UEFA Women’s Champions League winners Arsenal have added the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup to their trophy cabinet at Emirates Stadium thanks to an extra-time goal from Caitlin Foord.
The Gunners with homefield advantage in front of 25,031 spectators they beat Corinthians 3-2 after extra-time at a rain sodden Emirates. Arsenal looked set to win in normal time only for Ireland captain Katie McCabe to concede a VAR awarded penalty that Vic Albuquerque rifled home in the sixth minute of second half injury time.
Arsenal had qualified for the tournament after overcoming Barcelona 1-0 in the UEFA Women's Champions League final in Lisbon last May. That victory automatically put them into the semi-finals, where they beat Moroccan side ASFAR 6-0 at Brentford Stadium last Thursday.
Corinthians booked their spot in the final after a shootout victory over Deportivo Cali in the CONMBEOL Copa Libertadores Femenina last October. In the Champions Cup semi-final they beat Concacaf representatives Gotham FC.
Goals from Olivia Smith and Lotte Wubben-Moy put Arsenal ahead twice in the final but the Brazilian side came back twice before Caitlin Foord struck the winner with a low shot on the break in the 104th minute.
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