Bristol City 1-2 Man City: Bianchi's matt finish

	Bristol City 1 - 2 Manchester City 17' 0 - 1 Emile Mpenza 69' Bradley Orr 1 - 1 81' 1 - 2 Ronaldo Bianchi
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Match Stats
	Bristol City	Man City
Shots (on Goal)	13(6)	12(4)
Fouls	9	13
Corner Kicks	6	1
Offsides	9	6
Time of Possession	54%	46%
Yellow Cards	0	0
Red Cards	0	0
Saves	1	2

Sven-Goran Eriksson's most expensive purchase as Manchester City manager spared his embarrassment at Bristol City as the Blues squeezed into the Carling Cup third round with a 2-1 win.

At £8.8million, Rolando Bianchi did not come cheap. But the former Reggina star was the City hero, lashing home from 20 yards to give the Blues victory.

The win was totally deserved and should have been achieved without the late fright Bradley Orr provided Eriksson with when he levelled Emile Mpenza's first-half opener.

But Bianchi's name figured prominently in a list of missed City chances, and a nervy ending would have been given a dramatic injury-time twist had Mark McIndoe's cheeky back-heel not correctly been ruled out for offside.

When the two finalists take their place at Wembley on February 24, 32 years will have elapsed since City last won a major trophy.

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