Goals galore as City eliminates the Foxes
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January 20, 2011, Thursday
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CARLOS Tevez's 16th goal of the season helped Manchester City earn a 4-2 win over second-tier Leicester in a FA Cup third-round replay on Tuesday in Manchester.
The striker set City on its way in the 15th minute with a stunning individual effort and although he later missed a second-half penalty, the hosts had too much for the Foxes as they set up a match at Notts County in the fourth round.
Patrick Vieira and Adam Johnson scored in the space of 77 seconds to put Roberto Mancini's side 3-1 up at the break and Aleksandar Kolarov's late finish saw off the plucky visitors, coached by former City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Wolverhampton thrashed Doncaster 5-0 to progress and will next play Stoke, which beat Cardiff 2-0 thanks to two extra-time goals by striker Jon Walters.
Arsenal was to play Leeds, which plays in the second-tier League Championship, late yesterday in the other third-round replay.
Eriksson was making his return to Eastlands for the first time since he was fired by City at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Tevez opened the scoring when he barged his way into the penalty box before unleashing a powerful shot that flew into the net.
Paul Gallagher equalized from the penalty spot after midfielder Vieira brought down Lloyd Dyer.
However, the hosts, four-time winners of the competition and one of the favorites this season, netted twice in the space of a little more than a minute to kill the game off.
Vieira made amends by tapping in from close range in the 37th after Spain winger David Silva's shot was cleared off the line, and Johnson ran onto a pass from Silva before slotting home a neat finish.
Tevez missed a chance to double his tally for the evening when his poor 57th-minute penalty, awarded after he was fouled by Jack Hobbs, was easily saved by Leicester goalkeeper Chris Weale.
With City sitting back, Dyer set up a tense finish by scoring with eight minutes left for Leicester. But City's left back Kolarov completed the scoring following a late counterattack.
The striker set City on its way in the 15th minute with a stunning individual effort and although he later missed a second-half penalty, the hosts had too much for the Foxes as they set up a match at Notts County in the fourth round.
Patrick Vieira and Adam Johnson scored in the space of 77 seconds to put Roberto Mancini's side 3-1 up at the break and Aleksandar Kolarov's late finish saw off the plucky visitors, coached by former City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Wolverhampton thrashed Doncaster 5-0 to progress and will next play Stoke, which beat Cardiff 2-0 thanks to two extra-time goals by striker Jon Walters.
Arsenal was to play Leeds, which plays in the second-tier League Championship, late yesterday in the other third-round replay.
Eriksson was making his return to Eastlands for the first time since he was fired by City at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Tevez opened the scoring when he barged his way into the penalty box before unleashing a powerful shot that flew into the net.
Paul Gallagher equalized from the penalty spot after midfielder Vieira brought down Lloyd Dyer.
However, the hosts, four-time winners of the competition and one of the favorites this season, netted twice in the space of a little more than a minute to kill the game off.
Vieira made amends by tapping in from close range in the 37th after Spain winger David Silva's shot was cleared off the line, and Johnson ran onto a pass from Silva before slotting home a neat finish.
Tevez missed a chance to double his tally for the evening when his poor 57th-minute penalty, awarded after he was fouled by Jack Hobbs, was easily saved by Leicester goalkeeper Chris Weale.
With City sitting back, Dyer set up a tense finish by scoring with eight minutes left for Leicester. But City's left back Kolarov completed the scoring following a late counterattack.
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