Manchester City qualified for the 2025 FA Cup final after defeating Nottingham Forest with a score of 2-0 in the semifinal match held at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday (27/4) evening WIB.Quoted from the FA page in Jakarta, Manchester City won thanks to a quick goal by Rico Luis (2') and a header by Josko Gvardiol (51').
Manchester City will face Crystal Palace in the final which will be held on May 17, 2025 local time.
When meeting Nottingham, Manchester City immediately took the initiative to attack at the start of the match. As a result, the team nicknamed The Citizens was already ahead when the match had only been going on for two minutes.Receiving a pass from Mateo Kovacic, Rico Lewis fired a shot from the edge of the penalty box. His low kick nestled into the right corner of Nottingham's goal and made the score 1-0.After the goal, Manchester City dominated possession. They had threatened through Omar Marmoush and Nico O'Reilly, but none were on target. The score of 1-0 for City's advantage lasted until the break.
In the second half, Manchester City were able to double their lead in the 51st minute through defender Josko Gvardiol's header, converting Marmoush's corner kick.
After that, Marmoush again threatened the opponent's goal, as did Nottingham player Morgan Gibbs-White but neither resulted in a goal.
The score of 2-0 for Manchester City's victory did not change so that the squad coached by coach Josep "Pep" Guardiola was entitled to advance to the final.
