Van Domselaar saves three penalties as Aston Villa Women reach semis | OneFootball

Aston Villa celebrate following their victory in the penalty shoot-out. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Aston Villa, Chelsea and Manchester City won through to the FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup semi-finals.

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa (Villa won 2-0 on pens) Chelsea 5-0 Sunderland London City Lionesses P-P Arsenal (waterlogged pitch) Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Manchester City

Aston Villa – without Rachel Daly for the first of her three-game suspension – came from behind to force extra-time at Brighton, before progressing on penalties. Veatriki Sarri fired the hosts in front from distance after half an hour. Villa’s Ebony Salmon had a goal ruled out but Kirsty Hanson headed in a Kenza Dali cross midway through the second half. Daphne van Domselaar then came to the fore, saving three spot-kicks to send Villa into the semis.

Kenza Dali of Aston Villa and Julia Zigiotti Olme of Brighton battle for the ball. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Sjoeke Nuesken of Chelsea bagged a first-half brace, her first a free header from a Fran Kirby cross, the second when glancing home an Eve Perisset corner kick. Aggie Beevor-Jones squeezed in the third right after the interval and Kirby added a late brace with Mia Fishel and Jelena Čanković providing the assists.

Sjoeke Nuesken of Chelsea is challenged by Jenna Dear of Sunderland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Manchester City went through with a first-half goal against Spurs proving decisive. It was a special one too, as Yui Hasegawa’s 20-yard drive crashed in off the crossbar.

The semi-final draw will be made live on the BBC News channel’s Sportsday at 6.30pm on Friday 9 February.

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