SUPER Falcons' forward, Asisat Oshoala is in cloud nine
after claiming her first laurel with Arsenal Ladies on Saturday as the Gunners
defeated Chelsea Ladies 1-0 to lift their 14th Women FA Cup in 15th final
appearance.
An elated Oshoala could not hide
her feelings as she uploaded her picture with the trophy on her Instagram
account immediately after the encounter,
“Oh yea it happened hhaahhaha 🏆🏆🏆 1st
Trophy In Europe #SuperZee #FACUP,” said the Nigerian international along with
the picture.
The Blue ladies who are defending champions failed in
their bid to retain the trophy as Oshoala and his teammates mounted pressure
all the way that eventually paid off thanks to Danielle Carter’s 18th-minute
stunner.
The match which was played at Wembley had a record
attendance of 32,912 even as some missed the kick off due to long ticket queues
outside the ground.
Oshoala came close to registering her name in the score
sheet in the 42nd minutes following a great move through the middle which was
ignited when Kelly Smith but the
Nigerian international however failed to make solid contact on the ball falling
inside the penalty area instead .
Although Oshoala was booked in the course of the match it
did not remove anything from her impressive contribution with a rating of 7.5.
In the opposite side Nigerian born Eniola Aluko was full
of spark winning a corner with 20 minutes remaining but teammates Ji who should
have done better and probably sealed an equalizer failed to convert when the
set piece fell to her feet but she sliced wide.
Oshoala joined Arsenal ladies from Liverpool in January
this year.
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