US EditionKerr Nets Twice on First Chelsea Start in Nearly Two Years
Sam Kerr scored twice on her first start since December 2023 as Chelsea dominated with six goals, including a brace from Catarina Macario and an own goal by Lisa Ebert.
- Recently, Chelsea women's team beat St Polten 6-0 away with Sam Kerr scoring twice on her first Chelsea start since December 2023.
- At 12 minutes, Catarina Macario created the opening goal by sliding the ball to Ellie Carpenter, who picked out Wieke Kaptein, then Macario doubled the lead before the break and scored a penalty.
- An own goal widened the gap for Chelsea as Lisa Ebert compounded St Polten's problems, while Naomi Girma had a goal disallowed for offside and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd assisted a low finish past Carina Schluter.
- The result strengthens Chelsea's credentials in the group as Sonia Bompastor's side laid down a marker with Sam Kerr's opening strike adding gloss to the dominant scoreline.
- Elsewhere on Tuesday, Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Paris FC, Lyon beat Wolfsburg 3-1, and Valerenga won at Roma.
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Kerr nets twice on first Chelsea start in nearly two years
Australia striker Sam Kerr scored twice in her first start for Chelsea in 692 days as the London side thrashed St Polten 6-0 in Austria in the Women's Champions League on Tuesday.Kerr, who returned to action in September after a long spell on the sidelines following an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustai
Striker Sam Kerr is back in action. She scored twice as Chelsea thrashed St. Pölten 6-0 away in Champions League football.
Against the next superpower in the Champions League, the footballers of SKN St. Pölten took the expected, clear defeat. England's champion Chelsea lost the Lower Austrians 0:6 (0:2). Anything but the third failure after the 0:6 against Atletico Madrid and 0:3 against Olympique Lyon would have been a sensation. Nevertheless, on Tuesday 2,400 fans went on pilgrimage to St. Pölten to watch one of the biggest names in European women's football. Chel…
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Sam Kerr stars in first Chelsea start for almost two years as Blues thrash St Polten
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