Bompastor's risks pay off as Chelsea go top of WSL
In any big encounter you will often hear managers say it is the "fine margins" that decide a game. In this case, it was Sonia Bompastor's decisions.
Sonia Bompastor's decisions helped Chelsea secure a 1-0 victory over Manchester City in a top-of-the-table Women's Super League clash on Saturday, according to Yahoo Sports. BBC Sport noted that the outcome of the big encounter was decided by Bompastor's decisions.
Yahoo Sports reports that Bompastor made a bold move by substituting defender Kadeisha Buchanan just 12 minutes into the match. The substitution caused confusion among Chelsea players as the fourth official's board went up, and Buchanan appeared upset while heading down the tunnel. Bompastor stated that while Buchanan had received a knock to the head during training the previous day, she had been assessed and found to be fine prior to the game.
The decision led to the introduction of Veerle Buurman, who Yahoo Sports noted shone in the match, helping to prevent Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw from getting behind the defense as she had in the early stages.
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