Manchester City continues ahead in the FA Cup after a close match that was decided in their favor with a goal in the 88th minute by Nathan Ak after a possible foul by Ruben Dias on goalkeeper Vicario while taking a corner.
A triumph, on the other hand, deserved and that banishes the jinx that Pep Guardiola had in this London stadium. The statistics with which Pep Guardiola arrived at the Tottenham Spurs Stadium were incredible and historic: five visits from Pep’s City, with zero wins and zero goals for and seven against.
A goal from Ak gives City qualification to the FA Cup
The match was dominated in the first half by City, who had better chances and more dominance. Already in the 5th minute, a save by Vicario gave way to a rebound that Bobb took advantage of offside (due to the tip of a boot). It was still 0-0 and Pep’s curse continued, among other things due to the performance of ‘Spur’ defender Micky Van de Ven
City was in the red (19-4 in passes inside the ‘box’), but it doesn’t have a toesomething that continued in the second half… until that goal by Ak that unbalanced the match and the single-match tie.
City maintains its streak of 21 consecutive wins in the FA Cup, away from Wembley Stadium, where the final is always played. They have not fallen since January 2019. And they are already a team in the round of 16 of this tournament.