Brentford Women make Capital Cup final after comfortable win over Denham United
By Joe Acklam
21st Mar 2023 | Football
Chloe Logie bagged a brace as Brentford Women strolled in the Capital Cup final following a comfortable 3-1 win over Denham United at The Den.
Logie turned home early in the first half to get the Bees off to a great start against Denham in the semi-final.
Logie then tucked away her second shortly after the break and Nikki Saunders made the game safe midway through the half, before Phoebe Smith scored a consolation late on.
This win puts Brentford through to the Capital Cup final later this season, keeping the prospect of a league and cup double alive.
After 12 minutes Brentford won a free-kick out wide, Saunders hide a wicked in-swinger that was glanced on by Kirsty Matthews, but her header went just wide of the post.
Three minutes later interplay between Chloe Webb and Jodie Reid down the left saw the latter slip in Logie, she looked completely unphased in the penalty area as she tucked away the opener.
Matthews then found space wide on the right and picked out the winger on the other side with a cross, but Reid couldn't keep her effort down and it looped over the top.
Just three minutes into the second period, Matthews played a pass beyond the Denham defence on the counter, Logie charged through on goal and then lifted a delicate chip over Zara Butt and her shot dipped into the back of the net to double the Bees' advantage.
Logie almost turned provider shortly after when she played a fine ball into Reid, but once again her shot went just wide of the target.
Freya Walker, who was making her Brentford debut, made a fabulous stop to maintain their two-goal advantage as Amie Hewett looked to finish from close range, but the goalkeeper got down well to deny her.
After 72 minutes Brentford made it comfortable when Logie drifted out wide and sent a ball into the middle for Saunders and she sent the ball violently into the top left corner of the net.
Denham replied almost instantly to give themselves a faint hope of an Istanbul-style comeback when Smith got on the end of a corner and turned her effort on target, Walker made the first save but the ball fell back to the Denham forward and she turned home at the second time of asking.
Walker was quickly called into action once again shortly after to shut down hopes of a late turnaround when Jenny Nagle took aim from outside the area, the 'keeper made the initial save and then Smith got to the rebound and Walker got back up to make a fine double save.
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