Lyon win record 5th Women s Champions League title
Friday - May 25, 2018 12:46 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Kiev May 25 (IANS) Lyon defeated Wolfsburg 4-1 here to win a third consecutive UEFA Women s Champions League title and their fifth overall a new record for the competition.
The 90 minutes of regulation time between the two powerhouses of women s club football in Europe -- this was the third time they played each other in the final -- offered little in the way of excitement on Thursday reports Efe.
Both of their previous meetings were tight. Wolfsburg won 1-0 in the 2013 final while Lyon prevailed on penalties in 2016 so nobody was surprised when the match went into extra time.
What was a pleasant surprise for the fans at Kiev s Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium was the ensuing offensive explosion.
After emphasising defence in regulation Wolfsburg shifted gears to take a 1-0 lead with Pernille Harder s goal in the 93rd.
But the German side s euphoria was short-lived as they found themselves down to 10 players after Alexandra Popp was sent off for a second yellow card.
Amandine Henry equalised for Lyon in the 98th minute and the French club pulled ahead a minute later on a goal by Eugenie Le Sommer assisted by late sub Shanice van de Sanden who also contributed to Ada Hegerberg s strike in the 103rd minute to put the side up 3-1.
Camille Abily playing in her record 81st Champions League match added a fourth goal in the 116th minute.
Hegerberg also made history setting a new mark for the most goals in a Women s Champions League campaign with 15 goals.
--IANS gau/bg
The 90 minutes of regulation time between the two powerhouses of women s club football in Europe -- this was the third time they played each other in the final -- offered little in the way of excitement on Thursday reports Efe.
Both of their previous meetings were tight. Wolfsburg won 1-0 in the 2013 final while Lyon prevailed on penalties in 2016 so nobody was surprised when the match went into extra time.
What was a pleasant surprise for the fans at Kiev s Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium was the ensuing offensive explosion.
After emphasising defence in regulation Wolfsburg shifted gears to take a 1-0 lead with Pernille Harder s goal in the 93rd.
But the German side s euphoria was short-lived as they found themselves down to 10 players after Alexandra Popp was sent off for a second yellow card.
Amandine Henry equalised for Lyon in the 98th minute and the French club pulled ahead a minute later on a goal by Eugenie Le Sommer assisted by late sub Shanice van de Sanden who also contributed to Ada Hegerberg s strike in the 103rd minute to put the side up 3-1.
Camille Abily playing in her record 81st Champions League match added a fourth goal in the 116th minute.
Hegerberg also made history setting a new mark for the most goals in a Women s Champions League campaign with 15 goals.
--IANS gau/bg
