WOMEN’S MATCH REPORT: BURNLEY 1-4 LAZIO

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Clarets finish pre-season against Italian opposition

2025-08-09T13:00:00.000Z

WOMEN’S MATCH REPORT: BURNLEY 1-4 LAZIO

Clarets finish pre-season against Italian opposition

2025-08-09T13:00:00.000Z

Clarets finish pre-season against Italian opposition

Burnley Women completed their pre-season schedule with a well-fought battle against Serie A opposition Lazio on Saturday morning.

The Italians were 4-1 victors, with Charley Docherty coming off the bench to score the Clarets goal as the clock hit 90.

Manager Matt Beard named a starting XI that included several of the Club’s summer signings, including Yana Daniëls and Jasmine Matthews who slotted into the defence.

Abbey-Leigh Stringer and Millie Ravening played in midfield, with Everton loanee Mel Lawley joining the forward line alongside Claudia Walker.

After a tight opening 10 minutes Brenna McPartlan was first to test the opposing ‘keeper, before Lazio’s Clarisse Le Bihan hit the bar from 20 yards.

Le Bihan wasn’t to be denied in the 26th minute though, as she headed a cross from the right into the bottom left corner.

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The French midfielder was involved in Lazio’s second shortly before half-time, when her blocked shot fell to Eleonora Goldoni to poke home.

The visitors made five changes at the break and increased their lead from the penalty spot seven minutes after the restart, with Goldoni picking out the top right corner.

Beard then turned to his bench, with Millie Chandarana replacing Ravening before Daniels and Matthews made way for Alethea Paul and Docherty respectively.

Lazio’s fourth goal was a penalty from Nicole Vernis and further changes saw Heidi Logan replace Walker at the same time as Hartley took the place of Siddall.

Logan almost had an immediate impact, pulling an effort narrowly wide of the post.

Our final switches saw Brooke Cairns and Charlie Chadwick enter the fray and the Clarets got the rewards their hard work deserved with virtually the last kick of the day.

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After a free-kick was taken short, Docherty beautifully curled the ball into the top right corner from wide left of the penalty area.

Burnley start their Northern Premier Division of the Women’s National League season at home to Middlesbrough on Sunday 17th August.

Kick-off is 2pm at the County Ground, Leyland (PR25 2LF), with Burnley season ticket holders able to claim free entry on the gate.

Burnley: Spencer, Siddall (Hartley 75), McPartlan (Cairns 80), Matthews (Paul 46), Walker (Logan 75), Ravening (Chandarana 59), Lawley (Chadwick 80), Bradley,** Daniëls (Docherty 63), Wilkes, Stringer

Unused Substitutes: Levell, Kelly

Lazio: Durante (Karresmaa 46), Baltrip-Reyes, Connolly (Manusco 59), Le Bihan (Karcewska 59), Oliviero, Castiello (Miesjasz 46), Monnecchi (Martin Queralt 46), Piemonte (Ashworth-Clifford 46), Simonetti (Vernis 46), Goldoni, D’Auria

Unused Substitutes: Visentin

Goals: Le Bihan 26’, Goldoni 41’, 52’, Vernis 64’, Docherty 90’