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12 Doncaster Rovers Belles

15 Tweets of the week

16 Match report - Birmingham City

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GOODEVENING and welcome to Halton Stadium for tonight’s game against Doncaster Rovers Belles. The fact that we won 9-0 at Donnie a few weeks ago will have some people assuming this contest should provide an easy three points. We won’t be thinking that way; to do so would be dangerous. For the majority of the 9-0 they had 10 players after Victoria Williams picked up an early red card. There was also the fact that we were ruthless in front of goal and put away most of our opportunities. Everything went right for us and wrong for John Buckley’s team. That happens in football. They’ll be determined to achieve a different outcome this time. That will make our task much more difficult. We’re expecting 90 minutes similar to Donnie’s last visit here; a Continental Cup game that we did well to win 1-0. We go in to this contest on the back of four consecutive victories, the latest a 4-2 win at Birmingham on Sunday.

They are a physical side and we had to work hard from start to finish. Getting bodies behind the ball and pressing the opposition are very important strengths and I felt we did that really well. We did it at 0-0 and we carried on doing it at 4-0. The only slight disappointment was conceding two goals. But you have to give credit to them for continuing to battle. When they were putting balls in the box our goalkeeper Rachael Laws did really well. Her command of the area took pressure off our defenders. A special mention must go to Nicole Rolser too, who scored a hat-trick. She was a thorn in their side for the whole game. Her use of the ball was fantastic and the match-ball was well deserved. She’s been a very good signing for us, who has worked hard to overcome the language barrier. Yesterday again proved her worth. We have no away fixtures remaining now. 21 points from a possible 24 on the road is a decent record. Although we still feel it should have been eight wins, as the defeat at Chelsea shouldn’t have happened. It leaves us with three home games, starting tonight. Right now we are top of the table, two points ahead of Arsenal who have a game in hand. With them not playing until tomorrow we can temporarily increase the gap to five. That’s our aim. Obviously the title is in their hands. But we want to put them under as much pressure as possible. The best way to do that is by concentrating on ourselves and making sure we perform at our maximum this evening. Thank you for your support, and enjoy the game. Matt.

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LIVERPOOL LADIES duo Katie Zelem and Ellie Stewart helped England to the final of the 2013 UEFA Women’s U19s Championships in Wales. The Liverpool Ladies pair were part of a successful campaign but the team fell at the final hurdle as two goals in extra-time gave France victory in Saturday’s final. England, managed by former Everton coach Mo Marley, qualified from their group by following a goalless draw against France with 3-0 wins over Wales and Denmark, with Katie sealing the victory against the Danes with a goal in the final minute. Katie also featured in the semi-final as England thrashed Finland 4-0 at Richmond Park, Carmarthen with Jess Sigsworth, from tonight’s visitors, among the scorers.England then met France again in the final at Llanelli in front of a crowd of more than

1,000. After a goalless 90 minutes, headers from Sandie Toletti and Aminata Diallo gave France the trophy. Katie started the final with Ellie on the bench. Katie tweeted a picture of her silver medal and added: “Starting to sink in what we have achieved, very proud of the team.” Reds boss Matt Beard said: “Katie and Ellie have been training with us since the mid-season break. It’s brilliant to see them involved in that England squad. We were delighted for them, it’s unfortunate they couldn’t just go one step further in the tournament and win it. “The experience they’ve gained from the few weeks away will stand them in good stead and aid their development. They are both good players and we’ll be glad to have them back in and around the group.”

