Soccer-Wigan repeat FA Cup final to eliminate Man City

LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) – Manchester City’s hopes of an unprecedented quadruple were dashed on Sunday after holders Wigan Athletic repeated their FA Cup heroics with a stunning 2-1 quarter-final win at at the Etihad Stadium. Jordi Gomez’s first-half penalty and James Perch’s tap-in gave Wigan, who beat City 1-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley last May, a place in the semi-finals this year against Arsenal. City, who won the League Cup last Sunday and must overturn a two-goal deficit against Barcelona in the second leg of next week’s Champions League tie, looked tired against their second-tier opponents until they staged a thrilling late comeback. France’s Samir Nasri scored for City in the 68th minute with a sweet 20-yard left-foot strike. Substitute Edin Dzeko came inches from forcing a restart but Emmerson Boyce produced an outstanding block and Wigan, led by former City favorite Uwe Rosler, held on. In Sunday’s other quarter-finals, Sheffield United beat Charlton Athletic 2-0 and Hull City beat Sunderland 3-0 to set up the second semi-final. Arsenal beat Everton 4-1 on Saturday. (Writing by Stephen Wood, Editing by Ed Osmond)