00:00Ornella Vignola announced herself in spectacular fashion on the women's Super League stage,
00:07delivering a performance that will be remembered for years.
00:11On her Everton debut against City rivals Liverpool at Anfield,
00:15the 20-year-old scored a sensational hat-trick in a 4-1 victory,
00:20marking the first time an Evertonian had scored three in a Merseyside derby since Dixie Dean in September 1931.
00:28Vignola arrived at Everton from Spanish side Granada during a big summer spending
00:33that saw nine new faces added to Brian Sorrenton's squad.
00:38The Toffees, now under the new ownership of the Freaking Group,
00:41have invested heavily in building a competitive women's side capable of climbing up the WSL table
00:47after years of financial constraints.
00:51Vignola quickly emerged as the pick of the bunch.
00:53I'm really happy to have started the season that way,
00:56especially here against Liverpool, she said.
01:00It was exciting and making it a derby hat-trick made it even better.
01:05I'm looking forward to the rest of the season.
01:08Liverpool had initially taken the lead through Cornelia Kapox,
01:12but Vignola's moment of magic in the 24th minute,
01:16dribbling from halfway past Sherry Holland and firing past goalkeeper Faye Kirby,
01:20dragged Everton back into the game.
01:22Katniss Schultz's header just before half-time put Everton 2-1 up despite being largely outplayed.
01:30Sorrenton said,
01:31She's brought back us from a very deep place.
01:34That moment changed the game.
01:36In the second half, Vignola struck twice more within minutes of each other,
01:41completing her hat-trick and securing Everton's win,
01:44extending their unbeaten run in this fixture to eight games.
01:48Sorrenton emphasised her work ethic and potential.
01:53She's so hungry in everything she does.
01:54If she can continue like today, week in, week out,
01:57we have a very good player on our hands.
02:01Everton's derby victory marked a perfect start to the season,
02:04raising optimism around the club following the women's team's permanent move
02:08to Goodison Park, with Vignola already emerging as their star performer.
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