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HELLO and welcome to Halton Stadium for today’s game against Doncaster. Including tonight’s match, there are three league games of the season remaining. Arsenal have one game in hand on us and we are aware that if they manage to secure all of the points in each of their fixtures, they will be champions. If they slip up, though, and we get the results that we need then we’ll lift the title. It’s a cliché in football but all we can do is focus on ourselves and take each game as it comes. The preparation and focus has to be right in every single training session as well as every match if we are to end up with what we want. That approach certainly applies to tonight when we host Doncaster. Only a few weeks ago, we beat them 9-0. Obviously that gives us a lot of confidence. But we are also aware that Doncaster only lost to Arsenal narrowly last weekend. Any team in this league can cause us problems. We never go into any game thinking the result is secure. Every match that remains is a cup final for us. Our games over the last month or so have been chaotic. We’ve scored a lot of goals and conceded a few too. It’s brilliant that the players up front have been finding the net with ease but from a defensive point of view, it’s important we start keeping a few clean sheets. As a defender, I’d love a nice 1-0 win every week. Whatever happens now, it will have been a good season for us considering how new this team is. If we manage to qualify for the Champions League by finishing in the top two, it will be a major achievement. It will give us a lot to look forward to. Before I finish, I’d like to congratulate Ellie Stewart and Katie Zelem for their contributions towards England’s run to the final of Under-19s European Championships.It was great to see them doing so well and hopefully they can bring their form back to Liverpool and help the team over the next few weeks. Don’t forget you can keep up to date throughout the season by following us on Twitter @LFCladies. Thank you all for your support and enjoy the match.

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5 Gemma BonnerDEFENDER • 13/07/91LEEDS

Team captain and a command-ing centre-back who played under Matt Beard at Chelsea after starting with hometown club Leeds United. She is also skipper of England U-23s.

6 Lucy BronzeDEFENDER • 28/10/91BERWICK UPON TWEED

A winter signing from Everton, Lucy is an England U-23 international who can play in either full-back role. Has also played for Sunderland and North Carolina Tar Heels.

1 Danielle GibbonsGOALKEEPER • 31/07/91CHORLEY

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4 Fara WilliamsMIDFIELDER • 25/01/84LONDON

Vastly experienced midfielder who has won more than 100 caps for England. After starting at Chelsea and Charlton, she spent a decade at Everton before joining the Reds in the winter.

7 KATE LONGHURSTFORWARD • 02/05/89CHELMSFORD

Former Colchester, Watford and Millwall striker signed from Chelsea during the summer window. She has represented England at U15s, U17s, U19s and U23s.

8 Katrin OmarsdottirMIDFIELDER • 27/06/87HAMBURG, GERMANY

Icelandic international, recruited this winter from Kristianstads DFF. She attended the University of California and has also played for US sides California Golden Bears and Orange County Waves.

10 Louise ForsMIDFIELDER • 23/10/89STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Swedish international Louise joined from Western Sydney Wanderers in February. Played in Spain with Espanyol as well as Swedish sides Hammarby IF, AIK and Linkoping.

9 Natasha DowieFORWARD • 30/06/88ABU DHABI, UAE

England striker who joined from Everton in November 2012. Has previously played with Watford, Fulham and Charlton.

3 Whitney EngenDEFENDER • 28/11/87TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA USA

Rated by boss Matt Beard as one of the best defenders in the world, Whitney is a USA international. Has previously played for various US clubs and Swedish side Tyreso FF.

2 Samantha ChappellDEFENDER • 24/03/92WARRINGTON

Right-back who joined the Reds from Everton. She has represented England at U-19 level.


13 Amanda Da CostaDEFENDER / MIDFIELD • 07/10/89 SOMERS, NEW YORK, USA

Versatile player, known for her work-rate and technical skills, Amanda joined the Reds from Boston Breakers. She has also played for US teams Washington Freedom and MagicJack.

15 Jess HolbrookMIDFIELDER • 01/08/92ASHTON UNDER LYNE

An exciting player who signed from Leeds in February. Has also played for Everton and appeared in UEFA Women’s Champions League games for the Blues.

22 Sophia RiccioDEFENDER • 15/10/91LIVERPOOL

A left-back or centre-back who has come through the club’s youth system. She was formerly reserve team captain before joining the senior squad last season.

12 Becky EastonDEFENDER • 16/04/74BIRKENHEAD

An experienced defender who signed from Everton this winter. Has also played for Doncaster Rovers Belles. Becky has won 44 senior England caps.

