Summary

  • Miedema with Arsenal's first-half goal

  • Continental Tyres Cup final at Adams Park

  • First silverware of the domestic women's season

  • Victory sees Gunners win cup for fifth time

  1. Arsenal's night at Adams Parkpublished at 21:15 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018

    FT: Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    ArsenalImage source, The FA

    That's just about it, folks. Thanks for your company this evening, as Arsenal Women won the Continental Tyres Cup for a record fifth time thanks to Vivianne Miedema's first-half strike.

    Do stay with us on the BBC Sport website and app., though, because you can join Shamoon Hafez via this link to follow the remainder of Barcelona and Chelsea's Champions League tie.

    From me, it's good night. Cheers.

  2. What's next?published at 21:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018

    FT: Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Next up for Manchester City is a trip to Sunderland in the Women's FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.

    Nick Cushing's side will want to bounce straight back in the North East.

    Meanwhile, Arsenal will also be in action in the last eight, at home to third-tier Charlton, the lowest-ranked side remaining in that competition.

  3. Delight for Montemurropublished at 21:11 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018

    FT: Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Arsenal boss Joe Montemurro - after victory in his first final as Gunners manager - tells the FAWSL Facebook page: "City threw everything at us towards the end. It got a bit hairy but we got there!

    "We dominated the first half. We got the goal and we got our rewards.

    "The players are starting to believe again now. It's a great platform and we just want to get better and better."

  4. champagne moment

    CHAMPAGNE MOMENT - ARSENAL LIFT THE CUPpublished at 21:10 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018

    FT: Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    A moment to remember for this group of Arsenal players as they lift the 2018 Continental Tyres Cup.

    Kim Little hoists the glittered, circular trophy aloft.

  5. 'Making Arsenal great again'published at 21:06 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018

    FT: Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Arsenal's Kim Little says: "I'm very proud of us. We've come a long way in the past few months.

    "We put in a performance tonight. Today is the start of us building towards making that team great again."

  6. Postpublished at 21:05 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018

    FT: Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Manchester City - serial winners in the past few seasons - walk up to collect their runners-up medals, naturally dejected.

  7. Match-winner Miedema reactspublished at 21:03 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018

    FT: Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Arsenal's goalscorer Vivianne Miedema tells the FAWSL Facebook page: "We had a rough start this year but we're doing really well in these past few weeks and you never know what'll happen at the end of the season.

    "I'm really happy."

  8. Postpublished at 21:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018

    FT: Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Just three games ago, Manchester City were on an incredible 23-match unbeaten run (winning 22 of those games) and were top of WSL 1.

    A shock league defeat at Birmingham City brought an end to that run, and a draw with Chelsea and now a surprise loss in the Continental Tyres Cup final have followed.

    They'll want to ensure this doesn't turn in to any more than a blip, ahead of some big games coming up for them in all competitions.

  9. ARSENAL WIN THE CONTINENTAL TYRES CUPpublished at 20:58 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2018

    FT: Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    It's joy for Arsenal as they go wild on the field. Wonderful scenes for them.

    Both sides gather in to huddles of contrasting natures.... And now Arsenal arms are in the air. They've done it.

  10. FULL-TIMEpublished at 90+5 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    That's it! Arsenal win the Continental Tyres Cup for a record fifth time!

  11. Postpublished at 90+4 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    The ball is at the wrong end of the pitch from a Man City point of view, and time is surely up.

  12. Postpublished at 90+3 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    A prolonged period of Man City pressure and possession - without a real chance - ends as the ball is gathered by Arsenal keeper Sari van Veenendaal.

    Around 90 seconds remain...

  13. Postpublished at 90+1 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    There will be a minimum of four minutes of stoppage time at Adams Park, where Arsenal still lead thanks to Vivianne Miedema's first-half goal.

  14. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    We're in to the final minute of the 90 now and - for Manchester City - it's getting desperate now.

    They need something. They need a moment of brilliance.

  15. SUBSTITUTION (Arsenal)published at 89 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Kim Little (who has had a fine game for Arsenal) goes off to warm applause, and on comes Katie McCabe.

  16. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Arsenal are starting to really wind down the clock now.

  17. Postpublished at 86 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Meanwhile, as the clock continues to tick on and on for City, tonight's attendance at Adams Park has been announced as 2,136. That's above average for a match between WSL 1 sides.

    However, for reference, it's less than the 3,697 that watched the 2014 final, on the same ground, also on a weeknight, between these two teams.

  18. Postpublished at 84 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Man City force back-to-back corners but to no avail. Arsenal are getting ever closer to lifting the first piece of major silverware of the season.

  19. SUBSTITUTIONS (Arsenal & Man City)published at 81 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Arsenal bring on the immensely experienced Heather O'Reilly in place of Beth Mead.

    Meanwhile, City's third and final change sees the introduction of Mel Lawley, as Jill Scott goes off.

  20. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Man City

    Just to remind you, Man City are currently the holders of this cup as well as the Women's FA Cup and were the winners of the last full Women's Super League One season.

    They went in to this game as the favourites to add to their trophy haul.