Kerr and Macario Run Riot as Chelsea Women Hit Six Past Helpless Austrians in Champions League Cruise
By SCM Blue Correspondent
ST. POLTEN, Austria – Chelsea Women flew home from Austria last night with three points and a massive grin after absolutely dismantling SKN St. Pölten 6-0 in their UEFA Women’s Champions League match.
The Blues, led by a clinical brace from the returning Aussie superstar Sam Kerr, looked unstoppable on the turf of the NV Arena, turning the Austrian side’s home ground into their own personal playground.
The impressive win sees Sonia Bompastor’s side cement their place in the group stage, but the talk will be about the performance on a night when the travelling side put on a London spectacle in a regional Austrian setting.
NV Nightmare for Hosts
The NV Arena, normally a fortress for the Austrian champions, became a house of horrors for St. Pölten who simply could not cope with the sheer firepower of the London giants.
From the first whistle, the Blues set a blistering tempo, making the small, but passionate, Austrian crowd watch a masterclass in attacking football.
Young Wieke Kaptein opened the floodgates early, before the dazzling American Catarina Macario grabbed a quick-fire double—one a cool penalty—to make it 3-0.
Kerr then got in on the act, showing she is well and truly back from her lengthy injury layoff with two sharp strikes.
The rout was completed by an unfortunate own goal from Lisa Ebert, making the final score an emphatic 6-0.
”It feels good to be back scoring in the Champions League,” beamed Kerr after the match. “We came here to do a job, and we did it. The pitch was great, the atmosphere, even though it was a tough night for the home side, was special.”
The result means Chelsea have now scored a whopping NINE goals without reply in their last two outings against the Austrian side on their home turf.
For St. Pölten, who have now been shelled for 12 goals in just two Champions League home games this season, the NV Arena will feel like anything but home right now.
The Londoners are now firmly focused on the knockout stages, with this emphatic victory a clear statement of intent that Europe’s top prize could finally be heading to SW6.
