Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea (Kaptein 41)
Chelsea will meet Manchester United in the final
Chelsea reached a seventh consecutive Women’s League Cup final as they edged past their rivals Manchester City with an away victory that could also give them a psychological boost in the title fight, booking a meeting with Manchester United.
Wieke Kaptein’s header ultimately won the contest for the holders. She was allowed to get in front of the City centre-back Jade Rose and jump unchallenged at the far post to nod in Sandy Baltimore’s hanging cross. Chelsea had the better of the first half, but the stars of the show were the two goalkeepers – Ayaka Yamashita and Hannah Hampton’s acrobatics in the second half provided great entertainment and somehow kept the scoreline down to a single goal.
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