Manchester City Women took on the FA League Cup, where they played Newcastle in a crucial fixture.
Manchester City’s women had their FA League Cup task take place, where they encountered Newcastle in a big game.
Going into that game, the Cityzens had already won their first League cup game 3-1, which was against Everton. They were aiming to get another positive result, so they could add more points to their group table.
They were also going into this encounter after a 2-1 win over Liverpool in the Women’s Super League, a win that keeps them one point away from leaders Chelsea.
While they are competing for the WSL title against the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, and others, they are also aiming to achieve victory in the FA League cup.
In the League Cup, they have already taken on Everton and now Newcastle, meaning they have Nottingham Forest left to meet. But with these wins, they have put themselves in a positive chance of qualifying from their group.
It was their opponents Newcastle who got themslves ahead, going 1-0 up rather quickly. Before halftime, Manchester City equalised.
For the next half, Yui Hasegawa and Grace Prior both helped Manchester City get a 3-1 lead.
Newcastle did get another back and it was 3-2. Into added time, Shania Hayles made it 3-3. Both sides were now with a draw, meaning it would go to penalties.
Manchester City claimed a 7-6 win in the shootout and now have five points in their group.
Let's have a look at the group table.
Manchester City’s League Cup group
1: Manchester City 5pts
2: Nottingham Forest 4pts
3: Everton 2pts
4: Newcastle 1pts
If they can get the next win, they'll get confirm first place in the group.
Andree Jeglertz reaction to the win
“They (Newcastle) were fighting from minute one throughout the whole game. We turned it around from a goal down to lead 3-1, and we just need to make sure we kill the game. On the other hand, it’s strong from the team to win on penalties.”
“No matter what, I think we still have to win the last game. We just need to learn from it and take it into the next game.”
“We won the game. As a team, we just have to be better in those ones, and it doesn't matter if it's in this game or if it's in the WSL.”