19 Corina SchroderDEFENDER • 15/08/86DINGDEN, GERMANY

A talented left-back who signed from SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. Her honours include winning the UEFA Women’s Champions League, the German League twice and the German Cup.

20 KATIE ZELEMMIDFIELDER • 20/01/96ENGLAND

Teenager who joined the club during the summer after spending nine years with Manchester United Ladies. Another England youth international.

21 SARAH GREGORIUSFORWARD • 06/08.87NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand international striker who joined during the summer from German club SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. Has more than 40 caps for the ‘Football Ferns’.

17 Caroline CharltonDEFENDER • 09/10/89LIVERPOOL

A versatile defender who joined the club back in 2007 having previously played for Macclesfield Town. She lists scoring in front of the Kop as a career highlight.

23 RACHAEL LAWSGOALKEEPER • 05/11/90HEBBURN

England Under-23s goalkeeper who joined on an emergency loan from Sunderland Ladies before making the move permanent this summer.

14 ELLIE STEWARTDEFENDER • 02/11/96ENGLAND

Former Everton defender who joined the Reds during the summer window. She has represented England at U17s level and has been called up into recent U19s squads.

24 Sarah QuantrillGOALKEEPER • 27/07/90NORWICH

A new signing this year, Sarah has previously appeared for Norwich City, Arsenal and Chelsea. She was an FA Women’s Cup winner with the Gunners in 2009.

11 Nicole RoLSerMIDFIELDER • 07/02/92OCHSENHAUSEN, GERMANY

An Under-23 German international, Nicole is a pacy winger who has previously played for VfL Sindelfingen and SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.

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THECLUB was originally formed in 1969 as the Belle Vue Belles by young women who were selling draw tickets on the terraces at Doncaster Rovers. They started out by playing local small-sided games but within a short period of time they found themselves venturing outside of Doncaster, where the Belle Vue part of the name had no meaning. In 1971 the club changed their name and became known as the Doncaster Belles. Since then they have become a major face in the women’s game in this country. In March 2009, Belles were named as one of the eight members of the inaugural FA Women’s Super League due to start in March 2011. The club has finished seventh in each of the first two seasons of the Super League. Pre-season signings include ex-Red Cheryl Foster, defender Emma Thomson and goalkeeper Nicola Hobbs. The team has been managed by ex-pro John Buckley since 2003. John made over 350 appearances for various clubs both sides of the border operating as a tricky winger in a career that took in Celtic, Partick Thistle, Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United, Rotherham United and Scunthorpe. The Belles have had a tough season so far but recorded their first win of the season last Thursday as a goal from Prescot-born Sue Smith proved enough to defeat Lincoln Ladies. They have had a couple of other Liverpool links this season. Ex-Red Cheryl Foster left the club this summer to focus on her teaching career but was replaced by another former Liverpool Ladies player in the no.9 shirt - Katie Brusell.

Home ground: Keepmoat Stadium,Doncaster

Nickname: The Rovers, The Belles

Captain: Leandra Little

Manager: John Buckley

Honours:

FA Women’s Premier League winners: 1991/92, 1993/94runners-up: 1992/93, 2002/03

FA Women’s Cup winners: 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994runners-up: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2002

FA Women’s Premier League Cup runners-up: 1994, 1996, 2009

FA Women’s Community Shield runners-up: 2001, 2003

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Millie joined the club from the Sheffield United Academy in the summer of 2009. ShewasaprolificgoalscorercomingthroughtheAcademyandwillbelookingforthattocontinuewiththeBelles. The20-year-oldisatall,powerful,athleticstrikerwithangoodeyeforgoal. MilliemadeherfirstteamdebutwhenshewasintroducedoffthebenchinAugust2009againstWatfordattheKeepmoatStadium. Theforwardscoredonherfullseniordebutinthe5-0LeagueCupvictoryagainstLeedsCityVixensinSeptember. HerimpressiveformhassinceseenherselectedfortheEnglandU19squad.

