Arsenal crushed Chelsea’s chances of pulling off the quadruple during Emma Hayes’ final season as the Blues manager. The North London side secured a 1-0 vicotry in extra time to lift the Conti Cup defeating Chelsea for a second consecutive year.
Stina Blackstenius scored the game winning goal in extra time, adding to the high drama of the match, and left Chelsea with one less title to win during Hayes’e final stretch of time with the Blues. Hayes is set to leave London at the end of the season to take on her new role as head coach of the U.S. women’s national team. She will be on the USWNT sidelines in June for a pair of friendlies against South Korea.
The two WSL sides have had a close rivalry, which has revved up in recent seasons, spilling into the coaches boxes at times. During the Cup final, video clips emerged of Gunners manager Jonas Eidevall exchanging words on the sideline with Chelsea player Erin Cuthbert. After the game, additional footage of a shove during the handshake between Hayes and Eideavll surfaced, adding to the lore of the WSL rivalry between the teams.
Both coaches addressed the heated moment on sidelines in post game comments.
“Listen, I think there’s a way to conduct yourself…
