Leicester Win to Stay Top of Group! - London City v Leicester City - Subway WLC Highlights 25-26

Match day two of the Subway Women's League Cup for London City Lionesses and Leicester City, both of whom started their campaign with victory, who will maintain their 100% start. Sanne Francie scored in the opening win at Crystal Palace for London City Lionesses, their other scorer Nikita Paris starts as a substitute. As for Leicester, Rick Passmore has shuffled his pack, five changes from the side that drew with Aston Villa last weekend. Everyone knows how crucial an early start can be when you're pitting together two sides on similar trajectories in any competition. Whoever comes out on top will be in the driving seat as it were, going into the final round of games. Top spot only, allowing progression, good movement for Leicester here as well, and Rantala, oh what a finish! Jutta Rantala, that is some hit, and she's given Leicester the lead, less than two minutes into this cup type. Well London City Lionesses have to respond, and that ball hasn't helped them either, and the way that they're defending, oh no they've let him in again here, oh sprawling stop by the goalkeeper, Elena Leti was just about there, called into action from point blank range, a chance to get even, goalkeeper stayed at home, back in by Maria Perez, good punch by Clark, might be needed again, off the frame of the goal, well it was scrappy, eventually that ball has found its way to safety, and a chance to go two up here perhaps then, pink-shirted bodies assembled, and a gather for Elena Leti, half a goalkeeper to track these through a crowd of bodies, well there's Kess, options abounding further forward, Rantala looking to provide this time, and very nearly did, brilliant cross, only a whisker away, and the WSL's newly promoted side are penned in here, and it's an onslaught that just keeps on coming, Leicester looking to double their money, and shot at goal by Iriksdottir, on a different day, a bit of deviation maybe, and pressure being exerted by the home side, oh and that's played right into enemy hands, and forced away from goal Freya Godfrey, made the most of it though, cries of shoot, Maschioro couldn't heed them, and the follow-up is wide, this game starting to sizzle at a rainy Copperjacks Community Stadium, the second goal for Leicester would make it perilously difficult for London City, well got a ball away eventually, Iriksdottir, and still Rantala couldn't find a second, and she wasn't that far away, oh this is well worked, oh it was begging to be put away, went all the way through and he did it as well, well it is a grey and miserable afternoon, London City Lionesses can provide the tonic, with an equalising goal, there might be a chance to find one here, the shot didn't offer itself, this is Godfrey, Gianna Fernandes, defender in the way, and wide, Godfrey with the shot, knocking on the door, nothing decided in this game, touch was good by Maria Perez, now Gianna Fernandes, selfless, and Katie Zellum, and a parry away to safety, Olivia Clarke read it well, feels as if Leicester are hanging on a little, and swinging delicately, goalkeeper had to be bold, well the infringement called, Artur Rimaus for a moment, plenty of blue shirts available, oh reactions brilliant from the goalkeeper, Olivia Clarke did not have long to get this away, where's Sengare, London City Lionesses throwing everything at this, oh just when it seemed to fall, Paris wide, all off the bench for an impact, and she very nearly had it, the credit should be given to Leicester, they have survived all the pressure, football is a game of 90 minutes, this one was decided in the second minute, new Tarantulas goal, an excellent goal it was, two wins from two for Leicester.