(FA CUP) Chelsea VS Manchester City Semifinal
It took 20 minutes for Chelsea to come into the game at all, as City completely dominated the opening period. Petr Cech was forced into action very early and made a brilliant save in the 6th minute on a header by Sergio Aguero. The Argentinian forward had another solid chance in the 19th minute, but Branislav Ivanovic came up with an excellent block.
Eden Hazard had Chelsea's first chance of the game in the 23rd minute, following a free kick, when his volley was cleared off the line by Vincent Kompany. Chelsea played much better from that point until the end of the match, but went down 12 minutes later in somewhat unlucky fashion.
City's first goal was scored by Samir Nasri, though the chance would have been wasted if it wasn't for a very fortunate bounce. Yaya Toure started the move with a great run forward and a ball into the center of the pitch for Aguero, who touched it to Nasri. Instead of shooting on goal, Nasri tried to play the ball out wide. Fortunately for him, it deflected back into his path and he made a better decision with his second opportunity, finishing past Cech.
The final minutes of the half saw City create two more great chances, though they failed to capitalize on both of them. Cech slapped a bouncing ball away from Aguero in the 39th minute, though it only went as far as Milner. He had the goal at his mercy, but instead struck the ball into Aguero, who was standing in an offside position. Milner wasted an even better chance -- a four-on-one counter -- in first half stoppage time. With plenty of teammates to pick out, he instead crossed the ball right at Cech. The Chelsea keeper didn't make a great punch and the ball fell to Kompany, but his shot went wide.
Less than two minutes into the second half, City finally capitalized on another chance and doubled their lead. Gareth Barry set up the chance, lobbing a diagonal ball into the box from the right flank. Aguero made a great run to split Branislav Ivanovic and Cesar Azpilicueta, getting on the end of the ball and lobbing a header over a cement-shoed Cech.
Chelsea went to a more attacking lineup just after the hour mark, introducing Fernando Torres, and they pulled a goal back very shortly after he came on. Demba Ba was the scorer, finishing off a long ball from David Luiz with an absolutely sensational strike. After the ball bounced in the penalty area, he made a sensational turn and hit an unstoppable scissored half-volley to the far post, giving Chelsea a shot at a comeback.
Despite a number of excellent chances, Chelsea never found their equalizer. Juan Mata had a penalty shout in the 69th minute after the ball fell to him at the end of a counter, but Costel Pantilimon got all of the ball and none of the Spaniard when he went down to claim. Just one minute later, Pantilimon was called into action again after Hazard beat Gael Clichy at the endline and crossed for Ba, who directed his shot right at the City keeper.
In the 81st minute, Chris Foy failed to spot a bit of foul play by Aguero on Luiz. While the two were fighting for the ball, Aguero committed a rather harmless foul while trying to win the ball, then inexplicably jumped up and lunged into Luiz with both feet. Neither Foy or his assistants spotted Aguero's infraction, and it went unpunished.
Torres had a penalty shout in the final minute of regular time for what looked like a shirt tug by Kompany, but Foy waved play on. In the final minute of stoppage time, Hazard hit a screamer over the bar from distance, wasting Chelsea's last chance to snag an equalizer as City hung on for a berth in the FA Cup final.
Team Line-up:
Chelsea: Cech, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, David Luiz, Bertrand, Ramires, Mikel (Torres 66 '), Hazard, Mata, Oscar, Ba
Substitutes: Turnbull, Moses, Terry, Benayoun, Ake, Lampard
Manchester City: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Clichy, Kompany, Nastasic, Barry, Milner, Yaya Toure, Nasri (Lescott 87 '), Aguero, Tevez (García 73')
Reserves: Hart, Kolo Toure, Kolarov, Sinclair, Dzeko
Manchester City F.C.
The first game played in November 1880. At the time it was still called St. Mark's (West Gorton). In 1887 changed its name to Ardwick AFC, and in 1894 became Manchester City FC
City have won the Premier League 3 times, the FA Cup four times, the League Cup 2 times, and the European Cup Winners Cup 1 time. The club's most successful period occurred in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At that time the City under the tutelage of manager Joe Mercer and his assistant Malcolm Allison some players like Colin Bell, Mike Summerbee and Francis Lee.
Beginning in the 1980s City experienced a period of tumultuous decline culminating in relegation to the third tier of English football league system in 1998 for the first time in their history. At the time of the Premier League era was first formed in 1992, City is one of its founders. But the club does not get better performance, even City have relegated back to the second level up to 2 times, while in the FA Cup since the passing of the English Premier League, the best achievement City only until the quarter-finals.
