Brighton’s Continental Cup campaign got of to a poor start with the WSL side slipping to a 3-2 defeat at Championship Birmingham in Group C.
Libby Smith opened the scoring for the home side before Jade Pennock doubled the advantage eight minutes after half-time. Lee Geum-min pulled one back on the hour but Lucy Quinn was quick to restore the two-goal cushion and Danielle Carter’s 89th-minute penalty was too little, too late.
