26 February 2010 / AP, LONDON
Ryan Shawcross and Tuncay Sanli scored extra-time goals as Stoke beat Manchester City 3-1 in an FA Cup fifth-round replay on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals.
While Tottenham and Aston Villa made it safely into the last eight with replay victories, big-spending City’s only realistic target now is finishing fourth in the Premier League, which would at least mean qualification for next season’s Champions League. City is lying in fifth place in the league standings and has 15 points to make up on leader Chelsea but manager Roberto Mancini denied he would be under extra pressure for failing to deliver a trophy at the hugely wealthy club. Stoke now faces Chelsea in the last eight of football’s oldest club competition as it bids to win the trophy for the first time in its history. City striker Emmanuel Adebayor was sent off before the game went into extra time and Shawcross regained the lead for Stoke, which twice drew with City in recent games, in the 95th minute. Turkey forward Tuncay sealed the win for Stoke in the 99th minute when he went on a run before firing in the third.
