Manchester City & Wigan reach the FA Cup final
Manchester City reached the FA Cup final by beating defending champions Chelsea 2-1 in a free-flowing game at Wembley yesterday to maintain their only remaining hope for a trophy this season.
Goals from Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero put City two goals up after 47 minutes but Demba Ba’s hooked volley midway through the second period guaranteed a riveting finale.
City held firm to end Chelsea’s notable run of seven consecutive FA Cup Wembley wins, including final triumphs in four of the six previous seasons.
Buy FA Cup Final tickets securely on 1st4 Football Tickets .com
City will be a huge favourite in the final against Wigan, which beat Millwall 2-0 on Saturday, as manager Roberto Mancini looks to win the competition for the second time in three years.
Chelsea beat Liverpool in last year's final, but interim manager Rafa Benitez's only hope for a trophy is now in the Europa League, where they have reached the semi-finals.
A day after Wigan's victory was marred by Millwall fans fighting in the stands at Wembley, City and Chelsea combined to put the focus firmly back on football as they produced an entertaining end-to-end game played at a relentless pace.
About 1st4FootballTickets.com: Thousands of football tickets are on sale on Europe's biggest football ticketing website: We have Champions League 2013 tickets available such as Bayern Munich vs Barcelona tickets, Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid tickets and tickets for Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund. Last but not least we also have Champions League 2013 Final tickets available.
Goals from Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero put City two goals up after 47 minutes but Demba Ba’s hooked volley midway through the second period guaranteed a riveting finale.
City held firm to end Chelsea’s notable run of seven consecutive FA Cup Wembley wins, including final triumphs in four of the six previous seasons.
Buy FA Cup Final tickets securely on 1st4 Football Tickets .com
City will be a huge favourite in the final against Wigan, which beat Millwall 2-0 on Saturday, as manager Roberto Mancini looks to win the competition for the second time in three years.
Chelsea beat Liverpool in last year's final, but interim manager Rafa Benitez's only hope for a trophy is now in the Europa League, where they have reached the semi-finals.
A day after Wigan's victory was marred by Millwall fans fighting in the stands at Wembley, City and Chelsea combined to put the focus firmly back on football as they produced an entertaining end-to-end game played at a relentless pace.
About 1st4FootballTickets.com: Thousands of football tickets are on sale on Europe's biggest football ticketing website: We have Champions League 2013 tickets available such as Bayern Munich vs Barcelona tickets, Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid tickets and tickets for Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund. Last but not least we also have Champions League 2013 Final tickets available.
