Gundogan's double helped Man City beat MU 2-1 in the final to win the 2022-2023 FA Cup.
Man City: Gundogan (1'; 51')
MU: Bruno Fernandes (33')
Starting lineup:
Man City: Ortega Moreno, Walker, Stones, Dias, Akanji, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (captain), Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland.
MU: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw, Casemiro, Fred, Fernandes (captain), Eriksen, Sancho, Rashford. |
| A father and son, Manchester United fans, in front of Wembley Stadium. Photo: Manutd.com |
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| Goalkeeper Ortega Moreno will be Man City's goalkeeper, replacing familiar goalkeeper Ederson. Photo: Manchester Everning News |
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| MU fans in the stands of Wembley Stadium. Photo: Man Utd |
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| Haaland and his teammates are aiming for a dream treble this season. Photo: Man City |
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| MU players take to the field to warm up. Photo: Man Utd |
HALF 1 BEGINS!
GOAL! 1-0 to Man City !!!
It took just 12 seconds for Man City to celebrate their goal. From a pass from goalkeeper Ortega, Gundogan flicked the ball away, giving David de Gea no chance to block.
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| Gundogan's goal came in the 12th second of the match. Photo: Mancity.com |
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| Man City players celebrate Gundogan's goal in the 13th second. Photo: Mancity.com |
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| The Man City fans' stands "exploded" after Gundogan's goal. Photo: Mancity.com |
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| A Man City fan is happy as his team takes the lead. Photo: Mancity.com |
Minute 3:
The FA Cup final did not start as expected for MU as they conceded an early goal. Coach Ten Hag may have to instruct his players to play all-out against Man City.
Minute 4: Unfortunately for Man City
Rodri's header missed the MU goal post. Man City is maintaining a high pace of the match.
Minute 7:
In theory, MU should be the team that attacks more because they are at a disadvantage. However, Man City is playing more dominantly.
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| The first minute goal is putting MU in a difficult position. Photo: Manutd.com |
Minute 12:
It's worth noting that Man City came into this FA Cup final with 17 goals and none conceded in their last five games, with Gundogan's goal being the fastest in FA Cup final history.
Minute 10:
Man City is showing a proactive attitude. Man City's ball control rate is up to 70% and has 3 shots on MU's goal.
Minute 15:
MU started to organize the ball to Man City's field. However, Sancho and his teammates could not create dangerous opportunities towards goalkeeper Ortega's goal.
Minute 16:
Haaland just had a touch in front of MU's goal but was unsuccessful.
Minute 20:
MU players are very confused in their attack. They only missed 1-2 beats but Man City still regained control of the ball.
Minute 21:
Haaland just had another shot towards MU's goal but it was not accurate. So far, Man City has had 5 shots and they have 1 goal.
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| Haaland caused many difficulties for MU's defense with his fast dribbling situations. Photo: Manutd.com |
Minute 24:
MU had a good combination. Casemiro passed to Rashford in a comfortable position but unfortunately he did not finish successfully.
Minute 28:
Gundogan's goal was just confirmed to have been scored in the 12th second of the match. This is the earliest goal in the history of the FA Cup final.
Minute 29:
The referee asked to look at VAR after Wan-Bissaka's header.
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| The referee decided to award MU a penalty after it appeared that Grealish touched the ball with his hand in the penalty area. Photo: PA |
GOAL! The score is 1-1 for MU.
Fernandes skipped and successfully executed the free kick. It can be said that MU was lucky in this goal.
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| Bruno scored from the penalty spot to help MU equalize 1-1. Photo: Manutd.com |
Minute 34:
The match returned to the starting line. With MU scoring an equalizer, the game from here on will be very unpredictable.
Minute 37:
Man City are trying to develop the ball. They have just won a corner. However, the storm has passed in front of goalkeeper De Gea's goal.
Minute 40:
Haaland and De Bruyne are active. It seems that Man City do not want the first half to end with a score of 1-1.
Minute 41:
It was MU's turn to counterattack and get a corner kick on the right wing. Casemiro took the free kick and Varane tried to connect the ball but it missed the target.
Minute 43:
After scoring the equalizer, MU played more confidently.
Minute 45+3: First yellow card
The referee gave Wan-Bissaka a yellow card after a strong tackle on Grealish.
