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93:20 – Agüero's late winner v QPR gave City a first title in 44 years
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📰 On 13 May 2012, Sergio Agüero's goal at 93:20 gave Manchester City their first league title in 44 years.
📌 Key points
🗓️ On the final day of 2011-12, City hosted QPR.
📉 City were 2-1 down going into stoppage time.
⚽ Edin Džeko headed an equaliser in the 92nd minute and Agüero won it at 93:20.
🏆 City finished level on points with Manchester United but won on goal difference.
🗓️ It was City's first top-flight title since 1968.
📝 What happened back then
🏟️ Going into the last day, City and United were level on points with City ahead on goal difference. A home win over relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers would be enough, while United were away at Sunderland.
📉 Pablo Zabaleta put City ahead in the first half, but Djibril Cissé equalised after the break. Even after Joey Barton was sent off for an altercation with Carlos Tevez, ten-man QPR went 2-1 up through Jamie Mackie's header. United were winning 1-0 at Sunderland, and the title seemed to be heading across the city.
⚽ Then came stoppage time. Džeko headed in from a corner in the 92nd minute to make it 2-2. At 93:20, Agüero exchanged passes with Mario Balotelli, who went to ground as he laid it back, skipped past a challenge and drilled the ball in from the right of the box — around 15 seconds after United's game had finished.
🎙️ Accompanied by Martin Tyler's famous "Agüerooooo!" call, it became the most celebrated moment in Premier League history. The assist was Balotelli's only one in the Premier League, and City later unveiled a statue of Agüero to mark the goal.
📊 By the numbers
• Winning goal: 93 minutes 20 seconds
• City: 44 shots (15 on target), 81.3% possession, 19 corners
• Both teams on 89 points; the only Premier League title decided on goal difference
🔭 Why it matters
This was City's first league title after the 2008 Abu Dhabi takeover and the starting point for the dynasty that followed. Two stoppage-time goals to snatch the title remain football's most dramatic reminder that it is never over until the final whistle.
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