English FA Cup: Man City comes from behind to beat Swansea 3 - 2
Manchester City Striker Sergio Aguero celebrates winner-goal with teammate Bernardo Silva - SkySports |
Striker Sergio Aguero scored Manchester City's controversial late winner to ensure Manchester City kept their quadruple bid intact as they fought from two goals behind to overcome Swansea and reach the FA Cup semi-finals.
Substitute Aguero beat Swansea keeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt with a diving header off Bernardo Silva's low cross at the end of a superb move in the 88th minute.
Replays showed the Argentina striker was marginally offside but the video assistant review system was not in use at the Liberty Stadium, despite having been used in City's third and fourth-round ties at their Etihad Stadium home.
Man City in FA Cup Semi-Finals: As posted on Manchester City official Twitter account:
City had levelled in contentious circumstances too when Cameron Carter-Vickers was judged to have tripped replacement Raheem Sterling in the area and Aguero's penalty hit the post before rebounding in off Nordfeldt for an own goal.A spot in the #FACup semi-final: ✅— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 17, 2019
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Within 30 minutes, the hosts were 2 goals ahead through Matt Grimes' penalty and Bersant Celina.
City fielded a strong side but needed Sterling and Aguero to come off the bench to shake them out of their fatigue, the latter setting up Bernardo for the visitors' opener, which sparked their thrilling comeback in the last half hour.
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Swansea midfielder Bersant Celina celebrates after scoring against former club Man City - SportingLifeUK |
Bernardo Silva celebrates after scoring - SkySports |
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