Arsenal Win Inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup With Extra-Time Triumph Over Corinthians

Overview

• A stoppage-time VAR review led to a penalty for Corinthians that Duda Albuquerque converted to force extra time after a challenge on Gisela Robledo.
• Olivia Smith opened the scoring for Arsenal before Gabi Zanotti equalised, and Lotte Wubben-Moy restored the lead with a 59th-minute header.
• The match unfolded in heavy rain and became a gruelling contest that swung in momentum before being settled in extra time.
• Arsenal finished the game concerned for goalkeeper Anneke Borbe, who received oxygen and was stretchered off late in the match.
• Head coach Renée Slegers praised her team’s composure through momentum shifts, and Foord said it felt special to write the club’s name in the history books.