Manchester City vs Sporting CP, 2nd Leg Tied on aggregate SCP win on away goals
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Who won: Sporting 2-3
Sporting CP beat Manchester City 2-3 in 2nd Leg Tied on aggregate SCP win on away goals on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Etihad Stadium. Goals for Man City: Sergio Agüero (60', 82') and Mario Balotelli (75' pen). Goals for Sporting: Matías Fernández (33') and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (40').
Play by play
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It was a genuinely thrilling encounter and, it took City about 150 minutes to start playing to potential, all credit to Sporting for pulling off the upset.
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It was not to be, though, and City exit the Europa League on away goals.
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It was actually a great save to deny Hart what would have been one of the most memorably goals ever scored in European competition.
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<b>It's all over!</b>
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De Jong floats the ball into the area, and Hart heads just wide! Incredible stuff!
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City put the ball in the box and it comes out to Kolarov, whose shot deflects for a corner. Joe Hart heads up!
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Sporting keep it in the corner again before conceding a goal kick.
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...and Jeffren wins a free-kick. Sporting may well have done enough here.
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Jeffren runs to the corner flag.
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Sporting have a free-kick. The clock's ticking and City still need a goal.
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Aguero races down the left, battling against Insua, and does brilliantly well to keep it in, but his cross at full stretch goes straight to the 'keeper.
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<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Richards attempts an overhead, and Xandao is holding his head. Balotelli goes crazy, a bit unfairly, and gets booked.
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Pereirinha is 'injured' again. The ref tells him to get up, which he does.
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Kolarov fires in another cross and City have another corner.
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Five minutes of time are to be added on.
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Kolarov crosses for Balotelli, whose header from close range goes wide! City somehow have a corner though.
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Kolarov sends a cross into the box, but Aguero's knockdown is cleared by Polga.
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Oh, he's fine, look.
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Oh dear, Rui Patricio is now apparently injured, and the medical team are taking an awfully long time to treat him.
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Dazeko heads over the bar! Crisp passing and a sharp cross from the left made the chance.
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Kolarov plays a wretched cross-field ball as City look to build an attack.
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City have the best part of ten minutes to score a winning goal here.
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Well, well, well. City are within a goal of progress as Aguero turns the ball home at the far post after Savic's flick on from Kolarov's corner.
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<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL FOR CITY!</b>

