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Goal-Line Technology In Women's Super League? Chelsea Boss Bompastor Asks Pertinent Questions

Chelsea continued their▨ fantastic♕ start under Sonia Bompastor with a 5-2 Women's Super League victory against Tottenham. However, the match was not without incident, as Spurs' first goal came in a contentious fashion

Sonia Bompastor
Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor.
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Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor has called for goalline technology to be introduced in the women's game following a controversial incident in Sunday's win over Tottenham. (More Football News)

The Blues continued their fantastic ꦜstart under Bompastor with a 5-2 Women's Super League victory at Kingsmea🔯dow.

However, the m🐬atch was not without incident, as Spurs' first goal, which cancelled out Maika Hamano's opener, came in contentious fashion.

Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton was adjudged to have bund𒁃led the ball over her own goal-line from Amanda Nilden's wayward pass.

Hampton received a yellow card for her protests, with replays showing the ball had not crossed the line, and Bompastor believes the introducti𝓀on of goal-line technology must be fort💮hcoming.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Bompastor said: "I just think in this type of situation we just need to help the referees. From what I was watching the game it's difficult🀅 to say if the ball was in or out. I just feel like if the technology is in for the men's game why don't we have the same?

"I think it will help the referees and for the assistant referee I think that's a hard call to make. If you're unsure it's really difficult but that's the way it is. The referee takes some d🐟ecisions, and we have to accept that.

"If the technology is here we should use it. It's about having a budget - it costs money. If we want to look p🅰rofe𝔍ssional we just have to have the same thing as the men's game."

Chelsea regained the 🔴lead when Nild❀en put through her own net just before half-time, and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd's magnificent volley put them two goals to the good in the 70th minute.

Sandy Baltimore made it 4-1 four minutes later, slotting home a rebound after Guro Reiten's penalty ca🌺me back off the post, with Rytting Kaneryd having the final say in stoppage time after Eveliina Summanen had pulled one back for Spurs.

Rytting Kaneryd got all three of her shots on target, w🐬hile she also laid on the assist for Chelsea's opener.

"I hope she's going to grow again," Bompastor🃏 said of Rytting Kaneryd, whose first goal came from an expected goals (xG) ✤value of 0.04.

"She scored some great goals and her performance was really high. I think she's confident right𝓡 now on the pitch, understands exactly what I expe﷽ct from her, has good chemistry with her team-mates and I think she's really helping the team to perform and get the good results."

Asked if it was the best performance of her career, Rytting Kaneryd told Sky Sports: "I feel like I keep on taking steps every day, every game. I feel like I'm in a good shape right now so maybe it wa🏅s, who knows."