Women’s Champions League: Pernille Harder rescues point for Chelsea against Wolfsburg
Pernille Harder scored a dramatic added-time equaliser against former club Wolfsburg to rescue a point for Chelsea in their Women’s Champions League Group A opener.
Sam Kerr opened the scoring for the hosts with a superb lob.
But three awful defensive errors put the visitors in command, with Tabea Wassmuth scoring either side of Jill Roord’s driven effort.
Beth England’s close-range strike gave Chelsea hope before Harder levelled.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Chelsea Women
Formation 3-4-3
- 30Berger
- 4Bright
- 7CarterSubstituted forIngleat 87′minutes
- 16Eriksson
- 22Cuthbert
- 10JiSubstituted forFlemingat 75′minutes
- 8Leupolz
- 11ReitenSubstituted forCharlesat 75′minutes
- 9EnglandSubstituted forKirbyat 64′minutes
- 20Kerr
- 23Harder
Substitutes
- 1Musovic
- 3Nouwen
- 5Ingle
- 14Kirby
- 17Fleming
- 18Mjelde
- 21Charles
- 24Spence
- 25Andersson
- 28Telford
- 29Fox
VfL Wolfsburg Ladies
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Schult
- 4Hendrich
- 24Wedemeyer
- 6Janssen
- 13Rauch
- 5OberdorfBooked at 79mins
- 8Lattwein
- 28WaßmuthBooked at 9minsSubstituted forKnaakat 79′minutes
- 10Huth
- 20WolterSubstituted forStarkeat 89′minutes
- 14RoordBooked at 38minsSubstituted forvan de Sandenat 70′minutes
Substitutes
- 9Blässe
- 12Kassen
- 16Starke
- 18Smits
- 19Svava
- 22van de Sanden
- 30Weiß
- 31Cordes
- 33Knaak
Live Text
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Match ends, Chelsea Women 3, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 3.
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Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 3, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 3.
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Foul by Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women).
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Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Goal! Chelsea Women 3, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 3. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melanie Leupolz.
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Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Sandra Starke replaces Pia-Sophie Wolter.
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Hand ball by Jessie Fleming (Chelsea Women).
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Attempt blocked. Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross.
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Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Lena Oberdorf.
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Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sophie Ingle replaces Jessica Carter.
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Attempt saved. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross.
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Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Kathrin Hendrich.
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Attempt missed. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pernille Harder.
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Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
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Pia-Sophie Wolter (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Turid Knaak replaces Tabea Waßmuth.
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Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
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Attempt saved. Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shanice van de Sanden.
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