Liverpool suffer more heartbreak as late goal ends Wembley dream

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Liverpool saw their hopes of reaching the Women's FA Cup final ended in dramatic fashion against Brighton at St Helens on Sunday afternoonLiverpool wasted a glorious chance to reach a first Women's FA Cup final in 30 years when they fell to another heartbreaking late semi-final loss.The Reds threw away an early two-goal lead to lose 3-2 to Brighton & Hove Albion with the winner coming 11 seconds from the end of five minutes additional time at St Helens Stadium on Sunday afternoon.The final whistle prompted many of Gareth Taylor's Liverpool side to slump to the turf in tears after losing at the penultimate stage of the Cup in injury-time for the second season in succession.The wait, then, goes on for Liverpool Women, who last reached the final in 1996 before it was switched to Wembley and have still yet to win the competition.READ MORE: Joe Gomez lifts lid on Liverpool dressing room talks and responds to boos - 'it does hurt'Brighton went into the game on the back of a six-game unbeaten run in which they beat both Arsenal and Manchester City, while a draw against the former on Wednesday handed the latter the Women's Super League title.Liverpool, meanwhile, had suffered two narrow defeats since sealing their semi-final berth with a dramatic 1-0 win at Charlton Athletic last month.The Reds, backed by a vociferous St Helens crowd, started the brighter and served warning of their intent on nine minutes when Denise O'Sullivan headed wide from a Ceri Holland cross from the left.And the same duo combined two minutes later to put Liverpool ahead, when a period of sustained pressure ended with Holland's delivery being glanced into the far corner by O'Sullivan.Reds goalkeeper Jennifer Falk then had a lucky escape when she dallied too long over a clearance that was charged down by Brighton skipper Maisie Symonds but looped away from goal rather than in.Liverpool capitalised on 22 minutes by scoring again, the visitors unable to clear a cross from the left and Cornelia Kapocs teed up Beata Olsson to thrash home inside the area.But before they had time to consolidate their lead, Brighton pulled a goal back 60 seconds later when indecisive defending at a corner allowed Manuela Vanegas to pounce.Liverpool defender Alejandra Bernabe and Brighton veteran Fran Kirby struck the woodwork either side of half-time, but Brighton made their increasing dominance tell on 54 minutes when a deep cross from the right by Kiko Seike was headed in at the far post by Madison Haley.Falk made a good save to keep out an angled Moeka Minami drive and Vanegas had a deflected shot loop on to the roof of the net.Liverpool substitute Aurelie Csillag missed a great chance when firing at Brighton goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie having robbed Minami, who later saved from Kapocs.Then in the last minute of stoppage time, Liverpool substitute Mia Enderby conceded a needless free-kick from which Brighton sub Nadine Noordam ultimately rattled in the winner after the home side couldn't clear.LIVERPOOL WOMEN: Falk; Shimizu (Bergstrom 61), Clark, Disk, Bernabe; MacLean, Nagano; Kapocs, O'Sullivan (Csillag 69), Holland (Enderby 77); Olsson. Subs: Kirby, Evans, Woodham, Josendal, Shaw, Trueman.

BOOKINGS: Holland, O'Sullivan, Csillag.