Brighton produced a stunning comeback to reach their first Women’s FA Cup final with a 3-2 win over Liverpool.
After going 2-0 down early on, visitors Brighton hauled themselves level by the 54th minute and survived a late scare before Nadine Noordam struck a powerful winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Dario Vidosic’s Brighton side made a nightmare start to their first semi-final since 1976, with Liverpool’s Denise O’Sullivan and Beata Olsson putting the hosts into a 2-0 lead after 22 minutes.
Brighton left-back Manuela Vanegas swiftly halved the deficit and the comeback was on.
Fran Kirby, a four-time FA Cup winner with Chelsea, missed a golden opportunity to pull Brighton level early in the second half, but it did not take long for Madison Haley to nod in her fourth goal of the competition and square up the contest.
After pulling level, it was Brighton who pushed hardest for the winner as Kiko Seike forced a fine save out of Jennifer Falk.
Against the run of play, with less than 10 minutes on the clock, the home side had a huge chance to win the tie.
Chiamaka Nnadozie kept Brighton in it, though, when she kept out the strike from Liverpool substitute Aurelie Csillag, and as time ran out it would be Noordam who had the final say.
The Seagulls will take on the winners of the tie between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley on 31 May.
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