Fast sensation in the FA Cup
Against third division team: Guardiola and City prevent embarrassment
08.02.2025 – 4:59 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The star ensemble continues to struggle and has a lot of trouble in the English trophy. City’s German goalkeeper acts unhappily.
Pep Guardiola has turned a new low with Manchester City again and prevented a huge cup embarrassment. The star coach saved himself with the previous year’s finalist of the FA Cup at the third division club Leyton Orient. After a long 0: 1 deficit at the London club, the cityzens won just 2: 1 (0: 1). “I’m glad we got on,” said Guardiola
The goal after a good quarter of an hour, however, left the worst fear at Guardiola’s team in front of the playoff atmosphere in the Champions League next Tuesday between Manchester and Real Madrid, which simply does not find its shape this season. After a shot almost from the center line by Jamie Donley, the ball bounced off the crossbar against city keeper Stefan Ortega.
The German keeper had tried to parry the ball in reverse running, which he did not succeed. Instead, the play equipment crashed from the crossbar to his back – and from there into the goal. “It is incredible-you don’t see something like that often, and to do it against City is incredible,” said Leyton captain Dan Happe of the BBC during the break.
City newcomer Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt could not calm the guest nerves. At least a bit of the 20 -year -old central defender Abdukodir Khusanov (56th). Like the ex-Frankfurt Marmoush, he only switched to English champion in winter, he came from RC Lens from France.
Substitute Kevin de Bruyne (79th) finally scored the winning goal. “At least they had to bring the big boys to beat us,” said Leyton coach Richie Wellens. It was a typical FA-Cup match, said colleague Guardiola: “That is why this competition is so incredible.”