Manchester City and Manchester United played out the final of the English Football League at Wembley Stadium in an exciting clash of the two sides. The Red Devils relied on the outstanding play of rising stars Alexandre Canazo and Maneo, while City had Shelly Medjugorje in the late stages of the match in a passionate match. However, Manchester United had the last laugh with a score of 2-1 and took home the soccer team trophy.
Manchester City, who have just achieved their fourth consecutive Premier League title, featured stars such as Aynin Xalant, Phil Cotton and Chiyun Dibny, while Manchester United adopted a striker-less formation, removing striker Helen and contracting the whole team to defend against counter-attacks.
The two sides exchanged tries early in the game before United took a 1-0 lead in the 30th minute with an easy goal by Kanazu after a defensive error.
City were put on the back foot and didn't quicken their attacking tempo. On the contrary, United seized the opportunity again, Lashford scored with a shot, but Ganazu was disallowed for offside. 38 minutes later, United made a comeback, Wahlani's big pass, Ganazu got away smartly, and Maneo scored easily unmarked to make it 2-0 at half time.
In the second half, City replaced Shelly Medjugorje and Zulian Ivaris in a fierce comeback. Charlotte and Kiir had two shots on goal deflected by Onana, while Zulian Ivaris' angled shot failed to break through the net. Meanwhile, United's center forward Ricardo Martinez left the game with an injury and was replaced by Johnny Evans.
The game entered the 87th minute when Shelly Medjugorje made a surprise shot from the left, Onana missed the ball on the ground and City recovered the goal to make it 1-2, but in the end, United sealed the win with a 2-1 victory to win the final game.
