Manchester City came from behind to achieve a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarterfinals in the Vitality Stadium.
The victory means that the Premier League champions will book their place in the semi-final for the seventh consecutive season.
The game on the south coast started with early edition of City, who received a penalty in the 12th minute when the cross of Bernardo Silva hit the raised arm of Bournemouth’s Tyler Adams.
However, Kepa Arrizabalaga’s weak spot kick van Erling Haaland was saved, which preserved the score content. Haaland then wasted a golden chance, just a few minutes later and lifted a broken effort over the bar when he went on a goal.
Bournemouth fully benefited from the early waste of the city and took the lead in the 21st minute. The interception of Ryan Christie allowed David Brooks to send a wonderful cross to the distant mail.
Justin Kluivert deliberately helped, and Evanilson was present to apply the finishing touch on the line, giving the Cherries a 1-0 advantage.
Pep Guardiola responded by making an important replacement during the break and taking 18-year-old Nico O’Reilly for Abdukodir Khusanov.
The movement threw off almost immediately, such as just four minutes in the second half, O’Rilly immediately made an impact. He burst forward from the left, he supplied a perfectly weighed cross to the back post, where Haaland finally found his mark, which reached the score at 1-1.
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City continued to dominate the property, with Jack Grealishe from the bank to add extra dynamics to their attack.
In the 63rd minute another city replacement turned out to be decisive. O’Rilly was again involved and joined Omar Marmoush, whose low strike under Kepa and slid into the Net to complete the city’s reversal.
The Bournemouth keeper will have been disappointed not to have kept the effort, but City challenged at an important moment at their pressure with Haaland -Dimmen.
The cherries tried to respond and introduced fresh legs in search of an equalizer. Adam Smith, Alex Scott and Daniel Jebbison were all introduced in the last phases, but they struggled to create clear opportunities.
Justin Kluivert and Lewis Cook took yellow cards when frustration grew for the hosts.
Grealisk almost undoubtedly put the game in the 82nd minute when his complicated dribbling led to an opportunity for Ilkay Gundogan, who saw his shot hit the base of the mail. City continued to control the property and frustrated Bournemouth as they struggled to win the ball back in the last minutes.
Despite six minutes of added time, Bournemouth did not succeed in having a last chance, and City saw the game to secure their place in the semi -final.
City will now look ahead to Wembley, while Bournemouth can be proud of their lively version despite the failure. In the end, the superior individual quality of City was, which earned them their place in the last four of the FA Cup.
