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Matildas Abroad Review: Fowler lifts FA Cup with Manchester City; Micah’s Lyon become French Champions once more

Manchester City were comprehensive victors over Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup final, Mary Fowler’s side completing the league cup double with a 4-0 win.

Elsewhere, Teagan Micah’s Lyon defeated Paris FC 5-0 to become French champions once more.

Read our review of the action below.

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**England**

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Manchester City were too good for Brighton & Hove Albion, defeating them 4-0 in the FA Cup final. Khadija Shaw, Alex Greenwood, Aoba Fujino and Vivianne Miedema were the goal scorers in a comprehensive performance. **Mary Fowler** was a second-half substitute for the victorious side while **Charlie Rule** started for Brighton.

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**France**

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Lyon are French champions once again, defeating Paris FC 5-0 in the playoff final. Melchie Dumornay scored a hat-trick in the decisive result. **Teagan Micah** was unavailable for the game with ongoing symptoms of a concussion, but was there to lift the trophy alongside her teammates.

**Sweden**

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Malmö FF defeated Växjö DFF 3-0 in a result that puts them only one point away from the top three. It was a comfortable victory that will give them enormous confidence heading into the international break. **Courtney Nevin** started for Malmö while **Amy Sayer** was a second-half substitute.

FC Rosengård were defeated 2-1 by IF Brommapojkarna in a tough result that sees them remain in the relegation zone. Brommapojkarna scored two goals in quick succession after the half-time break that Rosengård could not overcome. **Remy Siemsen** started and played the full match for Rosengård.

**United States**

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A stoppage time penalty for Sophia Wilson saw the Portland Thorns draw 2-2 with the Utah Royals. The Royals took the lead early in the second half and looked like they might walk away with all three points before the decisive late penalty. **Mackenzie Arnold** made six saves in a good performance for Portland.

**Canada**

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Calgary Wild were defeated 4-0 by AFC Toronto. The result sees them remain at the bottom of the table, with only one point from five games. **Kahli Johnson** started for the Wild.

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