Everton Women record another derby victory

Everton's Women's team emerged the victors from the final WSL Goodison derby when they edged neighbours Liverpool 1-0 today.

The Blues's decisive goal came in hugely controversial circumstances, however, when Reds defender Fuka Nagano was adjudged to have tripped Honoka Hayashi in the area, prompting the award of a penalty.

Katja Snoeijs buried the resulting penalty to send Everton into the break a goal to the good, a lead they would successfully protect, but replays showed that the offence took place outside the penalty area.

The result prolongs the Blues' unbeaten record against Liverpool in the WSL but the opposition manager expressed his frustration at the officiating afterwards:

 "It wasn't a penalty. That's it. It changes the complete complexity of the game.  You have the referee, the fourth official, the linesman and the assistant referee all with unblocked views. Even I saw the contact was about a yard outside the box.

"I just give up with it to be honest with you because it happens every week - not just with us. It's cost us the game today, 100%."

 

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