Brighton 2-2 Chelsea, Super League for women: reaction after the game

Brighton Women showed Chelsea and the rest of the world why they didn't lose a single game at home this season this season. Her pressing was relentless and the blues had no answer, since Hannah Hamptons now played well -recorded ball game problems in our inability to leave our own half.

Even Naomi Girmala, who finally got her Chelsea debut, couldn't be much help, since the backline did not not end up with Nikita Parris, Fran Kirby and the rest of Brighton's attack line and the midfield, which almost approached our defensive third. It really seemed as if the hosts were getting the best out of us, at least in this first half, and in the second half we would need some adjustments to get out of a hole that we dug.

And yet we somehow got the opening goal. Lauren James brought the ball in the area, crossed it into the long post and the distraction fell Sandy Baltimore, who turned the chance with a beautiful volleye.

However, the restrictions of the above -mentioned Chelsea goalkeeper go beyond their passport area and how to deal with presses such as Brighton. She makes some good parades from time to time, but she is not Ann-Katrin Berger-Spiegel on greeting. As she showed in Brighton's binding destination, where she completely flight Marisa Olislagrer's shot.

At least the hole was not as deep as it would have had Brighton the Go Shead goal. But it still made our mission to end their unbeaten series at the Broadfield stage much more difficult, since the number of points from Olislagers gave them a massive boost to increase the lines.

It is not surprising that Chelsea, who had a few successive passes after leaving the ball from the area, tried a lot in front of the goal after compensation. In one of these possibilities you got the lead over Vicky Losada.

We had to change things in the second half if we were at least saving one point out of this mess. The obvious decision was to take out Kaptein, who was often far from good enough to start Chelsea games. Instead, Manager Sonia Bombastor decided in Oriane Jean-François for Keira Walsh zu Sub, who was the only player who kept the midfield for us.

It did not look like the bet of the head coach was paying, especially after the Girmal had been decreased either because of fitness pre-view measures or for a direct injury. Fortunately for us, Lauren is James Magic and WSL games have no var.

After Lauren's goal, Brighton wanted to do anything to keep her unbeaten series at home. And they managed to make James and Mayra Ramírez some efforts.

• Naomi Girma starts!
• Beautiful Salve of Sandy Baltimore to take the lead. Best signing of the season.
• Wieke Kaptein is as hard as she tries, not the player you start in midfield against a team like Brighton.
• Next: Leicester City at home for women's Super League.
• KTBFH.