Chelsea advance to English FA Cup semifinal

Blues beat Middlesbrough 2-0; Lukaku, Ziyech score at Riverside Stadium

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Chelsea advanced to the 2022 English FA Cup semifinal after beating lower division club Middlesbrough 2-0 in a quarterfinal match Saturday.

Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku scored the opener in the 15th minute as he finished in the six-yard-box at Riverside Stadium. Lukaku was assisted by Mason Mount.

In minute 31, Moroccan attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech fired a left-footed shot outside that scored the insurance goal.

Other semifinalists will be unveiled after matches Sunday in the quarterfinal.

Crystal Palace vs. Everton; Southampton vs. Manchester City and Nottingham Forest vs. Liverpool.

The FA Cup semifinals will be held April 16.

London's Wembley Stadium will stage the 2022 final on May 14.

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