"Just five minutes into the second half, Wissa tested Trafford again, with his looping header tipped onto the bar before Bruno Guimaraes curled a low strike against the left post. And just three minutes later, City were in front as Semenyo raced through a crowded box to fire in from close range after meeting Jeremy Doku's deflected cross. Semenyo was then denied a second 10 minutes later, having flicked a lovely backheel past Nick Pope from Tijjani Reijnders' corner,"
"Data Debrief: Semenyo takes no settling-in time Semenyo announced himself in City's team at the weekend, but he once again played a key role for Pep Guardiola's side. Indeed, he is the first player to score in both of his first two appearances for City in all competitions since Emmanuel Adebayor in August 2009. And only Haaland (26) and Igor Thiago (17) have scored"
Manchester City took a 2-0 first-leg lead over Newcastle United in the EFL Cup semi-final as Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring early in the second half. Yoane Wissa missed several early chances for Newcastle, including a one-on-one and a header tipped onto the bar, while Bruno Guimaraes struck a post. Semenyo had a second goal ruled out after VAR found Erling Haaland interfering from an offside position. Newcastle pressed with clear chances but could not score. Rayan Cherki added a late second after a one-two with Rayan Ait-Nouri. Semenyo became the first player since Emmanuel Adebayor to score in his first two City appearances.
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