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Live Updates: Giants Manchester City take on Leicester in Perth International Football Cup

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 28: Mary Fowler of Manchester City warms up before the Perth International Football Cup match between Manchester City and Leicester City at HBF Park on August 28, 2024 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
Camera IconPERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 28: Mary Fowler of Manchester City warms up before the Perth International Football Cup match between Manchester City and Leicester City at HBF Park on August 28, 2024 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Credit: Paul Kane/Getty Images

Some of the biggest teams in women’s football have descended on Perth as Mary Fowler’s Manchester City take on Women’s Super League rivals Leicester City.

Matildas duo Alanna Kennedy and Fowler will hope to get City through to the winner’s final on Sunday while fellow Matilda Courtney Nevin has been omitted for Leicester.

Follow all the action live!

Goodbye for now

Well there you have Man City take it on penalties some moments of brilliance throughout the game but lacked that final egde. We’ll be back for West Ham and PSG tomorrow until then bye for now.

Giners crossed we don’t have any more technical difficulties.

MAN CITY WIN

Vivianne Miedema buries a goal on debut to win the match for City 4-3 on penalties.

She was excellent since she came on as sub and deserved that after she should have won a penalty in extra time.

City now await the winner of PSG and West Ham tomorrow

GOAL

Deanne Rose sends her penalty in off the post and now it’s up to Miedema to win it for City.

SAVE

Is there a twist here as Hasegawa’s shot is saved by Leitzig who reads the shot well.

GOAL

She does just.... She goes tops and Yamashita gets a glove to it but it sneaks under the crossbar to keep it alive for Leicester.

GOAL

Aoba Fujino goes right Leitzig goes left and it’s 3-1 to City Takarda has to score now

SAVE

Sophie Howard goes bottom left and Yamshita gets her fingertips to it to push it onto the post to make it 2-1 to City.

GOAL

Fowler buries it into the back of the net. No chance for Leitzig to stop that

GOAL

Lena Petermann sens Yamashita the wrong way and it’s 1-1 with Mary Fowler up next!

GOAL

Bunny Shaw shoots bottom left corner and Leitzig quite get there. 1-0 to City

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