Man City: Gundogan (1'; 51')

MU: Bruno Fernandes (33')

Starting lineup:

Man City: Ortega Moreno, Walker, Stones, Dias, Akanji, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (captain), Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland.

MU: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw, Casemiro, Fred, Fernandes (captain), Eriksen, Sancho, Rashford.
A father and son, Manchester United fans, outside Wembley Stadium. Photo: Manutd.com

Goalkeeper Ortega Moreno will replace familiar goalkeeper Ederson at Manchester City. (Photo: Manchester Evening News)

Manchester United fans in the stands at Wembley Stadium. Photo: Man Utd

Haaland and his teammates are aiming for a dream treble this season. Photo: Man City

Manchester United players take to the pitch for warm-up. Photo: Man Utd

The two teams walked onto the field, preparing to play.

FIRST HALF BEGINS!

GOAL! 1-0 for Man City!!!

It took Man City just 12 seconds to celebrate a goal. From a pass by goalkeeper Ortega, Gundogan curled the ball in, giving David de Gea no chance to save it.

Gundogan's goal came just 12 seconds into the match. Photo: Mancity.com
Manchester City players celebrate Gundogan's goal in the 13th second. Photo: Mancity.com

The Manchester City fans' stands erupted after Gundogan's goal. Photo: Mancity.com

A Manchester City fan celebrates as his team takes the lead. Photo: Mancity.com

Minute 3:

The FA Cup final got off to a disappointing start for Manchester United, as they conceded a goal too early. Manager Ten Hag may have to instruct his players to go all-out against Manchester City.

Minute 4: A disappointing result for Man City.

Rodri's header went wide of the Manchester United goalpost. Manchester City are maintaining a high pace in the game.

Minute 7:

In theory, MU should be the more attacking team due to their disadvantageous position. However, Man City is playing more dominantly.

The goal conceded in the very first minute has put MU in a difficult position. Photo: Manutd.com

Minute 12:

It's worth noting that Man City reached this FA Cup final having scored 17 goals and conceded none in their last five matches. Gundogan's goal became the fastest goal in the history of FA Cup finals.

Minute 10:

Man City are showing a proactive approach from the start of the match. Their ball possession rate is currently at 70%, and they have had 3 shots on goal against MU.

15th minute:

MU began to push forward into Man City's half. However, Sancho and his teammates were unable to create any dangerous opportunities towards goalkeeper Ortega's goal.

16th minute:

Haaland just had a touch of the ball in front of the MU goal but it wasn't successful.

20th minute:

The Manchester United players are struggling to mount an attack. They only miss a beat or two, but Man City always manage to regain possession afterward.

21st minute:

Haaland just had another shot on goal against MU but it was off target. So far, Man City have had 5 shots and scored 1 goal.

Haaland caused many problems for the MU defense with his speedy dribbling. Photo: Manutd.com

24th minute:

MU had a good combination play. Casemiro passed to Rashford who was in a comfortable position, but unfortunately, he couldn't finish successfully.

28th minute:

Gundogan's goal has just been confirmed as being scored in the 12th second of the match. This is the earliest goal in the history of an FA Cup final.

29th minute:

The referee requested a VAR review after Wan-Bissaka's header.

The referee decided to award Manchester United a penalty after Grealish appeared to handle the ball inside the penalty area. Photo: PA

GOAL! The score is leveled at 1-1 for MU.

Fernandes skipped and successfully converted the free kick. It could be said that MU were lucky with this goal.

Bruno scored from the penalty spot to help MU equalize 1-1. Photo: Manutd.com

Minute 34:

The match is back to square one. With MU scoring the equalizer, the course of the game from here on will be very unpredictable.

37th minute:

Man City are trying to build up play. They just had a corner kick. However, the danger has passed in front of goalkeeper De Gea's goal.

40th minute:

Haaland and De Bruyne are very active. It seems Man City don't want the first half to end 1-1.

41st minute:

It was MU's turn to counter-attack and they earned a corner on the right wing. Casemiro took the free kick and Varane attempted a shot but missed the target.

43rd minute:

After scoring the equalizer, MU played with more confidence.

The first half had 4 minutes of added time.

45+3 minutes: First yellow card

The referee showed Wan-Bissaka a yellow card after a strong tackle on Grealish.

END OF FIRST HALF! Man City 1-1 MU!

