Liverpool Women 2–1 Brighton Women: First-Half Report

Lineups were announced and players warmed up before the first half got under way.

3' Corner to Liverpool, conceded by Caitlin Hayes. 4' Beata Olsson met Ceri Holland's cross with a header but missed left; shortly afterwards Kirsty MacLean was flagged offside. 5' Brighton won a corner (conceded by Risa Shimizu) and Fran Kirby fired a shot that missed to the left.

9' Denise O'Sullivan went close from the centre of the box after a Ceri Holland cross but dragged her effort left. 10' Liverpool won a corner, conceded by Caitlin Hayes. 11' GOAL Liverpool 1-0 — Denise O'Sullivan headed home from very close range into the bottom right corner, assisted by Ceri Holland from a corner.

The game remained physical with a number of free kicks: 13' Alejandra Bernabé won a free kick after a foul by Fran Kirby; 15' Kiko Seike earned a free kick on the right following a foul by Bernabé; 16' Fuka Nagano won a free kick after a foul by Marisa Olislagers.

19' Ceri Holland's shot went just over after a pass from Jenna Clark. 20' Kirsty MacLean had a strike blocked in the centre of the box. 22' GOAL Liverpool 2-0 — Beata Olsson curled a right-footed finish into the top right corner from the centre of the box, set up by Cornelia Kapocs.

Brighton hit back almost immediately. 23' GOAL Brighton 1-2 — Manuela Vanegas finished from very close range to the high centre of the net following a Brighton corner. A Brighton corner had been conceded by Alejandra Bernabé just prior.

25' Marisa Olislagers had a long-range left-foot effort blocked after Fran Kirby set her up. 27' Ceri Holland won another free kick after Charlie Rule committed a foul. 33-34' Denise O'Sullivan conceded a foul; 34' Brighton's Madison Haley won a free kick on the left.

35' Charlie Rule rose at the back post and headed from a difficult angle, only for Jennifer Falk to tip the effort into the top right corner following a Fran Kirby cross. 39-40' Liverpool earned successive corners; from a corner sequence at 40' Alejandra Bernabé struck the bar with a left-foot shot from outside the box.

41' Beata Olsson won a defensive free kick after a foul by Caitlin Hayes. 42' Ceri Holland was flagged offside. 44' Madison Haley was caught offside. The fourth official indicated 1 minute of added time.

In stoppage time Brighton pressed hard. Kiko Seike's right-footed attempt from the right side of the six-yard box was saved low to the bottom right by Jennifer Falk, and Maisie Symonds then headed from very close range but sent it just over.

Half-time: Liverpool Women 2, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.