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| Manchester City defeated Arsenal and made it to the semifinals of the English Football League Cup. © AFP=News1 |
Manchester City (Man City) defeated Arsenal and advanced to the semifinals of the England Football League Cup (Carabao Cup). Brentford, a member of the second division championship, made a small surprise beating Premier League club Newcastle United.
Man City won 4-1 in the 2020-2021 Carabao Cup quarterfinals against Arsenal held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on the morning of the 23rd (hereinafter Korean time) and reached the semi-finals.
The away team, Man City, defeated the starter three minutes after the game started. From the left flank, the cross posted by Jinchenko was connected by Gabriel Jejus with a header to score the opening goal. After this goal, Man City continued to take the lead and rush.
I also had an opportunity as Arsenal. Arsenal, who had been dragged all the way, turned the match to the starting point in the 31st minute, as Lacazette finished with Martinelli’s side cross with his head. For Man City, there was an opportunity for additional goals before and after the goal, but it was regrettable that it could not be saved.
It was Arsenal, who was somewhat lucky, but killed himself by a fatal mistake by the goalkeeper.
In the ninth minute of the second half, Man City scored ahead again. Marez scored the winning goal of the day with his left foot from his own free kick chance. It was a trajectory that Lunarsson’s goalkeeper was able to block, but the ball flowed back and Arsenal fans fell.
Man City regained the atmosphere and ended the match with a 4-1 win over Forden’s extra goal in the 14th minute of the second half and Laporte’s key goal in the 28th minute of the second half.
In another quarter-final, championship’s Brentford beat Newcastle 1-0. Among the clubs in the quarterfinals of this tournament, Brentford, the second divisional club, succeeded in the semi-finals by keeping the opening goal of Felenda da Silva in the 21st minute of the second half.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min’s team Tottenham aims to advance to the semifinals against another second division club, Stoke City, at 2:30 am on the 24th.