3 takeaways as Chelsea Women coast past Reading to hoist fourth straight title

Chelsea Women (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Guro Reiten of Chelsea  (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Guro Reiten of Chelsea  (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) /

2. Guro Reiten caps off her stellar campaign in style

In 21 matches played this season in the WSL, the Norwegian magician Guro Reiten accounted for 20 goal contributions. She may not receive the honors that Kerr obtains, but the left-footed winger continues to do her thing in the shadows put on by uneducated football minds. If you don’t know the quality that the Norwegian brings to an attack already, the World Cup should allow her to show the world why she is one of the most talented in the world.

Reiten does not blow you away with speed like most wingers in the men’s game tend to do, but nobody creates more goal scoring opportunities than the Norwegian herself. Her persistence on the left wing and precision with her cross found Kerr’s head to open up the scoring in the 18â€Č. The Blues’ No. 11 and No. 20 have unmatched chemistry, making the future for this club as bright as can be.

Just before the halftime whistle, Reiten found the back of the net in the first half for the west London outfit for the third time in the last five contests in all competitions. With her goal on Saturday afternoon, the Blues’ No. 11 took sole position of second place in the goal scoring department in the WSL for the west Londoners. Making any sort of mistake with Reiten looming is going to result in disaster for the opponent. Easther Mayi Kith learned that first hand as her touch set the the Norwegian international brilliantly to slide her shot past goalkeeper Grace Moloney to double the away side’s lead.