#D1Arkema: Nnadozie masterclass denied Esther Okoronkwo’s Saint Etienne a back-to-back win.

It’s Saint Etienne with an early threat in the attack with Gago upfront on a counter attack but Nnadozie stayed calm to kept her side in the game.

The hosts kept mounting pressure on the visitors, an effort which was crowned with a clever lob on Chiamaka Nnadozie as Gago opened the scoring in the 25th minute from a Coquard assist.

Restoring the parity just before the break, Daphné Corboz and Louna Ribadeira with a swift one-two passes on the counter attack and the young striker shifts perfectly to equalized for the visitors.

Paris FC made a difference in the second half.

In the 68th minute, Clara Mateo takes advantage of a ball badly repelled by the opponent’s goalkeeper to slip the leather into the back of the net and the visitors the lead.

The hosts could’ve equalized in the 78th minute but Chiamaka Nnadozie had a beautiful parade on a very distant lob shot.

The visitors with another breakthrough counter-attack, Ouleymata Sarr plays with her vis-à-vis on the right and deceives Gignoux with a beautiful cross strike to seal the game for Paris FC.

This victory allows Paris FC to pick up Paris Saint-Germain, which will play this Sunday, after 5 days of the championship.

At the other end, Nigerian international, Esther Okoronkwo who scored brace last week against Dijon was substituted in the 84th minute.

Published by Monsurah Olatunji

Monsurah Olatunji is a Nigeria based Sport enthusiast with a bias for women's football. An advocate of women's football development in Africa and girl-child empowerment.

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