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Nottingham-born defender who re-joined the club in August 2012 after a brief spell with Chelsea Ladies. TorioriginallyjoinedBellesin2009fromFATescoPremierLeaguechampsArsenal.ShehadattendedtheArsenalAcademyandbeenaregularmemberoftheGunnerschampionship-winningReservesidefortheprevioustwoseasons. ShestartedhercareerasajuniorwiththeRoversBellesatUnder10sunderVickyExley.ShewasamemberofthatsuccessfulteamuptoUnder14sbeforeshemovedontoLeedsUnitedLadies. WhilstatLeeds,ToriwasselectedfortheEnglandU17squadandwentontogaintwocapsforhercountry.Sheistall,athleticandquick,andprogressedtotheEnglandUnder23ssquadin2011.

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Starting to sink in what we have achieved, very proud of the team#u19 #silvermedal #euros WHITNEY ENGEN @whitneyengen

Worst part of coffee to go is the ten minute internal struggle of, “It smells so good! Feed me caffeine!” And “Do I want taste buds today?” LUCY BRONZE @LucyBronze

“@ADaCosta13Fan: Sorry girls, can’t make the game today #TWAL” not gonna lie I thought this was actually @ADacosta13 tweeting at first #Phew ANITA HOUGHTON @Anita_Shorty_H

Makin the 3hr trip home! Gr8 game GEMMA BONNER @gembon23

Another tough 3 points picked up yesterday, now looking forward to a day of activities at the @RicohArena with @JaguarAcademy #SportsAid AMANDA DACOSTA @ADacosta13

Come on you REDDDSS! Men and women at the top of the league? Get in! #LFC #winning

MATT BEARD @mattbeard02

Congratulations to Mo Marley and England U19’s! #anotherfinal AMANDA DACOSTA @ADacosta13

Stopping by Stratford to see my main man Billy Shakespeare before our game at Birmingham #killit #tobeornottobe SARAH GREGORIUS @sarah_grego

Another biiig 3 points for #LLFC & a biiig Happy NZ Father’s Day! Odd taste in hats but still gotta love him. FORMBY JUNIOR SPORTS CLUB @FJSCgirlsteam

Girls are very excited to be mascots at @LFCladies game against @DoncasterBelles on Wednesday LOUISE FORS @LolloFors

I love that my team mate @fara_williams47 always telling the ref that i cant speak english when i am in trouble. haha! FARA WILLIAMS @fara_williams47

Good luck to all the u19 and Mo Marley who play in the euro final today against France #youcandothis


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NICOLE ROLSER scored a hat-trick to keep the Reds top of the league. Despite a spirited Birmingham fightback in the second half, it was the German who was the difference between the two sides at the DCS Stadium. Despite the three goals, Rolser refused to take all the glory and says the most important thing was seeing her side come away with all three points. She opened the scoring on 25 minutes latching on to Louise Fors’ deep cross to fire home from an acute angle. Fors then made it two with a superb 25-yard free kick, before Rolser completed her hat-trick either side of half time after two blistering runs on goal. Manager Matt Beard was pleased with the overall performance and more importantly the result. “Once we got the first goal it seemed to settle us down and we played some good stuff. Our first goal was a great move and a good finish from Nicole, obviously the free kick was special but the most important thing was we won and it kept us top of the league.” Birmingham rallied in the second half and came back into it. Seventeen-year-old Coral Haines came off the bench and scored within a minute. Izzy Christiansen pulled another back midway through the second half after good work by Kirsty Linnett, but Liverpool held on for the win.

