Leicester manager Amandine Miquel says she felt “stressed until the last second” after watching her Leicester side claim their first win of the season against Everton in the Women’s Super League.
Yuka Momiki’s superb solo goal inside the opening 10 minutes was enough for Miquel’s side to clinch a 1-0 victory – their first win in all competitions since her arrival in the summer.
They came close to adding a second but Hannah Cain was twice denied by goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan and they were nearly left ruing those misses late on but Justine Vanhaevermaet failed to find the target.
“Of course it feels good but I think we still have a few things to work on to be a bit more comfortable and not stressed until the last second,” said the Frenchwoman.
“We still have work [to do] but we are happy – happy to have that first win.
“Even though it was not a perfect win, we were not there yet, at least it gives us a few points to have more confidence for the next games.”
The Women’s Super League now pauses for the international break and the Foxes will travel to Brighton on 3 November when it resumes.
“The break doesn’t look too much like a recharge because we have a lot of internationals, sometimes it looks more like a ‘decharge’.
“I’m sending a message – don’t make the players play too much in the national teams because we need them, we don’t have many left!
“Hopefully they don’t play too much and most of all, they don’t get injured with their national teams.”
