2023-06-03 16:12:18
The English football champions Manchester City also secured the FA Cup on Saturday and thus secured the national double. Coach Pep Guardiola’s team won the final against city rivals United 2-1 (1-1) at London’s Wembley Stadium and can therefore continue to dream of the historic treble. City still needs a win in the Champions League final next Saturday in Istanbul (9 p.m.) against Inter Milan.
In front of more than 85,000 fans, Ilkay Gündogan gave the Guardiola team the lead with the fastest goal in the history of the FA Cup final after just twelve seconds, which Bruno Fernandes equalized after a flattering hand penalty (33rd). With his second goal, Gündogan (51st) secured the “Citizens” their seventh success in the FA Cup, while the Red Devils – in which the probably retiring ÖFB team player Marcel Sabitzer was missing due to a knee injury – in front of the eyes of club legend Sir Alex Ferguson missed their 13th prank.
City started with cup keeper Stefan Ortega and the injured Kevin de Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and Manuel Akanji in the starting XI and needed just a dozen seconds for the first bang. Immediately after Gündogan kicked off, the ball came back to the captain via Ortega and Erling Haaland, who scored a dream volley from almost 18 meters.
As a result, Rodri missed the 2-0 with a header (4th) and Haaland (17th). After a good half hour United got back into the game with luck. Jack Grealish accidentally grabbed the ball after Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s header from close range. Referee Paul Tierney initially let play continue, but the VAR intervened. According to the picture, the referee decided on a penalty. United captain Bruno Fernandes didn’t miss the opportunity (33′). A little later, Tierney’s whistle and the VAR were silent when De Bruyne fell to the ground after a Fred kick in the penalty area (39′).
In the second half, too, the master made a lightning start. De Bruyne served Gündogan in a rehearsed free-kick variant, who volleyed in again from the edge of the penalty area. However, the shot did not seem completely untenable for David de Gea. De Bruyne (62nd) and Haaland (71st) left the preliminary decision behind.
At the other end, Alejandro Garnacho was just inches away from equalizing (72′), before Raphael Varane’s ball hit the crossbar in injury time and Scott McTominay missed the goal with a header (92′). United missed out on their second title this season after the League Cup.
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