Melbourne City women reach Asian Champions League final after last-minute winner
Melbourne City will face Wuhan Jiangda in the final of the Asian Women's Champions League on Saturday after beating Incheon Red Angels 1-0 last night.
Melbourne booked their place in the final when 17-year-old substitute Shelby McMahon struck four minutes into injury time to defeat the South Koreans.
McMahon, who had been introduced at halftime, thumped home an unstoppable right-foot drive from 25 yards into the top corner of Kim Min-jung's goal to keep alive the Australian side's title hopes.
Earlier, Wuhan Jiangda handed Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City a 2-0 defeat in the other semi-final to book their place.
China international Wang Shuang sent hosts Wuhan on their way to victory when she bent a left-foot shot around Ho Chi Minh goalkeeper Quach Thu Em in the 34th minute.
Song Duan then doubled the advantage nine minutes into the second half with a clinical strike from 25 yards out that left Thu Em motionless on her goal-line, confirming Wuhan's progress to the decider.
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