Ghanaian International Antoine Semenyo produced a moment of magic to win the FA Cup for Manchester City, after beating Chelsea 1-0 to complete an English cup double for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Forward Semenyo turned and deftly back-heeled the ball past Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez from an Erling Haaland cross in the 72nd minute to delight the City supporters.
“Everything happened so fast to be honest,” Ghana’s Semenyo, who joined City in January, said in an interview. “It came straight to me and I had to improvise myself as quickly as I can.”
“I have never competed for trophies like this before, so everything is new to me. Hopefully, we can finish the job off.”
Silva received the FA Cup from Prince William and raised it aloft alongside defender John Stones, who is also leaving the club, to wild cheers from the sky-blue end of Wembley Stadium.
It was City’s eighth FA Cup triumph and followed victory in the League Cup in March, in what could also be Guardiola’s last season after 10 years in charge.
But it was a seventh successive domestic cup final defeat – the fourth in the FA Cup – for Chelsea, who had looked to the showpiece match for some relief after a turbulent season and two managerial changes.
Enzo Fernandez, Joao Pedro and Liam Delap all had chances to score for Chelsea but failed to find the target in what for long periods was an even, if unexciting, clash. The London club’s hopes of European football next season now look very slim.
