• Striker’s 90th-minute goal levels tie at 2-2 against Sunderland
• City face Chelsea after 4-2 extra-time win; Everton play Arsenal
Manchester City looked to be heading out of the Women’s FA Cup until Jane Ross scored a 90th-minute equaliser against Sunderland to take the game to extra-time. The Scottish striker’s goal made it 2-2 in the quarter-final, and she then went on to score another in extra-time before Ella Toone completed the 4-2 victory which booked a semi-final against the Women’s Super League leaders Chelsea.
Victoria Williams put Sunderland on their way to a potential shock in the 32nd minute when a Lucy Staniforth free-kick was flicked into her path, allowing her to direct the ball under the City goalkeeper. The hosts held the lead for 40 minutes until the England international Demi Stokes found herself in the right place to divert a pull back from the substitute Nadia Nadim into the back of the net.
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