Manchester City is the new winner of the trophy of the League Cup in England. "Citizens' beat Liverpool after a penalty shootout and send with outgoing trophy after the season manager Manuel Pellegrini.
In normal time and extra time the score was 1: 1 and in penalties and had an equal number of goals scored. Ultimately, more accurate were "sky-blue" and they rejoice with their first trophy of the season.
Fernandinho gave the City at the beginning of the second half, but shortly before the end Coutinho Felipe equalized. Sequels followed, in which there was another goal and everything had to be decided in the lottery of penalties.
The first was omitted from the hero of "citizens" in regular Fernandinho, but by the end Jesus Navas, Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure were accurate, to bring the trophy. On the reverse side were Liverpool. They scored their first penalty by Emre Zhang, but then Lucas Leiva Felipe Coutinho and Adam Lallana were stopped by the incredible goalkeeper Willy Caballero.
Both teams played a cautious first half, as it was obvious that seek mainly to prevent errors in the important moments in attack opponents. The first chance was for Manchester City in 8 minutes Fernandinho shot high over the crossbar.
The battle in the center was extremely robust, while still got two interesting situations in the middle of the first part first in the 23rd minute shot James Milner went wide and then "citizens" started a quick counter.
Sergio Aguero when it was displayed behind the defense, but was overtaken by Mamadou Sakho. With a feint Argentine eliminate him and left alone with the keeper. He shoots, but Simon Mignolet deflect the ball slightly and she tapped into the beam to not enter the network.
The battle moved into the center after these explosive minutes, Liverpool poizravniha not just the game, but took a slight initiative. This does not affect the dangerous blows to the keeper Willy Caballero City
Even when one of them in 33 minutes Felipe Koutinyo from just outside the penalty area shot into touch rather than out the door. And in this situation and Kolo Toure header could shoot on the net, but the ball never reached him.
So the break came in a scoreless draw, but the outcome was left after the resumption of play. A show ahead quickly after the release of the two teams back on the field of "Wembley".
Already in the 49th minute David Silva and Sergio Aguero staged another swift counter by Argentine wait inclusion of Fernandinho in the box and handed him the ball. The Brazilian real fired a rocket that went under the hand of Simon Mignolet and tangled in his net - 1: 0.
There was a response to Liverpool, but James Milner extremely advantageous position could not grieved his former team. In the 60th minute came the big gap in the game, and its author was Rahiym Stirling.
Former Liverpool player found himself in shooting position, alone against Minyole after a great pass from David Silva. But instead gently placed the ball in the net, he put it in and out could not give an advance of two goals of his team.
Shortly thereafter, Sergio Aguero penalty and asked for a contact with Alberto Moreno in the box, but the referee is not bound simulation, and did not give anything. After this situation in the 65th minute Liverpool players went quite boldly forward, simply because they had nothing more to lose.
Centering the players of Liverpool, however, they were robbed of reliable protection of "sky-blue" and Yaya Toure, Fernando and Fernandinho in midfield hard man allowed the enemy to move past them to attack bargain.
"The citizens' watch for chances to counterattack. Once opened chance to Rahiym Stirling in the 80th minute. Then Sergio Aguero mocked the protection of Liverpool and brought former Liverpool player of the shooting position from the point penalty. But the English striker again expose and shoot out from the advantageous situation.
But after 83 minutes Liverpool "returned from the dead" with his first shot off the net, which tied the game. So long attack ended with submission of Daniel Sturridge to Adam Lallana of the right post. 2-3 meters he slammed Direct, but add Felipe Koutinyo stabbed Caballero to 1: 1.
This match could have ended even in normal time, but the new two incredible misses Manchester City. First Rahiym Stirling sealed terrifying performance with consecutive omission from goal area and sent the ball wide.
Seconds before the 90th minute Yaya Toure fired head of the goal area, but this time Simon Mignolet was in place and affect certain goal in his net. So the match ended 1: 1 in regular time and in the end everything had to be decided after extra time and subsequently on penalties.
In the added 30 minutes both teams squandered in a great position. Shortly before the end of the first period Sergio Aguero dropped face to face with Simon Mignolet and the second added 15 minutes was inaccurate Divock Origi whose shot was blocked by Caballero.
This led to the lottery of penalties. A start time did not bode anything like that. First Emre Zhang scored and gave the Reds. And after the failure of Fernandinho, Liverpool already visible with the trophy.
There was however a gap of Lucas Leiva and Jesus Navas scored to equalize. There was another gap of player Liverpool - Felipe Koutinyo while Sergio Aguero scored and development turned completely. Then, the omission of Adam Lallana after which Yaya Toure scored "citizens" won the trophy for the fourth time in its history.
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