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Rosa Kafaji denied Liverpool’s first win of the season after her stoppage time strike despite Beata Olsson’s opener for the reds.
Brighton opened up the chances as both Jelena Čanković and Carla Camacho made Faye Kirby in goal react well to keep her side in it. It was a bright start for both teams with both looking lively throughout but it was Liverpool who got the opener as Beata Olsson got her second WSL goal of the season.
26 minutes in, Sam Kerr found Lily Woodham just inside the Brighton half with her first time cross finding Olsson in the 6 yard box and her effort rolls into the back of the net.
Since Liverpool’s opener, the hosts continued to pile on the pressure with Chiamaka Nnadozie keeping her visiting side in with a chance. Brighton found Liverpool struggling from the back on the half hour mark with them capitalising on it but Faye Kirby reacted on a double occasion.
Rounding off the first half was two shots from Fuka Nagano and Sam Kerr but both long distance strikes found the crossbar.
The second half started as they meant to go on with Liverpool continuing to find a two goal cushion. Attempts from Fuka Nagano and Risa Shimizu saw Chiamaka Nnadozie react quick and kept her side in with a chance.
After the hour mark, Brighton turned it around with chances from Maisie Symonds, Fran Kirby and Kiko Seike made the Liverpool defence nervous. On the other end, Ceri Holland saw Nnadozie off her line by some distance, had a shot but it ended off target.
Rosa Kafaji had the final attempt of the game with it ending Liverpool’s chance of their first win of the season. Nadine Noordam found the loanee in the box around 12 yards out and her first time strike found the back of the net past the keeper.
Despite Liverpools hope of their first win, they remain in 11th place after West Ham also got a point in their game with Brighton in 8th. Liverpool next face Chelsea on Sunday with Brighton hosting Leicester.
Teams:
Liverpool:
Starting 11: Kirby, Woodham, Fisk ©, Clark, Shimizu, Kerr, Nagano, Enderby, Kapocs, Holland (MacLean 79’), Olsson (Kiernan 78’).
Unused Subs: Borggräfe, Evans, Laws, Lundgaard, Silcock, Szymczak.
Goals: Olsson (26’)
Yellow Cards: Kirby (88’), Shimizu (73’), Nagano (72’), Kapocs (90+2’)
Brighton:
Starting 11: Nnadozie, Olislagers, Minami, Hayes (Mpome 78’), Rule (Vanegas 88’), Čanković, Symonds © (Noordam 88’), McLauchlan (Haley 63’), Kirby, Seike, Camacho (Kafaji 63’).
Unused Subs: Auée, Baggaley, Carabalí, Tsunoda.
Goals: Kafaji (90+2’)
Yellow Cards: Seike (34’)
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