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THE LAST FEW MONTHS have seen the Liverpool FC Foundation reaching out to more people than ever before at home and abroad, using the power of the LFC name to help change lives all over the world for the better. Locally a men’s health trailer was launched over the summer providing free health and wellbeing advice to over 2,000 people, in conjunction with the Peoples Postcode Trust. Cookery and healthy eating classes were also delivered with the Salvation Army. The Liverpool FC Foundation also launched a men’s health booklet offering simple and realistic steps to a healthier lifestyle, and 110 people – previously with low or sedentary levels of physical activity – took part in a Liverpool-to-Chester bike ride. Elsewhere the summer saw matches, tournaments and coaching sessions organised for military veterans – with a five-a-side league and more events scheduled for mid-September through until Christmas 2013. Dummy copy here a paragraph about Respect 4 All to be supplied. Dummy copy here a paragraph about Respect 4 All to be supplied. Dummy copy here a paragraph about Respect 4 All to be supplied. Elsewhere the Liverpool FC Foundation was also integral to the club’s pre-season tour. While Mighty Red and helpers paid a special visit to Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, there were Warrior soccer clinics at three local clubs –Middle Park FC, South Yarra FC and South Melbourne Women – attended by first-team players Iago Aspas, Simon Mignolet, Andre Wisdom, Luis Alberto and Jay Spearing.

Fellow Reds Lucas, and Luis Suarez met the Reagan Millstein Foundation, and legends Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler delighted fans with a Q&A session at the city’s official LFC supporters club. More events took place in Thailand where around 65 talented young players were coached by Robbie and Ian in conjunction with the country’s ministry for tourism and sport – and at the Bangkok School for the Blind a team from the Liverpool FC Foundation coached 40 students who were blind or partially sighted in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank and Seeing Is Believing.

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LIVERPOOL Ladies went on a scoring spree as the league leaders thrashed Doncaster Rovers Belles at the Keepmoat Stadium. MattBeard’ssideranout9-0winners,boostingtheirgoaldifferencewhichcouldprovevitalcometheendoftheseason.NatashaDowiehitahat-tricktotakehertallyfortheseasonto15astheRedsstayedtopoftheFAWomen’sSuperLeague. Liverpoolwere7-0upatthebreakasDoncasterstruggledafterbeingreducedto10playersafterjustsixminutes. CaptainGemmaBonnerfiredtheRedssideintotheleadafterjustthreeminutesafterAmandaDaCostahadfiredagainstthebar,andLouiseFors


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made it 2-0 from the penalty spot after six minutes following the sending off of Victoria Williams. Dowie then scored twice, including a penalty, before a Fara Williams double made it 6-0 on 37 minutes as Liverpool kept up attack after attack. Dowie then completed her hat-trick five minutes before the break to put the Reds seven up. Nicole Rolser made it 8-0 16 minutes from time, and Doncaster’s miserable night was completed in stoppage time when Kate Longhurst made it 9-0 with her first goal since signing this summer.

Liverpool: Laws; Bronze, Bonner (c), Engen, Schroder (Riccio 55); Fors (Gregorius 71), Williams, Omarsdottir, Rolser; Da Costa; Dowie (Longhurst 80)


FLYING WINGER Nicole Rolser has made quite an impact during her first season in the FA Women’s Super League. As well as adding pace and width to the Liverpool line-up, the German ace has also shown a key eye for goal since settling into her role on the left-hand side of the pitch.Starting with her goal in the 4-1 derby winat Everton back in early June, Nicole has now scored 10 in eight matches, including a first hat-trick in a Liverpool shirt in Sunday’s game at Birmingham City. Her goals - and assists – have played a big part in helping Matt Beard’s side head into the final month of the season at the summit of the league table. She admits that the team’s successes this season have come a little earlier than expected. Speaking to the Liverpool Ladies programme in excellent English, she says:“At the beginning I didn’t think we would do so well because we are a new team. I thought maybe the second year would be better but I’m impressed that we have gelled quickly and we are competing so well. I think we have a good team with good players and that is the reason why we have been doing so well. Matt has done a good job in assembling all the different type of players needed to excel as a team and we are all enjoying playing together.” Nicole signed for the Reds back in November but her assimilation into the team was helped by the eve-of-season arrival of her compatriot and left-back Corina Schroder.The pair played together in the women’s Bundesliga with SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and their friendship has helped each other settle.

