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Melbourne City Women suffer penalty agony in Asian Champions League final

Wuhan Jiangda win shootout 5-4 after Stott wastes chanceChinese side had equalised with 98th-minute penaltyMelbourne City suffered a heartbreaking and drama-filled defeat by Wuhan Jiangda on penalties to fall short in the Women’s Asian Champions League final, going down 5-4 having had a chance to win the shootout by that scoreline.With scores locked at 1-1 after a chaotic 90 minutes and extra time, City’s captain, Rebekah Stott, had the chance at 4-4 in the penalty shootout to seal victory, in front of a hostile crowd in Wuhan. Instead, she shot tamely straight at Chen Chen. Zhao Yuxin put Wuhan in front and Chen saved Bryleeh Henry’s penalty to seal a remarkable shootout victory. Continue reading...

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