At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 8, the third round of the 2021-2022 English FA Cup, Manchester City eliminated the fourth level team Svendon 4-1 away and successfully advanced. Jesus missed the point after scoring, B-seat wrapped up the merits, Gundogan free-kick showed the full moon curved knife stunt to break the net, 19-year-old Palmer surprised the goal.
Competition focus
Advance with ease! Facing Swindon, England's 4th tier, City swept the opponent 4-1 and advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup. City have won all of their last 7 games.
Jesus scored his sixth goal for City for his 20th appearance this season and had a chance to score twice, but the Brazilian striker missed a penalty created by De Bruyne.
Amazing break! The 19-year-old Palmer started the game for 86 minutes and scored a fantastic small-angle shot in the 82nd minute, his third goal for City this season. Palmer also assisted in the B-seat score, and his performance today was impressive.
Wonderful review
In the 14th minute, Palmer pedaled his bike on the right into the penalty area, and in front of the Manchester City youngster's low pass, B bench ghostly killed the close range to break the net, 0-1! Manchester City took the lead on the road.
In the 28th minute, Swindon made a mistake at the back, Jesus and De Bruyne made a kick against the wall, and the Brazilian striker stepped in for the first time to face the goalkeeper and shoot calmly and lowly, 0-2!
In the 45th minute, Cancelo fired a violent long-range shot with his right foot from outside the box, but unfortunately the ball hit the side-netting and the quality of the shot was very high.
In the 59th minute, Gundogan's free-kick went around the wall, the ball slid into the net from the near corner, the opposing goalkeeper could not save, and the score became 0-3! Gundogan's free kick was so beautiful.
In the 62nd minute, Jesus was brought down inside the penalty area and the referee was sentenced to capital punishment, Jesus personally took the lead in a low shot, but the ball was saved by the Svenden goalkeeper!
In the 73rd minute, Gundogan made a sharp stop in front of the penalty area and turned to suddenly unleash a cold arrow, which was a very stealthy shot, and the Swindon goalkeeper fell to the ground in time to save the danger.
In the 78th minute, Swindon took advantage of City's mistake to play a counter-attack, Williams was free, McKierty burst into the box at high speed and shot low from a small angle, 1-3!
In the 82nd minute, The B-seater's goal was blocked, Palmer's left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area into the far corner, and the ball hit the inside of the upright and bounced into the net, 1-4! In the end, Manchester City beat Swindon 4-1 away from home and advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
City squads: 13 Stephen/2 Walker, 6 Acre (79 Mbet 86'), 3 Dias, 27 Canceló/16 Rodri, 8 Gundogan (90 Lavia 83'), 17 De Bruyne (87 McCarty 66') / 80 Palmer (37 Keygen 86'), 20 Bernardo Silva, 9 Jesus