Football: Toure seals City’s FA Cup triumph
The win gave City their first piece of silverware since their victory in the 1976 League Cup final.
LONDON:
Manchester City ended their 35-year trophy drought, beating Stoke 1-0 to clinch the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure was the hero once again for City, rifling in a shot on 74 minutes to settle a largely one-sided encounter. A shot from Balotelli deflected off Marc Wilson and fell kindly to the former Barcelona midfielder who blasted an unstoppable first-time shot past Sorensen. The win gave City their first piece of silverware since their victory in the 1976 League Cup final at Wembley.
It also sealed a fine week for City, who had clinched qualification for next season’s Champions League on Tuesday by beating Tottenham.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2011.
Manchester City ended their 35-year trophy drought, beating Stoke 1-0 to clinch the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure was the hero once again for City, rifling in a shot on 74 minutes to settle a largely one-sided encounter. A shot from Balotelli deflected off Marc Wilson and fell kindly to the former Barcelona midfielder who blasted an unstoppable first-time shot past Sorensen. The win gave City their first piece of silverware since their victory in the 1976 League Cup final at Wembley.
It also sealed a fine week for City, who had clinched qualification for next season’s Champions League on Tuesday by beating Tottenham.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2011.