Watched my first women's match yesterday (England v's Nigeria) and have to say I was impressed. It was refreshing not to have players rolling around feigning injury and blatantly wasting time. The blot was Lauren James' blatant stamping on the Nigerian player but wasn't it refreshing that the Nigerian player simply appealed against the action and did not do the compulsory "I'm going to die" act of the PL.
From an actual playing aspect I was particularly surprised by the power in Chloe Kelly's penalty. An MSN blog article reported ... "And it has now been revealed that her thumping effort clocked in at a stunning 111km per-hour - by far the most powerful shot of the Women's World Cup so far and even more powerful than any effort from the 2022-23 Premier League campaign."
The only downer is whether I can put up with the shrieking and screaming from the spectators!
