Alisha Lehmann was left with a bloodied face after a battling victory for Switzerland over Sweden in the Women's Nations League.
Aston Villa star Lehmann, 24 - dubbed the 'world's sexiest footballer' - helped her nation shock World Cup semi-finalists Sweden 1-0 in snowy conditions in the Swiss city of Luzern. However, Lehmann's game was marred by a collision that left her with a bloodied nose and forced her to be subbed off after 70 minutes.
A lot of times people say: "Women can't play football, they should be in the kitchen",' Lehmann told Sky Sports.
'You know what I think actually? It's obviously not a nice thing to say because we train so hard every single day, but it gives me more strength.
'I feel bad as my mum sends me stuff. I say to her: "Don't read this, I would never read it". I don't really care (about the comments), to be honest. I just don't read or look. I just flip it off and focus on the good comments.
'It's always easy to say stuff behind a computer. I don't think people would stand in front of our female footballers and say: "You can't play".'
Lehmann will hope to be back to full fitness for Switzerland's clash with Italy on Tuesday before Villa travel to face Man City in the WSL next Saturday.
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