Wrexham Women Win on Champions League Debut with 4-2 Victory Over FC Pyunik

Wrexham Women celebrated their historic Women's Champions League debut with a thrilling 4-2 victory against Armenian champions FC Pyunik in the first qualifying round semi-final at the Racecourse Ground. After falling behind in the 12th minute to a Susanna Badalya goal, Wrexham equalized quickly through Katie Barker. Lili Jones put Wrexham ahead five minutes into the second half, and Ava Suckley extended the lead to 3-1. Pyunik pulled one back through Luiza Ghazaryan, but new signing Natasha Thomas sealed the win with a late goal. The victory marks the first time a Welsh team has won a Champions League match since Cardiff Met in 2019-20. Wrexham will now face Riga of Estonia in Saturday's first qualifying round final for a chance to advance further.

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