Ki stuns Blues with extra-time winner

Sunderland 2 Chelsea 1 (aet)

The South Korea international, on loan at the Stadium of Light from Swansea, struck in the final minute of extra time to complete a famous 2-1 win and end Jose Mourinho’s hopes of winning the trophy which gave him his first honour during his previous spell at Stamford Bridge.

Lee Cattermole’s own goal looked to have sent Chelsea through to the last four until substitute Fabio Borini struck with just two minutes of normal time remaining to send the tie into extra time.

Mourinho will have been fuming after the visitors had entered the closing stages of the initial 90 minutes in control and having squandered chances to kill the tie off.

They had taken the lead when the unfortunate Cattermole bundled Cesar Azpilicueta’s 46th-minute cross past goalkeeper Vito Mannone under pressure from Frank Lampard.

However, Borini snatched an 88th-minute leveller after Jozy Altidore’s shot had been blocked to set the stage for substitute Ki.

The midfielder, a 63rd-minute replacement for Craig Gardner, had already forced a brilliant save from Mark Schwarzer, but needed no second invitation when the ball arrived at his feet with just seconds remaining.

SUNDERLAND: Mannone, Celustka, Dossena, Cattermole, O’Shea, Brown, Johnson (Borini 74), Larsson, Altidore, Gardner (Ki 63), Giaccherini (Bardsley 120).

CHELSEA: Schwarzer,Azpilicueta (Essien 70), Cole, Lampard, Cahill, David Luiz , De Bruyne, Mikel, Eto’o (Ba 74), Willian, Schürrle (Hazard 83).

Referee: Anthony Taylor.