Birmingham City Women successfully secured their first victory of the Women's Super League season after edging out Charlton Athletic in a tightly contested 1-0 clash at St Andrew's. The home side managed to collect maximum points for the first time this campaign thanks to a decisive contribution from Wilda Leidhammar.
Leidhammar proved to be the hero on the day, scoring the only goal of the encounter to separate the two teams at St Andrew's. Her solitary finish was enough to decide the outcome, providing Birmingham with the breakthrough they needed to secure their opening WSL win and overcome a determined away side.
The result, however, brings further disappointment for Charlton Athletic, who arrived at St Andrew's sitting as the bottom club in the Women's Super League. The visiting team were unable to find a response to Leidhammar's match-winning strike, meaning the away side's wait to register their first point of the WSL season continues.
While Charlton remain anchored to the foot of the table still searching for that elusive opening point, Birmingham City Women will take tremendous encouragement from getting their first win over the line. Taking all three points on home soil gives Birmingham a vital platform in the competition, while leaving Charlton Athletic with work to do at the bottom of the standings.