CITY WIN FIRST W7F PENALTY SHOOTOUT

ESTORIL, PORTUGAL (22 May, 2025) — Manchester City kicked off the second day of the World
Sevens Football tournament with a rollercoaster 6–5 penalty shootout win over Ajax, after a
gripping 2–2 draw in regular time and a breathless golden goal period. Brazilian sensation
Kerolin opened the scoring with another solo masterpiece, her third goal in two games, before
rising England star Jess Park made it two with a dazzling bit of footwork and a cool finish. Ajax
kept their composure though, clawing their way back with a penalty from Lily Yohannes and a
last-gasp equalizer from Danique Noordman, forcing the first overtime of the tournament.
Golden goal extra time delivered non-stop drama, but neither side could break through in the
5v5 showdown. After both keepers missed in sudden-death penalties, it was City captain Laura
Coombs who slotted home the winner, keeping City unbeaten and delivering a high-octane
start to the day in Estoril.

GOALSCORERS

AJAX
24' - LILY YOHANNES
30' - DANIQUE NOORDMAN

MAN CITY
4' – KEROLIN
17' - JESS PARK

MANCHESTER CITY STARTING 7

#35 Khiara Keating (GK), #7 Laura Coombs (C), #20 Aoba Fujino, #16 Jess Park, #13 Laura Wienroither, #28 Gracie Prior, #14 Kerolin
SUBS: #12 Eve Annets (GK), #19 Laura Brown, #17 Poppy Pritchard, #30 Aemu Oyama, #3 Naomi Layzell, #44 Codie Thomas, #53 Mayzee Davies

AJAX STARTING 7

#1 Regina Van Eijk (GK + C), #6 Jonna Van de Velde, #15 Inessa Kaagman, #20 Lily Yohannes, #21 Rosa Van Gool, #23 Lotte Keukelaar, #26 Isa Kardinaal
SUBS: #13 Lois Nienhuis (GK) #9 Danique Tolhoek, #11 Bo Van Egmond, #16 Danique Noordman, #24 Daliyah De Klonia, #3 Roos Van der Veen, #19 Tiny Hoekstra

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