Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap United escapes with shootout win after blowing three !

United escapes with shootout win after blowing three

Time:2024-05-21 15:02:08 source:Culture Current news portal

LONDON (AP) — Second-tier Coventry nearly pulled off one of the most unexpected comebacks in FA Cup history by rallying from three goals down against Manchester United in Sunday’s semifinal only to endure another gut-wrenching penalty shootout loss at Wembley.

Rasmus Hojlund scored the decisive penalty kick to save United from another embarrassing collapse after Callum O’Hare and Ben Sheaf had missed their spot kicks for Coventry.

It was another heartbreaking ending at Wembley for Coventry, which also lost on penalties to Luton in last year’s Championship playoff final to miss out on promotion to the Premier League.

United’s narrow escape sets up another Manchester derby in the final against Manchester City, which beat Chelsea on Saturday.

But it should never have been this close.

Bruno Fernandes had put United 3-0 ahead in the 58th minute, but Coventry rallied in the last 20 minutes with goals from Ellis Simms and O’Hare before Haji Wright equalized in injury time from the penalty spot. ___

AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

Related information
  • Six killed in a 'foiled coup' in Congo, the army says
  • MPs pay not a decision for politicians
  • MPs pay not a decision for politicians
  • Two US Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China
  • Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS
  • Judge rejects Trump free speech challenge to Georgia 2020 election case
  • Winston Peters discusses Gaza ceasefire with UN Secretary
  • Brick Lane: Chinese political slogans appear on famous London street
Recommended content
  • Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
  • Pressure grows on Angela Rayner to quit as Labour deputy leader over housing row police probe
  • Israeli parliament approves amended 2024 budget to fund Gaza war
  • Bullying rife at Buller High School, students say
  • NBA playoffs: Edwards leads Wolves to 98
  • Pressure grows on Angela Rayner to quit as Labour deputy leader over housing row police probe