On a six-game unbeaten run and 9 factors additional up the desk than their opponents, Brighton arrived at Liverpool’s St Helens stadium as favourites – however their Wembley dream was in critical jeopardy after they fell 2-0 down after 22 minutes.
Manuela Vanegas gave Brighton hope when she halved the deficit with a decided end 105 seconds after Beata Olsson had scored the Reds’ second.
The Seagulls regarded revitalised after the break they usually had been rewarded when Madison Haley nodded within the leveller.
“They discovered it tough within the first half however they caught to the duty with depth and vitality,” former England defender Anita Asante mentioned on TNT Sports activities.
Supervisor Dario Vidosic mentioned he “felt prefer it was coming” when Brighton had been awarded a free-kick on the sting of the hosts’ field within the closing seconds.
“I did not even take into consideration additional time, despite the fact that it was so near it. It simply felt just like the momentum, how dominant we had been, that the purpose was certain to return,” he advised BBC Radio 5 Reside.
Noordam, who had by no means beforehand scored for Brighton, had solely been on the pitch for a matter of minutes when the set-piece clearance rolled to her and she or he calmly slotted the ball into the top-left nook.
“What a second from Nadine Noordam,” mentioned ex-England midfielder Fara Williams on TNT Sports activities.
“Brighton had a extremely gradual begin however they managed to claw their method again. It is a credit score to them. They actually imagine in what they’re doing.
“That is what this competitors is all about. That is the historical past of this competitors – these last-minute moments that get to Wembley.”