“We share the same house along with a couple of our other team-mates. I have enjoyed living in England and other than the language it isn’t too different to Germany. But it was a bit easier for me when Coco arrived because at that time I couldn’t really speak English so that meant we were able to help each other out. “From a playing point of view as well, it has been good that we know each other from our old club and so we know each other’s games quite well.” In pre-season Matt Beard was excited at capturing Nicole’s signature and knew her pace was something his team would be able to exploit.

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Back then he said: “Nicole’s a very exciting player and I’m looking forward to seeing how she does in her first year in this country.“She is an out and out winger who is quick and works hard defensively as well. It will be interesting to see how other teams in this country are going to cope with her pace and how direct she is. She’s got great feet and is aggressive too.” The Reds have utilised those qualities well. Nicole is hoping that the 2013 campaign will have a silver lining but admits that qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League would be a fine achievement. “I think for the first year our targets were to finish in the top two but I won’t say no if you ask me whether we want to win the league! It would be nice to have the chance to play in European competition with this team.”It has been a busy time for the 21-year-old, who hails from Ochsenhausen in southern Germany. As well as her footballing

commitments, she is studying for a qualification in business administration. “I’m doing a distance learning course through a university in Germany.,” she explains. “They send me all the books and I am doing exams here in Liverpool. I manage to fit it in around training. Sometimes it’s hard to make the time but I think I am very focused!” She has also been a key member of the class on the football pitch too. Prior to the Reds’ 9-0 win against tonight’s visitors 11 days ago, the Reds were involved in two nail-biting 4-3 wins. Nicole scored in front of the BT Sport cameras at Bristol Academy – “that was a funny goal, I really didn’t know too much about it!,” she says of her close-range header from a corner. She then scored a dramatic winner against Chelsea in the last game here at Halton Stadium, netting with five minutes to go as Liverpool came from behind to triumph 4-3. “We finish the season with three home games now and hopefully we can do well here in front of our fans and end the season as strongly as possible.”

“We finish the season with three home games now and hopefully we can do well here in front of our fans and end the season as strongly as possible.”


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1 Which three ladies previously played for Chelsea?

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3 Which player was born in AbuDhabi?

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5 Which two players are half Portuguese?

HOWDIDYOUDO? RED HERRING: Fara Williams. She previously played for Chelsea, Charl-

ton and Everton not Manchester City. MIGHTY REDS FIENDISH FIVE: 1 Gemma Bonner, Fara Williams and Sarah Quantrill, 2. Swedish, 3. Nata-

sha Dowie, 4. Katrin Omarsdottir, 5. Lucy Bronze and Amanda Da Costa.

Former teams – Colchester United, Watford, Millwall and Chelsea

Her Liverpool ladies squad number

Followers on Twitter

One of her favourite tv shows!

LIVERPOOL Ladies produced a thrilling 4-3 win for the second successive week when they met Chelsea at Halton last month. TheRedshadstayedtopofthetablewhentheywonbytheoddgoalinsevenatBristolAcademyaweekearlierandtheyrepeatedthedosewithanotherthrillingfinishagainsttheBlues. SuchanendinghadseemedunlikelywhenChelsearacedintoatwo-goalleadinsidesevenminutesthankstogoalsfromSofiaJakobsonandEniolaAluko. ButfarWilliamspulledonebackfromafree-kicktorestorehopeandLiverpoolleveledwhenaLouiseForscornerwasflickedonbycaptainGemmaBonnerforNicoleRolsertoequalise. AdramaticfinishsawChelsearegaintheleadwhenBeckyEastoncouldonlydivertaJakobssoncrossintoherownnet.ButagaintheRedsralliiedwithRolser’sdrivencrossbeingheadedhomebytopscorerDowie. Andwithsixminutesleftthesamepaircombinedagain–thistimeDowieturningproviderforRolsertonetthewinnerandkeeptheRedsatthetopiftheFAWSLtable. “Wedon’tdothingstheeasyway,”arelievedReds’managerMattBeardsaidafterwards.“ThegoalswegaveawayweresloppybutIcan’tfaultthespiritweshowed.Wenevergaveupandgotwhatwedeserved.”

