In what was billed to be the most attractive event in women's football this year, Everton Ladies faced off with defending champions Arsenal at The City Ground. Unfortunately after 120 minutes of football, the 17,000 crowd were to be left disappointed at the serious lack of quality on display all afternoon.
Everton were by far the worst offenders in this regard with barely a single member of their starting eleven registering beyond a six out of ten. Arsenal fared a little better on the day, but ultimately it was the lack of effort from both sides with neither displaying any kind of evidence of real preparation... no makeup and not a decent hair-do between the lot of them. Natasha Dowie looked as well as could be expected however, considering that she is the niece of Iain Dowie, one of the ugliest men in sport.
As the game wore on, both squads looked to the bench but it remained unclear as to where the talent was going to come from. One saving grace on the day though may have been Arsenal goalkeeper and Irish international Emma Byrne, who despite being 30 mightn't have looked out of place in a more attractive squad.
Everton won the match 3-2 with a last minute extra-time goal from Dowie.
Emma Byrne - "...mightn't have looked out of place in a more attractive squad"
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