I'm disappointed but realistic, said Kerr. "Over the two legs Wolfsburg deserved to go through to the final.The Gunners might have been in with a chance if striker Ellen White had not scuffed a six-yard shot wide three minutes later.We didn't play well in the first half and we could have been three goals behind by half-time.But their fate was sealed when Kessler forced the ball over the line after goalkeeper Byrne had blocked her penalty, awarded for a Little handball.But after we equalised we started to play a bit and I thought we were in with a right good chance.The Gunners missed the opportunity to contest next month's Champions League final at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge, but have the chance to quickly bounce back as they face Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final at Anfield on Friday.We showed good character in the second half, but Wolfsburg got all the fine details spot-on and they were the better team.Kerr added: "We'll evaluate and move on and Friday's game gives us the chance to put this disappointment behind us and reach a big final.Wagner put Wolfsburg ahead in the 14th minute at the Volkswagen Arena when her looping header struck the underside of the bar and then the far post before dropping over the line.This is the third successive season that the Gunners, winners in 2007, have lost in the semi-finals.The home side had already gone close on two occasions and should have wrapped up the tie by half-time.
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