Alexia Putellas and Kadidiatou Diani absolutely exploded for London City Lionesses, each bagging two goals as they dropped a SIX-spot on Tottenham! That 6-1 thrashing just torched Spurs’ unbeaten start to the Women’s Super League campaign, and man, what a way to do it.
Putellas Puts Spurs on Blast Early and Often
Seriously, Putellas, the two-time Women’s Ballon d’Or winner and four-time Women’s Champions League champ with Barcelona, just announced her arrival in the WSL. She already snagged her first WSL goal last week in that 2-0 win over Brighton, but Sunday at BetWright Stadium was something else. She only needed three minutes to open the scoring! Grace Geyoro fired a shot, the home keeper Lize Kop parried it, and BAM, Putellas was there with the left foot to bury the rebound. Her summer move from Spain is already paying dividends big time. Then, in the 22nd minute, French forward Diani got her first WSL goal, finishing off a slick move that involved Freya Godfrey and Lucia Corrales. But Putellas wasn’t done! She grabbed her second, and London City’s third, in the 34th minute. Danielle van de Donk did some incredible work to get to the byeline and pull the ball back, and Putellas just smashed it into the roof of the net. Spurs almost got one back right before halftime, with Julie Blakstad hitting a wicked free-kick from 25 yards, but keeper Elene Lete made an unbelievable save, tipping it onto the crossbar. What a stop!
Lionesses Keep Piling It On, Tottenham Can’t Catch a Break
The second half started with London City just cranking up the pressure even more. Van de Donk, who was setting up goals all over the place, totally deserved her own strike in the 52nd minute to make it 4-0. She converted Diani’s low cross from the right at the near post. You thought maybe Tottenham was completely dead in the water, but credit to them, they answered right back! Victoria Pelova, a summer signing from Arsenal, snagged her fifth WSL goal of the season immediately after, controlling Blakstad’s cross and finishing strong. But any hope of a comeback was short-lived. Kop’s clearance got charged down by Diani, who then had the easiest job in soccer, just walking the ball into an unguarded net. That restored the four-goal lead and, honestly, probably killed Spurs’ spirit. London City wasn’t even done with that. In injury time, substitute Delphine Cascarino sealed the deal with a brilliant individual effort. She ran at the home defense, hit a stepover to create space, and fired it past Kop for the SIXTH goal. This team is absolutely on fire right now! More to follow.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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