The 2008 FA Women's Cup Final was the 38th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the 15th final to be held under the direct control of the Football Association (FA). The final was contested between Arsenal and Leeds United at the City Ground on 5 May 2008. It was Arsenal's third successive FA Cup triumph, their ninth in total and their 29th major trophy in just 16 years.[2] Leeds made their second final appearance, after losing 5–0 to Arsenal in 2006. The match was attended by a crowd of 24,582.
Having just sealed their fifth successive Premier League title and having suffered only one defeat in more than two years of domestic football, Arsenal came into the game as favourites.[3] Arsenal dominated from start to finish, with Smith and Sanderson both drawing saves from Carly Telford in the opening 10 minutes. Karen Carney was also denied from close range on the quarter-hour mark, while Alex Scott was thwarted by a double save by Telford after Smith had put her through with a defence-splitting pass midway through the first half.[4] Leeds' Amanda Barr scored after 32 minutes, but her lob was ruled out for off-side.
Eight minutes after the restart, striker Kelly Smith scored the opener with a 12-yard shot. Six minutes later, Ludlow poked home a 59th-minute effort from close range and within 60 seconds Lianne Sanderson's deflected effort flew into the net as well.[5] Leeds' right-winger Jessica Clarke scored with 20 minutes remaining, but Arsenal quickly regained the initiative and almost extended their lead on 72 minutes when Ludlow's header was cleared off the line by Amanda Barr, and Julie Fleeting also came close with 10 minutes to go. Smith tapped in her second goal seven minutes from time after Fleeting's shot had rebounded off a post.[1]
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2008, women, final, 2008, women, final, 38th, final, women, england, primary, competition, women, football, teams, 15th, final, held, under, direct, control, football, association, final, contested, between, arsenal, leeds, united, city, ground, 2008, arsenal,. The 2008 FA Women s Cup Final was the 38th final of the FA Women s Cup England s primary cup competition for women s football teams It was the 15th final to be held under the direct control of the Football Association FA The final was contested between Arsenal and Leeds United at the City Ground on 5 May 2008 It was Arsenal s third successive FA Cup triumph their ninth in total and their 29th major trophy in just 16 years 2 Leeds made their second final appearance after losing 5 0 to Arsenal in 2006 The match was attended by a crowd of 24 582 2008 FA Women s Cup FinalEvent2007 08 FA Women s CupArsenal Leeds United4 1Date5 May 2008VenueCity Ground NottinghamPlayer of the MatchCarly Telford 1 RefereeSasa Ihringova Shropshire Attendance24 582 20072009 Contents 1 Match 1 1 Summary 1 2 Details 2 ReferencesMatch editSummary edit Having just sealed their fifth successive Premier League title and having suffered only one defeat in more than two years of domestic football Arsenal came into the game as favourites 3 Arsenal dominated from start to finish with Smith and Sanderson both drawing saves from Carly Telford in the opening 10 minutes Karen Carney was also denied from close range on the quarter hour mark while Alex Scott was thwarted by a double save by Telford after Smith had put her through with a defence splitting pass midway through the first half 4 Leeds Amanda Barr scored after 32 minutes but her lob was ruled out for off side Eight minutes after the restart striker Kelly Smith scored the opener with a 12 yard shot Six minutes later Ludlow poked home a 59th minute effort from close range and within 60 seconds Lianne Sanderson s deflected effort flew into the net as well 5 Leeds right winger Jessica Clarke scored with 20 minutes remaining but Arsenal quickly regained the initiative and almost extended their lead on 72 minutes when Ludlow s header was cleared off the line by Amanda Barr and Julie Fleeting also came close with 10 minutes to go Smith tapped in her second goal seven minutes from time after Fleeting s shot had rebounded off a post 1 Details edit 5 May 200813 00 BSTArsenal4 1Leeds UnitedSmith nbsp 54 83 Ludlow nbsp 59 Sanderson nbsp 60 BBC Report Clarke nbsp 69 City Ground NottinghamAttendance 24 582Referee Sasa Ihringova Shropshire GK 1 nbsp Emma ByrneDF 2 nbsp Alex ScottDF 6 nbsp Faye White c DF 18 nbsp Anita AsanteDF 23 nbsp Mary PhillipMF 4 nbsp Jayne LudlowMF 7 nbsp Ciara Grant nbsp 74 MF 14 nbsp Karen CarneyMF 8 nbsp Kelly SmithFW 11 nbsp Rachel Yankey nbsp 74 FW 9 nbsp Lianne Sanderson nbsp 74 Substitutes DF 3 nbsp Yvonne Tracy nbsp 74 MF 12 nbsp Gemma Davison nbsp 74 FW 10 nbsp Julie Fleeting nbsp 74 GK 13 nbsp Rebecca SpencerDF 15 nbsp Gilly FlahertyManager nbsp Vic Akers GK 1 nbsp Carly TelfordDF 9 nbsp Steph HoughtonDF 2 nbsp Sophie Bradley AucklandDF 5 nbsp Jess Wright c nbsp 86 DF 17 nbsp Alex Culvin nbsp nbsp 80 MF 18 nbsp Sophie WaltonMF 14 nbsp Jade Moore nbsp 60 MF 6 nbsp Katie HolthamMF 12 nbsp Jessica ClarkeFW 16 nbsp Amanda BarrFW 8 nbsp Sue SmithSubstitutes DF 23 nbsp Gemma Bonner nbsp 86 MF 20 nbsp Olivia Thackray nbsp 80 DF 19 nbsp Mel Sutcliffe nbsp 60 GK 13 nbsp Emma HigginsDF 21 nbsp Ashley HuttonManager nbsp Rick PassmoorReferences edit a b Smith inspires Arsenal to record ninth cup triumph The Guardian Retrieved 13 June 2017 FA Women s Cup Final Leeds 1 4 Arsenal Arsenal com Retrieved 13 June 2017 FA Cup win secures Arsenal Double BBC Retrieved 13 June 2017 Arsenal 4 1 Leeds United The Guardian Retrieved 13 June 2017 Arsenal win record ninth FA Women s Cup The Telegraph Retrieved 13 June 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 FA Women 27s Cup final amp oldid 1175236338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
