Nico O'Reilly is happy his hard work paid off as Manchester City advance to the FA Cup semi-final

With Haaland and Malmush scoring, the "Blue Moon" Manchester City defeated the "Cherries" Bournemouth 2-1 in the focus match of the 2024/25 FA Cup quarter-finals. Nico O'Reilly, who contributed two assists in this game, said that he was very happy to see the hard work paid off and was looking forward to the semi-final against Nottingham Forest.

David Brooks made a cross in the 21st minute, Kuluvit passed the ball near the goal, and Evanilson scored directly, helping Bournemouth to open the scoring with a 1-0 lead.

In the 49th minute of the second half, Nico O'Reilly received De Bruyne's diagonal pass and passed it to the penalty area. Haaland took advantage of the situation and scored with a shovel shot, helping Manchester City to tie the score at 1-1. In the 63rd minute, Nico O'Reilly took the ball and passed it directly to the penalty area. Malmush faced the defense and got the ball and pushed it into the goal, helping Manchester City to overtake 2-1.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Bournemouth 2-1 at home and successfully advanced to the semi-finals, while Guardiola's team will go to Wembley Stadium to challenge Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals.

Manchester City midfielder Nico O'Reilly, who contributed two assists in the game against Bournemouth, said: "Guardiola told me to participate in the attack as much as possible and to remain solid in defense, so I tried my best to execute it and it paid off in the end. I think Bournemouth is the strongest opponent we have encountered in this competition so far, so I am very excited to win the game."

It is worth mentioning that the 20-year-old Nico O'Reilly contributed two goals in the FA Cup round of 16 against Plymouth, helping Manchester City win.

Nico O'Reilly said of the semi-final: "This is a special tournament and we are a special club, so I'm delighted to be moving forward again. It will be a great game, we've played Nottingham Forest recently, but we'll be well prepared."

In addition, Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva talked about the result of the game and his teammate Nico O'Reilly and said, "I think our desire for the championship supported the team to complete the reversal. The team played a very aggressive game, so everyone is very happy."

"Nico O'Reilly was incredible, he showed against Plymouth how much he can influence the game and the energy he brought changed the game completely, which is exactly what we needed."