Goals from Steph Catley and Stina Blackstenius gave Arsenal victory as Khiara Keating made a late error having earlier saved Kim Little’s penalty
Khiara Keating’s fairytale journey dramatically stuttered against Arsenal on Sunday, with Manchester City’s 19-year-old goalkeeper at fault for both goals in the Gunners’ gutsy victory.Taylor was proved right as first Keating’s scrappy clearance was eventually curled in by Steph Catley and then an attempt to reach a long ball was mistimed – the keeper punching the ball behind her – allowing Stina Blackstenius to collect and stroke in.
With just one player, the former Gunner Jill Roord, joining City in the summer and no Champions League qualifying campaign, Taylor’s team have looked the most settled side this season. But they had won only once at Meadow Park in eight years before this game, a 2-1 win in the behind-closed-doors season of 2020-21.
There were two changes to Eidevall’s side that secured a 2-1 defeat of Bristol City before the international break, with Amanda Ilestedt replacing Laia Codina at centre-back and the forward Cloé Lacasse on instead of the full-back Noelle Maritz, with McCabe dropping into the right-back position. Meadow Park erupted and so did Arsenal’s play. Just four minutes later they were awarded a penalty after Esme Morgan’s underhit pass back to Keating was pounced on by Lacasse and the goalkeeper clipped the ankle of the Canadian. Up stepped the captain, Kim Little, but Keating made amends for her error, diving to her left and tipping the shot on to the inside of post. The ball trickled free but Alanna Kennedy beat Lotte Wubben-Moy to the rebound and thumped it clear.
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