Tevez's hat-trick steers City to Cup semis

[Folami David]

Carlos Tevez made light of his arrest for a driving offence to lead Manchester City into the FA Cup semifinals with a hat-trick in a leisurely 5-0 win at home to second-tier Barnsley on Saturday.
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Tevez was arrested for allegedly driving while disqualified on Thursday, an offence that carries a maximum six-month jail term, but he scored three times and made two goals at the Etihad Stadium as City joined Wigan in the last four.
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Barnsley, who last reached the semifinals in 2009, came to Manchester intending to defend en masse but their resistance was broken inside 11 minutes. Yaya Toure found David Silva with a delightful flicked pass over the top and when Barnsley goalkeeper Luke Steele pushed the Spaniard's volley onto the post, Tevez was on hand to tuck the ball home.
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The Argentine created his side's second goal in the 27th minute, tearing into the Barnsley box and rolling a deliciously weighted pass square for Aleksandar Kolarov, who found the bottom-right corner.
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Tevez made it 3-0 four minutes later, gathering Silva's cut-back and spinning before beating Steele with a low shot from close range.
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The hat-trick goal arrived five minutes into the second half and saw Tevez guide a low shot into the bottom-right corner after a gambolling run and cross from Samir Nasri.
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Silva hit the hosts' fifth in the 65th minute, following in to score after Steele had saved his initial effort, with Tevez again supplying the assist.