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Round of 16, Second leg - 15/03/2012 - 21:05CET (20:05 local time) - City of Manchester Stadium - Manchester
3-2
Aggregate: 3-3 Sporting win on away goals
Man. City - Sporting 3-2 - 15/03/2012 - Match page - UEFA Europa League 2012
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Man. City
Sporting
Minute By Minute
The final whistle is blown.
(Aggregate: Manchester City 3-3 Sporting, Sporting win on away goals)
A brilliant second-half comeback from City was not enough to see them through as they fall on the away goals rule. Two from Sergio Agüero and a Mario Balotelli gave them a 3-2 win on the night but the damage was done in the first 45 minutes.
90+6Rui Patrício (Sporting) makes a save.- 90+6Hart (Man. City) has an effort on goal.
An unbelievable finish to the game! The last chance falls to goalkeeper Joe Hart, who has come forward from the back. He wins a header which is going in to the far corner but Rui Patrício makes a great save to turn it round the post. Amazing. - 90+6Kolarov (Man. City) takes the corner.
- 90+5Kolarov (Man. City) misses the target.
- 90+4Kolarov (Man. City) is penalised for a foul on Carrillo (Sporting).
- 90+3Savić (Man. City) is penalised for a foul on Jeffren Suárez (Sporting).
- 90+3N. de Jong (Man. City) is penalised for a foul on Izmailov (Sporting).
90+1Polga (Sporting) is shown a yellow card.- 90+1Balotelli (Man. City) is cautioned by the referee.
- 90Kolarov (Man. City) delivers the corner.
- 89Y. Touré (Man. City) delivers the corner.
- 88Balotelli (Man. City) misses the target.
The Italian heads just wde from close range. A brilliant left-wing cross from Aleksandar Kolarov finds the forward but the ball flicks off his head and just wide of the far post with Rui Patrício beaten. - 84Džeko (Man. City) misses the target.
The substitute has a chance as Aleksandar Kolarov drives in a cross from the left but he gets too much on the header at the front post when a flick would have had more chance of finding the net. 
82Agüero (Man. City) scores!
There is the third for City and only one more is needed. Aleksandar Kolarov's corner is flicked to the back post by Edin Džeko and the Argentinian scores his second from close range.- 82Kolarov (Man. City) delivers the corner.
- 82Xandão (Sporting) misses the target.
- 81Schaars (Sporting) delivers the corner.
- 79Y. Touré (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Schaars (Sporting).
75Balotelli (Man. City) scores from the penalty spot.
The Italian keeps his cool and rolls calmly to the keepers left. There is still hope here for City who need two more!- 74Agüero (Man. City) was fouled in the penalty area by Renato Neto (Sporting)
The Argentinian bursts into the box and the defender is just too late on the challenge bringing down the forward to concede a penalty. - 74Schaars (Sporting) takes the free-kick.
The free-kick is rolled to his left by Stijn Schaars and the Argentinian left-back runs on to it to shoot from 25 metres but the shot lacks control and goes well over the bar. - 73Savić (Man. City) is shown a yellow card.
- 73Savić (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Jeffren Suárez (Sporting).
- 71Džeko (Man. City) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
- 70Daniel Carriço (Sporting) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Agüero (Man. City).
- 69Kolarov (Man. City) delivers the corner.
68Carrillo (in) - Van Wolfswinkel (out) (Sporting)- 66Nasri (in) - Silva (out) (Man. City)
Roberto Mancini's last roll of the dice is to send the Frenchman on. Can he make the difference? - 64Renato Neto (in) - Fernández (out) (Sporting)
- 64Jeffren Suárez (in) - Capel (out) (Sporting)
- 63Kolarov (Man. City) misses the target.
From almost excatly the same postition Matías Fernández opened the scoring from, the Serbian fires a free-kick just wide. He hit it left-footed unlike the Chilean and many of the crowd were fooled into thinking it had gone in. - 63Kolarov (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
- 62Daniel Carriço (Sporting) is shown a yellow card.
- 62Daniel Carriço (Sporting) is penalised for a foul on Balotelli (Man. City).
- 60Agüero (Man. City) scores!
With 30 minutes to go there is a glimmer of hope for City. The Argentinian collects the ball from Yaya Touré with his back to goal but controls and turns with one touch, before smahing past Rui Patrício with his second. A great finish. - 59Fernández (Sporting) takes the free-kick.
- 59Balotelli (Man. City) fouls.
- 57Schaars (Sporting) takes the corner.
- 57Fernández (Sporting) takes the corner.
- 57Izmailov (Sporting) misses the target.
- 55Džeko (in) - Pizarro (out) (Man. City)
An attacking substitution from City. The Bosnian celebrates his 26th birthday on Saturday, but unless he can conjure something special Sporting will ruin his day. - 55Kolarov (Man. City) is flagged for offside.
- 54Kolarov (Man. City) takes the corner.
- 54Richards (Man. City) misses the target.
That is a big chance for City to pull one back. Aleksandar Kolarov sends a whipped free-kick into the box and the defender meets the ball powerfully but the ball is deflected over. - 54Kolarov (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
- 54Izmailov (Sporting) is penalised for a foul on Agüero (Man. City).