The score is currently 1-1. Gundogan opened the scoring for Man City in the 12th second, but Bruno Fernandes leveled the score from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute.

SECOND HALF BEGINS!

Neither team has made any personnel changes yet.

46th minute:

Sancho broke through, dribbling between four blue-shirted players. However, he was too focused on dribbling and failed to pose any real threat to goalkeeper Ortega's goal.

50th minute:

MU are playing very solidly. Every time Man City attack, the Red Devils retreat deep to defend.

GOAL! 2-1 for Man City!!! Gundogan scores again!!!

Gundogan's shot went into the tight space between the Manchester United defense, giving goalkeeper De Gea no chance to save it. Photo: Dailymail
Gundogan scored a brace for Man City. Photo: Mancity.com
Once again, De Bruyne took the quick free kick from the right wing, and Gundogan unleashed a one-touch shot that pierced through MU's dense defense.

52nd minute:

The FA Cup final is proving to be as dramatic as fans have hoped. The score is currently 2-1 in favor of Man City. However, there is still a long time left.

55th minute:

The pressure that Man City is putting on MU's half of the pitch is immense. They are maintaining the pressure to ensure they have more opportunities to extend their lead.

60th minute:

Manchester United players are being forced to retreat to their own half as Manchester City attack. There are no signs yet that MU can find an equalizer.

61st minute: MU makes a substitution.

Garnacho was brought on to replace Eriksen.

Garnacho came on as a substitute for Eriksen. Photo: Manutd.com

63rd minute:

The middle of the field is currently the area of ​​intense contention between the two teams.

66th minute:

MU's performance has yet to show any positive signs. The scenario in the second half is quite similar to what happened in the first. Coach Ten Hag's players need to put in more effort in the second half if they want to score a goal.

Once again, MU found themselves in a difficult situation when they fell behind at the start of the second half. Photo: Manutd.com

69th minute: A disappointing result for Rashford.

Following a surprising combination with Fernandes, Rashford unleashed a powerful shot, but the ball went slightly over the crossbar.

70th minute:

In contrast to MU, Man City is playing quite calmly. Although the one-goal lead is very precarious, the blue team is still focusing on defense.

71st minute: Gundogan puts the ball into the net but it's offside!

Following a series of consecutive attacks by Man City, Gundogan managed to put the ball into the net against MU, but the goal was disallowed by the referee due to offside.

Manchester United fans anxiously await the referee's offside decision. Photo: Manutd.com

72nd minute: What a shame for MU!!!

In a quick counter-attack down the left wing, Fernandes threaded a pass to Garnacho, but the Argentinian striker's curling shot with his right foot went just wide of the post.

76th minute: Garnacho gets another chance.

Garnacho took a shot inside the penalty area but a Manchester City defender threw himself to block the ball. Manchester United are showing their efforts to find an equalizer.

77th minute: MU makes another substitution!

Manager Ten Hag decided to bring Weghorst on to replace Sancho. The Dutch strategist decided to go all-in, and MU's attack will also rely on long balls in the coming minutes.

80th minute: Dangerous situation

Akanji rushed in but missed the tap-in right in front of goalkeeper De Gea's goal.

82nd minute: MU makes another substitution.

McTominay came on to replace Lindelof to improve Manchester United's attack.

85th minute: Man City still have possession of the ball.

Man City continued to control possession effectively. The Man City defense was playing with great focus. Meanwhile, manager Ten Hag urged his players to be even stronger. Time was running out.

88th minute:

Bruno Fernandes attempted to cross the ball into the Man City penalty area but was unsuccessful.

89th minute: Man City makes a substitution.

Ake came on to replace Grealish.

The second half had 4 minutes of added time.

90+1 minute: What a pity for MU!!!

Two consecutive shots from the MU players, but they were unsuccessful.

TIME'S UP!

Man City continued to demonstrate their champion status by defeating MU 2-1 in the FA Cup final to claim the title for the 2022-2023 season.

The moment Grealish celebrated with Kevin De Bruyne. Photo: Mancity.com

Haaland celebrated in a special way. The Norwegian striker's arrival this season has made Manchester City's attack stronger than ever. Photo: Mancity.com

The moment the Manchester City players lifted the FA Cup in the 2022-2023 season. Photo: Mancity.com

Man City have already won two titles and are getting closer to their treble goal this season. Just one more victory in the Champions League final against Inter Milan will see Pep Guardiola's team make history. (Image: Mancity.com)
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