Asa's Blog – March 2011 Archive (73)

Women's International Challenge Matches

Netherlands v Scotland

Sunday 3rd April 2011, kick-off 2.30pm 

Kras Stadion, Volendam 



Scotland v USA (Closed Door)

Wednesday 6th April 2011, kick-off 3pm 

The Falkirk Stadium

Scotland travel to Volendam to take on Netherlands on Sunday. That's followed by an opportunity to test themselves against one of the biggest names in women's football the USA in a closed doors match the…

USA beat England 2 - 0 in a a training match(?) behind closed doors today.this was Hope Solo's first game back.The game was played at Bromley FC ground,and a lot of the players were unhappy with the pitch.

Goals From:

Lauren Cheney

Photo:Getty Images

Alex Morgan…

Photo: evertonfc.com

With the launch of The FA WSL less than two weeks away, Everton Ladies players will be offering free and fun coaching sessions to their local community ahead of their first WSL fixture, which will be a derby match against Liverpool Ladies FC on Thursday 14th April.

Activities will include skill sessions, penalty kicks, and beat-the-goalie competitions where girls aged between 7 and 15 can come and meet the players and show off…

The Arsenal midfielder says the hiatus may not be permanent, Chapman admits she is struggling to balance family commitments with football.

Chapman, who recently returned from a spell at Chicago Red Stars, has withdrawn from the side due to face the United States in a World Cup warm-up.

"I was surprised by Katie's decision," said England coach Hope Powell.

"But her family commitments are very…

Photo: Ned Dishman/Getty Images North America

Important representatives of women's soccer met on Monday 28 March 2011, to the welcome event of the USA-OK at the residence of German Ambassador Dr. Klaus Scharioth, in Washington.OC President Steffi Jones, the international World Cup ambassador and U.S. icon Mia Hamm and the former national player Kristine Lily, who has 352 caps for the U.S. team the world record of most operations for a national team, were…

Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir is the latest Icelandic landsliðskonan that contracts with the Swedish team in the Premiership but it has decided to make a three-year contract with Swedish champions Malmö LdB. Sara Björk has been on trial at the club and looked very well in all conditions but with the Malmö-team featured landsliðsmarkvörðurinn Thora Helgadottir Dixon.



"I'm very excited. I have not signed but I go out on Wednesday, signed the agreement and move…

Photo: olweb.fr

Olympique Lyonnais was consecrated champions of France even with 4 games to play in this season thanks to their 1-0 win away to Montpellier. 

In the first half, both teams struggled to impose their game on the synthetic pitch at Sussargues. Montpellier created some gaps in the first quarter of an hour through Marie-Laure Délie, before Lyon really pitched camp in their opponents half. On both…

Vietnam's draw 1-1 with the tournament hosts was good enough to secure them top spot. Nguyen Thi Hoa scored the goal for Vietnam, Tsai Li-Chen replied in the 77’ to make the game leval and end in a draw.

Thailand ran out 4-0 winners over Hong Kong in their last group game, with two goals from Chidtawan Chawong and one each for Sunisa Srangthaisong and Pitsamai Sornsai.

Vietnam and Thailand go forward and will meet Iran, Jordan…

Davisons Frudles Premiership League Fixtures

Week Beginning 18th April

Wed     Crusaders Strikers          V          Loughgall Lakers

Wed     Fermanagh Mallards       V          Glentoran Belfast United

Wed     Ballymena Utd Allstars   V          Newbridge Predators

Wed     Linfield Ladies                V         Mid-Ulster Ladies

Week Beginning 25th April

Wed     Glentoran Belfast United…

American by birth but Greater Mancunian by descent, the New Jersey based goalkeeper Karen Bardsley will delight in beating her compatriots when she turns out for England against the US at Leyton Orient on Saturday.

"I've lived all my life in the US," said Bardsley as she looked ahead to the warm-up fixture for this summer's World Cup finals, "but to be brutally honest I don't really have any ties to the country apart from my mum and dad.

"Most of the rest of my…

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FA PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL DIVISION

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Watford

NORTHERN DIVISION

Coventry City 2-1 Curzon Ashton

Derby County 1-2 Newcastle United

Leeds City Vixens 0-1 Rochdale

Leicester City WFC 2-3 Aston Villa

Manchester City 2-0 Preston North End

SOUTHERN DIVISION

Colchester United 0-1 Charlton Athletic

Keynsham Town 0-1 Queens Park…

LDB Malmo win a closely fought out game with KIF Orebro 2 - 1, with all the goals coming in the second half.

LDB Malmo beat  KIF Orebro 2-1 to win the Swedish Super Cup

Goals:

Hanna Ågren 57’

Sarah Storck…

Millwall Lionesses 1 – 2 Bristol Academy FA Women's Cup Quarter-Final

Goals:

Kate Longhurst 6 min (Millwall)

Helen Bleazard 28 min (Bristol)

Jess Fishlock 35 min (Bristol)

Photos:bawfc,AP

Liverpool 3 – 0 Doncaster Rovers Belles FA Women's Cup…

Sunday’s Quarter-Final Matches  

Barnet v West Ham United (Hanwell Town FC, 2pm)

Liverpool v Doncaster Rovers Belles (Skelmersdale Utd FC,2pm)

Millwall Lionesses v Bristol Academy (Beckenham Town…

Today’s Matches Kick-off 2pm

FA PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL DIVISION

Nottingham Forest v Watford (Carlton Town FC)

NORTHERN DIVISION

Coventry City v Curzon Ashton (Sphinx FC)

Derby County v Newcastle…

Photos: Getty Images 

FFC Frankfurt 2 – 1 FFC Turbine Potsdam  DFB Women’s Cup…

Indian women’s football team lost 1 – 5 to Uzbekistan and failed to advance to the second round of Olympics qualifiers in a play-off match on Wednesday. India and Uzbekistan had played out a 1-1 draw in their last league match on Tuesday to finish on same four points a win and a draw each also had the same goal difference, which led to Wednesday's play-off to decide the Group B winner. Bangladesh had lost both their matches against India and Uzbekistan by identical margins of 0-3. In the…

HOPE POWELL is approaching her 134th game as manager of the England women's team.