- 51Fernández (Sporting) is penalised for a foul on Kolarov (Man. City).
- 50Schaars (Sporting) takes the corner.
- 50Fernández (Sporting) takes the corner.
- 47Balotelli (Man. City) misses the target.
The Italian attempts to set the tone for the second half but gets his shot wildly wrong and it spins a long way wide from 25 metres. - 46Pizarro (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
- 46Izmailov (Sporting) is penalised for a foul on Pizarro (Man. City).
- 46N. de Jong (in) - A. Johnson (out) (Man. City)
An interesting substitutuon from Roberto Mancini who puts on a defensive midfielder for an attacking winger, despite needing four goals. That could lead to a change of shape with David Silva joining Sergio Agüero and Mario Balotelli in attack in a 4-3-3. 
The second half begins.
The referee blows for half-time.
(Aggregate: Manchester City 0-3 Sporting). Simon Hart, City of Manchester Stadium: Barring a miracle, City look like joining their neighbours United in exiting this competition tonight. Booed off at half-time, they trail 2-0 and have showed nothing to suggest they can get back into this tie.- 45Savić (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Rui Patrício (Sporting).
- 45A. Johnson (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
- 44Schaars (Sporting) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Balotelli (Man. City).
- 43Silva (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Pereirinha (Sporting).
- 42Kolarov (Man. City) takes the free-kick.
- 40Van Wolfswinkel (Sporting) scores!
It is two for Sporting and now City must score four! Marat Izmailov escapes from Aleksandar Kolarov on the right and drives into the box, rolling the ball to the back post where the Dutch forward cannot miss, side-footing the ball into an empty net. - 40Y. Touré (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Fernández (Sporting).
- 39Van Wolfswinkel (Sporting) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Y. Touré (Man. City).
- 36K. Touré (Man. City) misses the target.
- 36Kolarov (Man. City) delivers the corner.
- 35Pizarro (Man. City) delivers the corner.
- 34A. Johnson (Man. City) delivers the corner.
- 33Fernández (Sporting) scores!
There is the away goal for Sporting, and it is so important. The Chilean hits the free-kick right-footed from left of centre and it curls beautifully into the far post. Joe Hart got a hand on it but could not keep it out. It was a great finish. - 33Fernández (Sporting) takes the free-kick.
- 32Balotelli (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Insúa (Sporting).
The Italian shoves over the left-back 20 metres out. It is a dangerous shooting position and Stijn Schaars or Matías Fernández will shoot. - 31Agüero (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Daniel Carriço (Sporting).
- 29Agüero (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Polga (Sporting).
- 29Capel (Sporting) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
- 29Pereirinha (Sporting) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Balotelli (Man. City).
- 28Fernández (Sporting) has a shot blocked.
Diego Capel outpaces David Pizarro as Sporting break rapidly down the left. His cross evades the defence and finds Fernández on the edge of the area and he shoots but Kolo Touré gets in the way. - 28A. Johnson (Man. City) has a shot blocked.
- 26Fernández (Sporting) is booked.
- 26Pereirinha (Sporting) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Silva (Man. City).
- 25Hart (Man. City) makes a save.
- 25Fernández (Sporting) has an effort on goal.
With numerous bodies lined up in the box expecting a cross swung in, the midfielder opts to go for goal but it is a waste as the ball floats into the arms of Joe Hart. - 25Fernández (Sporting) takes the free-kick.
- 25Richards (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Capel (Sporting).
- 22Kolarov (Man. City) is booked.
The Serbian is booked which means should City make it through to the next stage the left-back will be unavailable for the first-leg. - 22Kolarov (Man. City) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Capel (Sporting).
- 21Pizarro (Man. City) delivers the corner.
- 21A. Johnson (Man. City) delivers the corner.
- 20Balotelli (Man. City) misses the target.
Sergio Agüero finds the Italian in acres of space on the right. He lines up a shot but Emiliano Insúa just regains his ground to deflect the shot behind for a corner. - 19Fernández (Sporting) is penalised for a foul on Y. Touré (Man. City).
- 13Y. Touré (Man. City) is cautioned by the referee.
- 13Y. Touré (Man. City) is penalised for a foul on Fernández (Sporting).
- 10A. Johnson (Man. City) misses the target.
City respond and a controlled volley from the right side of the box is sent towards goal, but just the wrong side of the upright. - 9Y. Touré (Man. City) is penalised for a foul on Schaars (Sporting).
- 8Xandão (Sporting) misses the target.
The corner comes over and the Sporting defender gets above everyone. His looping header goes over Joe Hart but just wide of the post. - 8Fernández (Sporting) takes the corner.
- 8Fernández (Sporting) has a shot blocked.
- 6Kolarov (Man. City) is penalised for a foul on Schaars (Sporting).
- 2A. Johnson (Man. City) is flagged for offside.
- 1Schaars (Sporting) misses the target.
The first effort at goal comes from Sporting. It is no danger to Joe Hart but shows intent from the off from the visitors. An away goal would be a huge boost to their hopes this evening. 
The match is under way.
Legend:
- Goals
Own goal- Converted penalty
Missed penalty
Red card- Yellow card
Second yellow card- Substitution