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Ki sinks Chelsea; City in League Cup semis
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 19 - 12 - 2013

LONDON — Substitute Ki sung-Yueng drove in an extra-time winner to take the Premier League's bottom club Sunderland into the League Cup semifinals with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Chelsea Tuesday.
Ki smashed home in the 118th minute after being teed up by Fabio Borini, who had come off the bench to force extra time with an 88th-minute equalizer.
In the night's other quarterfinal, Edin Dzeko scored twice as free-scoring Manchester City booked its place in the semifinals with a 3-1 win at second-tier Leicester City.
Chelsea, third in the Premier League, looked on course to reach the last four after taking the lead when goalline technology adjudged that a combination of Frank Lampard and Sunderland's Lee Cattermole had bundled a cross over the line.
But it was pegged back two minutes from time when on-loan Borini steered an expert finish past two Chelsea defenders on the line from a tight angle.
The host then laid siege to the Chelsea goal and was rewarded two minutes from time when Ki smashed home a low drive to send the home crowd wild.
Chelsea won the competition twice in Jose Mourinho's first spell at the club, but with a busy Christmas schedule looming in the Premier League, it made eight changes from its weekend team.
The fringe players, however, did little to push their cases and found themselves chasing possession for much of the opening 45 minutes before taking the lead a minute into the second half.
A low cross from Azpilicueta picked out Lampard and Cattermole sliding in at the far post. The ball eventually bobbled over the line before goalkeeper Vito Mannone clawed it clear.
Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to his watch to signal the goal had been awarded by the Hawk-Eye technology installed at the ground.
The match looked to be heading toward a routine victory for Chelsea before it was brought to life in the 88th minute following the introduction of Borini. The ball bounced free to the Italian, on loan from Liverpool, and he steered it accurately into the net from a tight angle.
Borini almost won it but his effort was expertly blocked by Gary Cahill and he perhaps should have done better at the start of extra time when he failed to make proper contact with a deep cross, unmarked at the far post.
Yet Sunderland was not to be denied and after Chelsea's stand-in keeper Mark Schwarzer had produced a superb save to turn over a header from Ki, the South Korean latched on to a pass from Borini, cut inside and drove the ball low into the net.
Dzeko made his case for a more regular starting spot in City's star-studded lineup with goals either side of halftime after Aleksandar Kolarov had given the visitors an early lead. Lloyd Dyer grabbed a consolation for Leicester.
"We had a very good first half, and then we had the possession and dominated the game until they scored. It is an important competition, it is important to win every game you play in and to get to the final at Wembley would be wonderful for the supporters," Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini said.
"I think the Capital One Cup is different to normal because we could have Tottenham and Manchester United also in the semifinal so that would be beautiful for the fans."
Stoke City hosts Manchester United and managerless Tottenham Hotspur takes on West Ham United in the last two quarterfinals Wednesday. — Reuters


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