Two goals that did not count
Chelsea had the ball in the net twice in the first half at the Bravida Arena on Tuesday evening. Neither stood, and BK Hacken walked away with a 0-0 draw in the Women’s Champions League group stage.
The first came after five minutes. Wieke Kaptein steered home from a corner, but the referee had already spotted Lexi Potter tangling with the Hacken goalkeeper and called a foul. On 28 minutes Melvine Malard raced clear and beat Jennifer Falk with a lovely angled finish, only for the flag to go up. She had left a fraction too early.
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Falk stands tall
Sonia Bompastor’s side controlled most of the evening in Gothenburg, yet Falk kept finding answers. Her best moment arrived three minutes after the restart, when Malard fed Ellie Carpenter in close and the Hacken keeper threw up a strong hand to keep it out.
The hosts nearly stole it at the death. Maja Bodin got in behind on the counter in the 87th minute and beat Buurman for pace, but was pushed slightly wide and Chelsea’s goalkeeper Peng made a big save to protect the point.
Unbeaten, but frustrated
The result keeps Chelsea without a defeat in this season’s competition. It is still the kind of night that stings in a group stage where every point shapes the knockout seeding, and the Blues created enough to win it twice over.
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