EFL Cup semi-final first leg
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Nick Woltemade was unable to prevent Newcastle United from losing 2-0 to Manchester City in the EFL Cup semi-final after coming on as a substitute. The German international came into the game in the 69th minute, but the 23-year-old was unable to score. It was Newcastle’s first home defeat in a competitive game since the end of September. The second leg is scheduled for February 4th in Manchester. The final opponents will be the two London rivals Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC.
The first goal at St. James Park was scored by City’s 72 million euro winter signing Antoine Semenyo in the 53rd minute, who had already scored on his Skyblues debut. He had only been signed by AFC Bournemouth four days before the match and was celebrating again just a few minutes after his first goal. Semenyo artistically pushed the ball into the goal after a corner. But after a minute-long review by the video referee, the goal was disallowed. Erling Haaland is said to have been offside by millimeters.
Woltemade then came into the game and was repeatedly looked for and played by his teammates up front. But he didn’t manage to score, instead Manchester struck again in the long added time through Rayan Cherki (90th + 8th).