Given keeps City from going under

Aalborg 2 Manchester City 0 (Agg: 2-2, City win 4-3 on penalties): Manchester City snatched a place in the Uefa Cup quarter-…

Aalborg 2 Manchester City 0(Agg: 2-2, City win 4-3 on penalties): Manchester City snatched a place in the Uefa Cup quarter-finals tonight despite a dramatic late collapse in Aalborg. Protecting a 2-0 lead from the first leg, City were within five minutes of a place in the last eight when the Danes staged a late fightback.

Goals from Luton Shelton and Michael Jakobsen took the tie to extra-time which ended goalless.

The game went to penalties and goalkeeper Shay Given spared City’s blushes by saving from Thomas Augustinussen and Shelton.

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