Liverpool: Quantrill(Laws45);Bronze,Engen,Bonner(c)(Easton65),Schroder;Fors(Longhurst79),Omarsdottir,Williams,DaCosta,Rolser;Dowie

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IN MY LIFE SARAH GREGORIUS

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Because football isn’t the number 1 sport in New Zealand, you had to look abroad. My uncle used to like the French team – the way they played. So I grew up watching Thierry Henry and Zinedine Zidane.

In other sports, there are lots of people to choose from. Maybe I’ll go for Valerie Adams, an Olympic gold medals in athletics.

That’s a tough question to answer. But the two goals that stick out were in the World Cup in 2011 against England. It was my first major tournament and my first goal at a major tournament. After that, I scored a goal against Cameroon in the Olympics. They were special moments even though they weren’t spectacular goals.

I don’t really care. With New Zealand, I’m number 10. The most important thing is that I’m in the team.

I’ve had tonnes over the years. When Iwas young and in school, my mum owned childcare centres. So I’d go there after school. I was terrible at it, though. I’m not good with young children. T hey cried a lot and I don’t think I helped!

Easy one, English.

When I was in New Zealand and before I moved to Germany I was working in tourism and marketing in Auckland. I really, really enjoyed it. Had other opportunities not came along, I’d probably still be there.

I’m a bit of a bookworm. At the moment, I’m reading Winter of the World by Ken Follett.


Gosh, that’s a tough one. Recently I read The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green. It was excellent. So I’ll say that one.

That would be the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. We played against Team GB in the opening match of the Olympics last year.

That’s easy, Fara Williams for sure. She never stops.

From a really selfish point of view, I’d move all of the big leagues a little bit closer to home. Maybe then I wouldn’t have to travel 36 hours for a game of football!


SEASON STATS 2013

FAWSLFIXTURES2013(Home games at Halton Stadium in CAPS, cup fixtures denoted in brackets)

Date Opponent Result

March 17 Aston Villa (FAC 5) 5-0 Williams 3, Fors (pen), DowieMarch 23 EVERTON(CC) 1-1 Fors (pen)March 31 Sunderland (FAC 6) 2-1 Fenlon-Billson, Omarsdottir April 14 Lincoln Ladies 1-0 DowieApril 28 ARSENALLADIES(FACSF) 1-2 DowieMay 04 DONCASTERRB(CC) 1-0 DowieMay 07 Arsenal Ladies 4-0 Da Costa 2, Dowie, ForsMay 12 Chelsea Ladies 1-2 EngenMay 19 Chelsea (CC) 4-0 Dowie 2, Rolser, WilliamsMay 29 LINCOLNLADIES 3-2 Dowie, Horwood (OG), ForsJune 4 Everton Ladies 4-1 Rolser, Fors, Schroder, DowieJune 8 BIRMINGHAMCITY 4-1 Rolser 2, Bronze, DowieAug 3 ARSENALLADIES 0-3Aug 7 LINCOLNLADIES(CC) 1-1 DowieAug 10 Bristol Academy 4-3 Fors (pen), Rolser, Omarsdottir, BonnerAug 17 CHELSEALADIES 4-3 Williams, Dowie, Rolser 2Aug 24 Doncaster 9-0 Dowie 3 (1 pen), Williams 2, Bonner, Fors (pen), Rolser, LonghurstSept 1 Birmingham City 4-2 Rolser 3, ForsSept 4 DONCASTERRB(7.45pm)

Sept 12 EVERTONLADIES(7.30pm)

Sept 29 BRISTOLACADEMY(2pm)

