Manager Willie Kirk felt Everton Ladies did enough to get something from Wednesday’s 3-1 defeat at home to Birmingham - but was left to rue how his side failed to capitalise on the game's big moments.
Dutch international Inessa Kaagman, celebrating her 23rd birthday, got the Blue Girls off to the perfect start at the Merseyrail Community Stadium when her ninth-minute strike found the back of the net from a tight angle.
Marta Tejedor’s Birmingham hit back almost immediately when Hayley Ladd’s half volley from outside the area gave Kirstie Levell no chance in goal.