Semi-final Post-Match Facts: AS FAR 1-0 Bayelsa Queens
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- AS FAR 1 Bayelsa Queens 0
- AS FAR are heading to their first CAF WCL Final after defeating Bayelsa Queens 1-0 in the last four.
- After losing to Hasaacas Ladies in the 2021 Semi-finals, AS FAR manage to win a last four encounter at the CAF WCL finals and progress to their maiden final.
- Facing Nigerian opposition at the CAF WCL Finals for a second time AS FAR, record their second win after winning against Rivers Angels in their opening game in 2021.
- AS FAR become the second team along with Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies to win against two clubs from the same country at the CAF WCL Finals.
- AS FAR win four games in a row at a single edition of a CAF WCL Finals for the first time.
- AS FAR beginning with their win in the play-off for third place at the 2021 CAF WCL finals have now won their last five games at the finals in a row, they are undefeated in their last six games (D1).
- AS FAR will face Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies in the final it will be the second meeting at the CAF WCL Finals between the teams, they played out a 0-0 draw in the group stages in 2021.
- With AS FAR winning this game in open play it is the first time at a CAF WCL Finals that both Semi-finals are decided in open play inside of 90 minutes.
- Team’s from Morocco and South Africa will clash at a major CAF Women’s tournament for the second time in 2022, after South Africa’s win over Morocco on 18th July at the 2022 CAF WAFCON.
- AS FAR kept their third clean sheet of the tournament.
- AS FAR are the first North African team to reach the CAF WCL Final.
- AS FAR are the first host team to reach the CAF WCL Final.
- Ibtissam Jraïdi scored her third goal of the tournament when netting the games only goal, she is the first player from AS FAR to score in three different games for them at a single edition of the CAF WCL Finals.
- Ibtissam Jraïdi is now AS FAR’s joint highest scorer at the CAF WCL Finals, along with Sanaâ Mssoudy who scored three goals in 2021.
- Ibtissam Jraïdi scored with her only shot on target in the game.
- AS FAR’s Fatima Tagnaout has had three goal involvements at the 2022 CAF WCL Finals, she has scored two goals and made the assist for Ibtissam Jraïdi’s goal in this game.
- Bayelsa Queens lost for the second time at the 2022 CAF WCL Finals, both of their losses have been by a single goal margin. They also lost their opening game to Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies enduring a 1-2 reverse.
- Bayelsa Queens failed to score in a game at the tournament for the first time, they had managed to score at least one goal in each of their three group stage games.
- Despite her team not winning Bayelsa Queens Glory Edet was one of the most influential players in the game as she had 4 shots at goal, 3 of which were on target. She also had 96 touches in the game more than any other player and managed to make 57 passes, with a passing accuracy of 84.2%
- AS FAR have won three of their four games at the 2022 CAF WCL Finals by a single goal, this was their second 1-0 win along with another 1-0 triumph over Simba Queens in their opening game. They defeated Green Buffaloes 2-1, while their biggest victory thus far was a 2-0 win over Determine Girls.
- Of the six goals AS FAR have scored at the 2022 CAF WCL Finals, four have come in the second half. This was just the second goal they had scored in the first half along with Fatima Tagnaout’s penalty equalizer, in the 30th minute of their 2-1 come from behind win over Green Buffaloes in their second group game. With Jraïdi scoring in the 27th minute of this match it was the earliest that AS FAR have score a goal at the tournament.