Hasegawa Seals Manchester City’s Comeback Win Over Brighton

The victory delivered City’s first WSL points, underscoring the value of fresh options off the bench.

Overview

Manchester City beat Brighton 2-1 in their first home match of the WSL season, climbing to sixth in the table.
Fran Kirby put Brighton ahead after Khiara Keating parried Michelle Agyemang’s curling effort.
Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw levelled just before the hour with a diving header from Leila Ouahabi’s cross.
Substitute Aoba Fujino unlocked the defence with a through ball for Yui Hasegawa’s winning finish, with Kerolin also introduced.
Andrée Jeglertz earned his first win as City manager as Iman Beney impressed on her home debut, with a trip to Tottenham next Friday.