END OF HALF 1! Man City 1-1 MU!
The score is now 1-1. Gundogan opened the scoring for Man City after 12 seconds, but Bruno Fernandes levelled the game from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute.
SECOND HALF BEGINS!
Both teams have not made any personnel changes.
Minute 46:
Sancho broke through, dribbling between four players in blue. However, he was too eager to dribble so he did not pose a threat to goalkeeper Ortega's goal.
Minute 50:
MU is playing solidly. Every time Man City attacks, the red team always retreats very deep to defend.
GOAL! 2-1 to Man City!!! Gundogan scores again!!!
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| Gundogan's shot went into a narrow gap between MU's defense, giving goalkeeper De Gea no chance to block. Photo: Dailymail |
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| Gundogan scored a brace for Man City. Photo: Mancity.com |
Minute 52:
The FA Cup final is playing out as dramatic as fans have been expecting. The score is currently 2-1 in favor of Man City. However, there is still a lot of time left.
Minute 55:
The pressure Man City are putting on MU is huge. They are maintaining the pressure to ensure they have more chances to widen the score gap.
Minute 60:
MU players are forced to retreat to their own half when Man City attack. There is no sign that MU can find an equalizer so far.
Minute 61: MU makes a substitution
Garnacho was brought on to replace Eriksen.
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| Garnacho came on for Eriksen. Photo: Manutd.com |
Minute 63:
The midfield is a fiercely contested area between the two teams.
Minute 66:
MU's play still has no positive signs. The scenario of the second half is quite similar to what happened in the first half. Coach Ten Hag's players need to try harder in the second half if they want to score.
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| Once again, MU fell into a difficult situation when they were ahead again at the beginning of the second half. Photo: Manutd.com |
Minute 69: Unfortunately for Rashford
From a surprising combination with Fernandes, Rashford shot strongly but the ball went a bit high.
Minute 70:
In contrast to MU, Man City is playing quite calmly. Although the 1-goal gap is very fragile, the blue team still focuses on defense.
Minute 71: Gundogan puts the ball in the net but it's offside!
After a series of consecutive attacks by Man City, Gundogan put the ball into MU's net but the referee disallowed it due to offside.
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| MU fans anxiously wait for the referee's offside decision. Photo: Manutd.com |
Minute 72: What a pity for MU!!!
In a quick counter-attack on the left wing, Fernandes passed the ball to Garnacho but the Argentine striker's right-footed shot sent the ball just wide of the post.
Minute 76: Garnacho has another chance
Garnacho shot in the box but was cleared by a Man City defender. MU is showing efforts to find an equalizer.
Minute 77: MU continues to make substitutions!
Coach Ten Hag decided to bring Weghorst on to replace Sancho. The Dutch strategist decided to play all-out, MU's strikers will also perform high ball situations in the coming minutes.
Minute 80: Danger
Akanji rushed in and missed the ball right next to goalkeeper De Gea's goal.
Minute 82: MU continues to replace players
McTominay replaced Lindelof to improve MU's attack.
Minute 85: Man City still actively holds the ball
Man City continue to hold the ball effectively. Man City's defense is playing focused. Meanwhile, coach Ten Hag urges his players to be stronger. Time is running out.
Minute 88:
Bruno Fernandes tried to cross the ball into Man City's penalty area but failed.
Minute 89: Man City makes a substitution
Ake replaces Grealish.
Minute 90+1: Too bad for MU!!!
Two consecutive shots by MU players but unsuccessful.
TIME'S UP!
Man City continued to prove their champion status when they defeated MU 2-1 in the FA Cup final to be crowned champions of the 2022-2023 season.
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| The moment Grealish celebrated with Kevin De Bruyne. Photo: Mancity.com |
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| Haaland celebrated in a special way. The appearance of the Norwegian striker this season has helped Man City's attack become stronger than ever. Photo: Mancity.com |
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| The moment Man City players lifted the FA Cup for the 2022-2023 season. Photo: Mancity.com |
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| Man City have won two titles and are getting closer to their goal of a treble this season. Just one more victory in the Champions League final against Inter Milan will see Pep Guardiola's team make history. Photo: Mancity.com |
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