After ending the 2006-07 season in the league in fourteenth position, next season the club achievements began creeping up. Mid-2007, the club officially became the property ambitious Thai billionaire, who also is a former Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra. But Thaksin's ownership did not last long. For alleged corruption in negeranya, finally in September 2008 Thaksin selling club ownership to entrepreneurs who are also members of the royal family of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and then spend hundreds of millions of pounds to buy top-class players for clubs to be competitive. Success followed in 2011, Manchester City qualified for the UEFA Champions League and winning the FA Cup. This success culminated by winning the 2011-12 Premier League.
History of Manchester City
History of Manchester City Football Club, is inseparable from the role of a woman. On November 1865, Arthur Connell was appointed as Head of the Church of St.Mark 's in West Gorton, a district in east Manchester, England. Her daughter Anna Connell (1855-1924) took the initiative and decided to form an association that encourages the youth to exercise parish. When the levels of crime and unemployment is very high. They believe that sport can unite and reduce crime in east Manchester.
1868 Church Cricket Team has been formed St.Mark 's and starting in 1875 began adding cricket team soccer game that became popular at that time.
Finally in 1880 the cricket players to form football teams with names St.Marks (West Gordon) under the guidance of William and Anna Connell Beastow (believed to be the only woman I have set up a professional football club in the UK).
In 1887 they moved to a new headquarters in Hyde Road, Ardwick. Club name was changed to Ardwick A.F.C. to adjust to the new location. Ardwick began competing in Division 2 Football League in 1892. A year later, 1893-94 season, and the club's financial problems twisted after they finally re reorganized again renamed to Manchester City Football Club.
The period 2001-Now (present)
In 2001, Kevin Keegan was appointed to deal with Citizens, at the time City play in the second division (Football League Championship). Under Kevin Keegen they managed to win the Football League Championship and they also managed to promotion to the Premier League.
March 2005 Keegan back and replace Stuart Pearce as caretaker or interim manager. City made a brilliant appearance Pearce was appointed as a manager and a full 2005-2006 season Pearce brings City ranks 6th Premiership. The next season appearances City dropped dramatically and only inhabit the bottom of the standings board, although not until degraded. Pearce was eventually fired and replaced by former England national team manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson. At that time Manchester City have been owned by an ambitious billionaire and former prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra.
Under Eriksson, City look mighty early in the competition but began to lose balance from mid-competition, however they can reach the UEFA Cup zone thanks playnya fair appearance. Thaksin impatient already want to sack Eriksson before the end of the competition if it is not being held by fans who felt Thaksin Citizen too arbitrary and not pay attention to fans craving City. Eriksson only briefly delayed dismissal and actually performed when the final competition.
Mark Hughes, Blackburn Rovers manager and former player favorite city rivals Manchester United, was appointed to replace him. Under Hughes, City managed to occupy the position of the English Premier League in the 2008-09 season and also broke through the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. Hughes only lasted until half the 2009-10 season, where he was replaced by Roberto Mancini.
Under Mancini, City managed to take fifth place in the Premier League 2009-10 season. The next season, City won the FA Cup after beating Stoke City 1-0 and managed to occupy the third position in the Premier League, only goal difference alone that makes the City failed to displace Chelsea from the second rank. 2011-12 season marks the successful end the 44-year-fasting City League titles (last in 1968) in a tight competition with Manchester United. City managed to champion the goal difference better.
Achievement
League
English Premier League
Champion (3): 1936-37, 1967-68, 2011-12
Runner-up (3): 1903-04, 1920-21, 1976-77
English League Championship
Champion (7): 1898-99, 1902-03, 1909-10, 1927-28, 1946-47, 1965-66, 2001-02
Runner-up (4): 1895-96, 1950-51, 1988-89, 1999-2000
League One England
Play-off winners: 1998-99
Cup
FA Cup
Winners (5): 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969, 2011
Runners-up (4): 1926, 1933, 1955, 1981
League Cup
Winner (2): 1970, 1976
Runners-up (1): 1974
FA Community Shield
Winners (4): 1937, 1968, 1972, 2012
Runners-up (5): 1934, 1956, 1969, 1973, 2011
Full Members Cup
Runners-up (1): 1986
Europe
UEFA Cup Winners
Winners (1): 1970
Reference:
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C.