• Chelsea wins Women’s League Cup final for first trophy in quadruple bid

    Chelsea wins Women’s League Cup final for first trophy in quadruple bid

    A 2-1 win over Manchester City in the Women’s League Cup final on Saturday earned Chelsea its first piece of silverware this season.

    Chelsea — still unbeaten in all competitions — leads the Women’s Super League by eight points with six games remaining in its title defense, is in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and has reached the FA Cup semifinals.

    Yui Hasegawa’s unfortunate own-goal in the 77th minute clinched the win for Chelsea, which took the lead after eight minutes through Mayra Ramirez. It was also the Colombia striker who delivered the right-wing cross that Hasegawa sliced into her own net.

    Hasegawa, the Japan midfielder, was in tears after the match and was consoled by her teammates.

    Aoba Fujino equalized for City with a brilliant strike from the edge of the area in the 64th.

    Chelsea had lost the previous three League Cup finals.

     

     

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