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LONDON \u2014 In its 155-year history, the FA Cup final can rarely have been won by a more audacious goal.<\/p>\n

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Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday thanks to a moment of magic from Antoine Semenyo.<\/p>\n

The forward brought to life a final that had produced little in the way of chances or excitement with a spectacular back-heeled goal in the second half.<\/p>\n

Running onto a cross from Erling Haaland in the 72nd minute, Semenyo flicked his heel at the ball and directed it low into the far corner past diving Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.<\/p>\n

Victory kept City in the hunt for a domestic trophy treble, having already won the English League Cup. Pep Guardiola\u2019s team is also second in the Premier League, two points behind Arsenal with two rounds to go.<\/p>\n

This was Guardiola\u2019s 17th major trophy in 10 years at City and his 35th in his career overall.<\/p>\n

City has won the Cup eight times and moved level with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham as equal third on the all-time winners\u2019 list.<\/p>\n

Defeat means Chelsea will end the season trophyless \u2013 a year after being crowned Club World Cup champion \u2013 in what has been a crisis-ridden campaign.<\/p>\n

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After firing two coaches since the turn of the year, Chelsea went into the final with a novice on the sideline in Calum McFarlane, a former youth coach taking charge of only his seventh first-team game.<\/p>\n

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The turmoil at Chelsea led to supporters staging a protest against its American owners outside the stadium before kickoff.<\/p>\n

In that sense, it was commendable that McFarlane was able to frustrate Guardiola for such long periods.<\/p>\n

That was until Semenyo\u2019s match-winning moment.<\/p>\n

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The Ghana international joined City from Bournemouth only in January and made an immediate impact \u2013 scoring 10 goals and helping the team to two trophies.<\/p>\n

After the final whistle, City fans sang the club anthem \u201cBlue Moon\u201d loudly, and cheering Bernardo Silva and John Stones as they lifted the famous trophy. Both players are leaving at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince I arrived it\u2019s been 20 trophies, which isn\u2019t bad. I care a lot about Manchester City,\u201d said Silva, counting Community Shield victories as well.<\/p>\n

Triumph for City came after back-to-back losses in the final in the previous two years. This was the record fourth year in a row it reached the final, having last won it in 2023.<\/p>\n

Arsenal has won soccer\u2019s oldest knockout competition a record 14 times. Manchester United was second with 13.<\/p>\n

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