Chelsea Women & Sheffield United Women Win Midweek Pre-Season Matches

Chelsea Women  Sheffield United Women Win Midweek Pre Season Matches
Catarina Macario who was on target for Chelsea in Urecht Photo by Alex BroadwayGetty Images

Chelsea Women and Sheffield United Women both came out on top in pre-season friendlies played on Thursday 14 August.

In the Netherlands for a training camp, Chelsea took on FC Utrecht in a match played behind closed doors.

The Blues finished the game with a clean sheet, while Catarina Macario and Mara Alber each found the net once.

Chelsea are in action again this Sunday, when they tackle Ajax at De Toekomst in Amsterdam with a 1pm BST kick-off.

Sheffield United visited Everton for another behind-closed-doors game, with the hosts failing to turn their dominance into efforts on goal before conceding a late goal on the break.

Kelly Gago did have a goal ruled out for offside however, while Katja Snoeijs saw her volley kept out by a last-ditch block.

With 10 minutes left, Eva Butler broke down the right and her low cross was slotted home by Grace Foy.

Friendly fixtures for Friday 15 August

Paris Saint-Germain v Aston Villa (behind closed doors, 4pm BST)
Seville v Tottenham Hotspur (JesĂşs Navas Stadium, 7pm)

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