West Ham Women secured a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in the Barclay’s Women’s Super League on Saturday afternoon, but the performance was marred by unsavoury scenes in additional time as Hawa Cissoko received a red card.
It was the perfect start for Paul Konchesky’s side as they took the lead inside the opening few minutes at the Bescot Stadium. Kirsty Smith’s in-swinging corner was headed home by captain Dagny Brynjarsdottir.
Less than 10 minutes later, Honoka Hayashi doubled the Hammers' lead as she slotted her effort beyond Villa goalkeeper Anna Leat. Viviane Asseyi almost made it three before the break as a poor back-pass was picked up by the 28-year-old, however, the angle was too tight as she fired it into the side-netting.
