Chelsea wins thrilling Women's FA Cup final with extra time victory over Manchester City

By Matias Grez, CNN

Updated 1707 GMT (0107 HKT) May 15, 2022

Chelsea beat Manchester City to win back-to-back women's FA Cup titles.

(CNN)Chelsea narrowly got the better of Manchester City in a thrilling Women's FA Cup final, as Australian star Sam Kerr's deflected strike secured a 3-2 win for Emma Hayes' side in extra time.

It was a tantalizing match up between the two most in-form teams in the country; coming to Wembley, City was on a 13-game winning streak and Chelsea an 11-game winning streak.Intriguingly, the last time either of these teams lost a match was against the other, and it was unsurprisingly an incredibly even affair throughout.It was the first time the men's and women's FA Cup finals have been played on the same weekend, and after Saturday's stalemate between Liverpool and Chelsea, it was apparent very early on Sunday's final — played in front of a record crowd of 49,094 — would not follow suit.After a frantic start, the deadlock was broken just after the half-hour mark, as Kerr headed Millie Bright's deep, looping cross over the line at the far post. It was a deserved opener for Chelsea, which had handled the occasion far better than its opponent in the early stages.Read MoreREAD: Liverpool wins FA Cup final after beating Chelsea in nerve-racking penalty shootoutMillie Bright celebrates after Sam Kerr opened the scoring for Chelsea.It was the second time City and Chelsea had faced each other in a major final this season, with City emerging as a 3-1 winner in the Women's League Cup final back in March.Kerr opened the scoring that day, too, and Chelsea would have perhaps been feeling fearful of experiencing déjà vu, as the lead lasted less than 10 minutes.Lauren Hemp's wonderful individual goal got City back