Chelsea go top of WSL after Sandy Baltimore beats Man City
A Sandy Baltimore strike just before half-time settles the game 1-0, and City lose for the first time this season after Yamashita's red card.
Sandy Baltimore scored the only goal of the game for Chelsea in added time at the end of the first half, with a powerful shot from inside the box into the roof of the net. The 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge takes Chelsea above Manchester City at the top of the Women's Super League, according to The Guardian.
City, the reigning champions, suffered their first defeat of the season and played the last 15 minutes with ten players after goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita was sent off for bringing down Alyssa Thompson. Until then, Andrée Jeglertz's side had scored in each of their previous 21 games in all competitions.
Despite being a player down, City kept pushing until the final whistle, but Sonia Bompastor's Chelsea held on. Asked at half-time about the substitutions of Buchanan and Malard, Bompastor said she would explain them after the game.
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