GAMES&GOALS2013(substitute appearances in brackets, ** no longer with club)

FA WSL CONT CUP FA CUP App Goals App Goals App Goals

1 Danielle Gibbons 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 Samantha Chappell 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 Whitney Engen 10 1 4 0 3 0

4 Fara Williams 11 3 4 1 3 3

5 Gemma Bonner 10 2 4 0 3 0

6 Lucy Bronze 10(1) 1 3(1) 0 0 0

7 Katie Longhurst 0(5) 1 0 0 0 0

8 Katrin Omarsdottir 8(2) 1 3(1) 0 2(1) 1

9 Natasha Dowie 11 9 4 4 3 2

10 Louise Fors 11 6 4 1 3 1

11 Nicole Rolser 11 10 4 1 3 0

12 Becky Easton 3(5) 0 1(1) 0 3 0

13 Amanda Da Costa 11 2 4 0 2 0

14 Ellie Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 Jess Holbrook 3(3) 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0

17 Caroline Charlton 0 0 0 0 0 0

19 Corina Schroder 11 0 4 0 1(1) 0

20 Katie Zelem 0 0 0 0 0 0

21 Sarah Gregorius 0(3) 0 1 0 0 0

22 Sophia Riccio 0(2) 0 0(2) 0 0 0

23 Rachael Laws 5(1) 0 1 0 0 0

24 Sarah Quantrill 6 0 3 0 3 0

** Katie Brusell 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0

** Hannah Keryakoplis 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0

** Michelle Evans 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0

** Lillie Fenlon-Billson 0(6) 0 0(3) 0 1(2) 1

All statistics correct up to and including 01.09.2013

FAWOMEN’SSUPERLEAGUE P W D L F A Pts

Liverpool Ladies 11 9 0 2 38 17 27

Arsenal Ladies 10 8 1 1 27 10 25Bristol Academy 9 7 0 2 22 14 21Birmingham City 10 3 3 4 11 17 12Everton Ladies 9 3 2 4 17 21 11Chelsea Ladies 12 3 1 8 19 22 10Lincoln Ladies 11 1 3 7 8 14 6Doncaster Rovers Belles 7 1 2 7 5 32 5

CONTINENTALCUP–FINALGROUPSTANDINGS

P W D L F A Pts

Liverpool Ladies 3 2 1 0 6 1 7Everton Ladies 3 2 1 1 6 3 7Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 0 1 2 2 5 1Chelsea Ladies 3 0 1 2 2 7 1

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Liverpool LadiesManager: MattBeard

1 DanielleGibbons

2 SamanthaChappell

3 WhitneyEngen

4 FaraWilliams

5 GemmaBonner (c)

6 LucyBronze

7 KateLonghurst

8 KatrinOmarsdottir

9 NatashaDowie

10 LouiseFors

11 NicoleRolser

12 BeckyEaston

13 AmandaDaCosta

14 EllieStewart

15 JessHolbrook

17 CarolineCharlton

19 CorinaSchroder

20 KatieZelem

21 SarahGregorius

22 SophiaRiccio

23 RachaelLaws

24 SarahQuantrill

Doncaster Rovers BellesManager: JohnBuckley

1 Nicola Hobbs 2 Lyndsey Cunningham 3 Naomi Chadwick 4 Leandra Little 5 Jessica Sigsworth 6 Kasia Lipka 7 Julie Melrose 8 Sue Smith 9 Katie Brusell 10 Millie Bright 11 Bethany England 12 Nicola Emery 13 Nicola Davies 14 Lucy Sowerby 15 Victoria Williams 16 Ashleigh Mills 17 Carla Tomkins 18 Jemma Purfield 19 Danielle Cox 20 Rhiannon Roberts 21 Emma Johnson 22 Emma Higgins 23 Lauren Cresswell

MATCHOFFICIALS

Referee: Brian McGill

Assistant Referee: Keiron Jones

Assistant Referee: William Slinger

Fourth Official: Daniel Hitchell

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