**Sonia Bompastor says she was delighted to see substitute Sandy Baltimore get on the scoresheet in her side’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace.**
Melvine Malard scored twice in the win, including a superb long-range strike, before Baltimore converted a late penalty after coming on at the break to seal the victory, as the Blues came from behind.
“I’m happy for them, especially Sandy,” Bompastor said.
“She hasn’t had a lot of minutes recently, but that was the best answer she could give to me.
“Her performance was really good.
“When you play a team that is sitting more in the low block, she brings a lot of quality on crosses, but also on the ball, and she can beat her opponent one-on-one.
“That was a big help today.”
Bompastor was also impressed by Malard’s spectacular strike.
“I wasn’t expecting Melvine to score from distance like that,” she said.
“It’s a banger, as you say here!
“She has the ability to create those goals. She’s an important player for us and I’m glad for her that she scored a really difficult goal.
“She could have scored an easy one just before.
“It makes things even better for her, and scoring like that is always good for her confidence.”