adminMANCHESTER – Wigan Athletic shocked Manchester City to win 2-1 in the FA Cup quarter-final played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Manchester City put in a lethargic performance and appeared to be struggling with the international exertions of much of their squad.
Wigan were solid in defence, breaking forward when the opportunity presented itself. They won a penalty on 26 minutes as Marc-Antoine Fortune beat Martin Demichelis, then was tripped by his clumsy tackle. Jordi Gomez hit a penalty just to the left of the centre of the goal as Costel Pantilimon dived right.
In the second half, Wigan doubled their lead after just two minutes, as James Perch took advantage of Gael Clichy’s poor marking to tap in James McArthur’s cross.
With half an hour left, City finally had a chance, but Edin Dzeko’s header from Clichy’s cross hit the post. On 68 minutes, Nasri, pulled one back, firing in a shot from outside the box.
But despite a late flurry of chances, Wigan held on to record a quite stunning cup upset, and arguably register a more astonishing win than their victory over City in last season’s final. — Eurosport
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