Brighton & Hove Albion Women fall short in FA Cup final

Brighton & Hove Albion Women's historic FA Cup run came to an end with a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City Women at Wembley.

What happened?

The match saw Manchester City Women dominate possession, with Jill Roord and Yui Hasegawa helping pin Brighton back. The breakthrough came after 34 minutes when Roord delivered from the right and Khadija Shaw rose to head past Sophie Baggaley for her 30th goal of the season.

Key moments

Brighton nearly found a response before the break when Elisabeth Terland got a sight of goal, but Khiara Keating made an important save to preserve City's lead. Lauren Hemp gave City breathing room with a fine finish into the far corner to make it 2-0.

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Gareth Taylor, the Manchester City Women manager, said he was especially pleased with the control City showed once they had gone in front. Dario Vidosic, the Brighton & Hove Albion Women manager, said the result hurt, but not enough to take away from what his players have achieved this season.