#39 Charlton Athletic (H) - 23/01/2022

D-M, Nat & Shahan are back for 2022, and console each other
after a bruising 2-0 defeat against a physical and formidable
Charlton Athletic side.


Our visitors could well be this season’s bogey team: they beat us
in the reverse fixture with a cruel, last-minute winner. They
beat us comprehensively today in front a record-breaking crowd of
956 at the Robins High Performance Centre.


In truth, the Vixens were out-smarted and out-muscled in every
area of the pitch. No one in red had a good game, although Fran
Bentley pulled off some stellar saves.


This fixture has come at the end of a big week for City. Our
season kicked into life again last Sunday with a 1-0 away win
against Blackburn. Then there was a hard mid-week 3-1 loss
against WSL high-flyers Man City in the Conti-Cup quarter final
(which we also cover in this episode).
You couldn’t blame the team for being a bit tired. Obviously
that's not an excuse, but it does put the performance into
context.


Perhaps the biggest winner this weekend was Bristol City Football
Club itself. The partnership with Her Game Too undoubtedly helped
drive that record-breaking crowd to the RHPC. Let’s hope those
supporters come back and get behind the team in the weeks to
come. We’d love to see it!


Onwards to Southampton FC in the FA Cup 4th Round next Sunday!


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