Demichelis finally awarded City equaliser

The confusion over the goalscorer of Manchester City's
equaliser at Borussia Monchengladbach has finally
been brought to an end.

UEFA has ruled that Manchester City's first goal in their 2-1
Champions League win over Borussia Monchengladbach was
scored by Martin Demichelis.

City came from a goal down to claim all three points in the
Group D clash at Borussia-Park on Wednesday, Sergio Aguero's
last-gasp penalty settling the encounter.

But confusion reigned over City's equaliser, which cancelled out
Lars Stindl's 54th-minute opener, with the goal originally
awarded as a Andreas Christensen own goal.

Christensen deflected Nicolas Otamendi's effort into the net on
the rebound after Demichelis had an effort cleared off the line.
Otamendi was then credited with the goal but UEFA have now
issued a definitive ruling on the matter.

A statement read: '"The referee immediately reported that the
goal should have been awarded to Martin Demichelis for his
initial attempt on goal - and that the additional assistant referee
had clearly indicated the ball had crossed the line after that
shot.

"As it was too late to correct the identity of the scorer at that
time, the audio recordings were reviewed this morning and
confirmed the statement of the referee regarding the attribution
of the goal to Demichelis. UEFA hereby confirms that decision."