In the early morning of January 27, Beijing time, the 2023-24 English FA Cup 1/16 finals ushered in a strong dialogue, and the defending champion Manchester City challenged Tottenham Hotspur away. In the first half, Bob scored a goal but it was disallowed for offside, and in the final moments of the second half, Ake scored from the spot. In the end, Manchester City defeated Tottenham 1-0 away, won seven consecutive victories in all competitions, and advanced to the last 16 of the FA Cup.
In the 5th minute, Walker stepped forward to the right side of the field, stopped the ball and got rid of the low flat ball, Alvarez in the middle of the penalty area pushed the shot by the goalkeeper, and the teenager Bob scored the ball in front of the goal line. However, VAR showed that Bob was slightly offside before Alvarez could shoot, and the goal was disallowed.
In the 11th minute, Walker won the ball again on the right side of the field, and after entering the penalty area, he reversed the triangle and passed, and Kovacic in the middle shot was blocked. In the 24th minute, Gvardiol stepped forward to the left side of the penalty area and crossed, and the ball went straight out of the bottom line. In the 32nd minute, the referee's communication equipment had a problem and had to go to the sidelines for maintenance, and the game was interrupted for a while.
In the 41st minute, Manchester City crossed from the right side of the penalty area again, and two consecutive shots from the middle were blocked, and finally Bob's shot was also blocked by the defender. In the 45th minute, Bob reversed the triangle back on the left side of the field, and Foden, who was following up, pushed and shot wide under the opponent's defense. At the end of the first half, Manchester City dominated the field, but the score was still 0-0.
In the second half, Bob crossed from the left side of the field, and Alvarez's volley was blocked in the 48th minute. In the 52nd minute, Tottenham launched a counter-attack when Ortega broke the ball in the box before Brennan Johnson.
In the 64th minute, Pep Guardiola replaced Alvarez and Bob with De Bruyne and Doku. In the 72nd minute, Tottenham also brought on Maddison. In the 75th minute, Guardiola was dissatisfied with the referee's decision and received a yellow card with applause on the sidelines.
In the 80th minute, Doku crossed on the left side of the penalty area, and the volley of seat B in the middle was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 81st minute, Foden stole the opponent in the box and crossed, and the unguarded De Bruyne shot wide. In the 85th minute, City counter-attacked, Doku had a one-on-one chance, and his volley from the left side of the box was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 88th minute, Manchester City finally broke the deadlock when De Bruyne drove a corner from the left into the box, and Dias in the small box grabbed a header and collided with the goalkeeper, Ake kicked the ball into the empty net in front of the goal line to give City a 1-0 lead over Tottenham.
In the end, the game ended at full-time, and Manchester City won 1-0 against Tottenham with a last-minute stunner.