Marmoush fires Manchester City into FA Cup semifinals with 2-1 win at Bournemouth

Striker Omar Marmoush scored the winner as Manchester City battled back from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 2-1 on Sunday and book their spot in the semifinals of the FA Cup, with Erling Haaland having a penalty saved before netting the equalizer.

With Haaland out of sorts and eventually needing to be replaced due to an ankle injury, it was manager Pep Guardiola's bench that came to the rescue, as Nico O'Reilly slotted in at left back and changed the game's momentum before Marmoush, who replaced the injured Haaland, knocked in the winner.

Haaland flashed an early header wide of the target, and should have given the visitors the lead in the 14th minute, when Bournemouth's Tyler Adams was penalized for a handball in the box. But Haaland's effort from the spot was poor and Kepa Arrizabalaga dove smartly to his left to make a comfortable save.

The Bournemouth goalkeeper was superb in the first half, but had a little help from Haaland's wayward finishing, the Norwegian lifting a chipped effort over the bar just two minutes after his penalty miss.

Playing a high-octane pressing game to try to force City into making mistakes, Bournemouth took a deserved lead seven minutes later when they won the ball in the opposing half of the pitch, and striker Evanilson was on hand to bundle it over the line from close range.

Guardiola introduced 20-year-old O'Reilly after halftime, and he quickly created a chance for Haaland to redeem himself, playing the ball across the face of goal for the Norwegian to slam home at the far post in the 49th minute.

Shortly afterwards, Haaland suffered the ankle injury that effectively ended his afternoon, but Marmoush made light of his absence, slotting the ball in two minutes after coming on to secure City's spot in the last four, where they will meet Nottingham Forest on the weekend of April 26-27.

Guardiola said that O'Reilly, who set up both goals, would definitely play in the semifinal. The young midfielder added that he was delighted to be able to contribute, despite playing in an unfamiliar position.

"I am just trying my hardest every game, and trying to help the team out as much as I can, and I'm glad I've been able to do that so far, he (Guardiola) was just telling me to run in behind, try and get high, come inside when the winger goes outside, and I was just trying to do that," O'Reilly said.