beat Leah Williamson to a loose ball and made a dart into the 18-yard box, forcing a save out of Manuela Zinsberger at the near post.
With their next meaningful attack, the Blues thought they went in front. Hannah Hampton's long kick forward was never properly dealt with by Arsenal, and Erin Cuthbert teed up Mayra Ramirez to fire in from just outside the box. However, Cuthbert handled the ball in the build up and the goal was chalked off.
That disallowed goal seemed to kick Arsenal into life, with Hampton forced into a string of fine saves, including one to deny Katie McCabe's 25-yard piledriver. From the resulting corner, Lotte Wubben-Moy fired a fierce half-volley narrowly wide.
The final became much cagier after the break, with neither side creating another opening until the 66th minute when Cloe Lacasse forced a low save out of Hampton at the end of a quick Arsenal break.
With five minutes remaining, Zinsberger came up with another top stop to keep out James after being freed in behind by Guro Reiten, with the Arsenal goalkeeper this time getting down low to deny the mercurial forward.
The match went to
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