English:
Manchester City Secures Victory Over Newcastle in Tense League Cup Clash
Newcastle upon Tyne – A hard-fought match at St James’ Park saw Manchester City emerge victorious against Newcastle in the League Cup semi-finals. The game, officiated by Chris Kavanagh, was characterized by its intensity and numerous yellow cards.
The first half ended goalless, but with a physical game reflected in the bookings of Joelinton and N. O’Reilly in the 31st minute, and M. Nunes in the 37th. Manchester City broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute with a goal by A. Semenyo, assisted by B. Silva.
However, the joy was short-lived for the visitors as a subsequent goal by Semenyo was disallowed by VAR for offside in the 63rd minute. Newcastle pushed hard for an equalizer, but the Manchester City defense stood firm. The tension continued to rise, with further yellow cards shown to B. Silva, Bruno Guimaraes, R. Lewis, K. Trippier, and S. Tonali. In stoppage time, R. Cherki sealed the victory for Manchester City with a goal in the 90th minute, assisted by R. Ait Nouri, securing their place in the final.
Despite dominating possession with 58%, Manchester City only managed to convert two of their ten shots, as did Newcastle, who maintained 42% possession and similarly converted two of the 10 shots they took, underscoring the parity of the match.
Substitutions newcastle: at minute 45 J. Murphy came in and H. Barnes went out., at minute 69 Y. Wissa came in and N. Woltemade went out., at minute 69 J. Ramsey came in and S. Tonali went out., at minute 69 A. Gordon came in and A. Elanga went out., at minute 87 Bruno Guimaraes came in and K. Trippier went out.
Substitutions manchester city: at minute 61 N. O’Reilly came in and Rodri went out., at minute 62 P. Foden came in and T. Reijnders went out., at minute 62 M. Nunes came in and R. Lewis went out., at minute 77 J. Doku came in and R. Cherki went out., at minute 88 N. Ake came in and R. Ait Nouri went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Newcastle
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