After their team defeated Coventry City to advance to the FA Cup Final, Manchester United supporters ought to have been going out to celebrate, but instead there was outrage about how the win was handled and a lot of empathy for the Sky Blues. Even though they lost in a penalty shootout to Erik ten Haag’s United team, the Sky Blues won over supporters’ hearts in bars and homes all throughout the country. They sent the nation and their fans on an incredible emotional rollercoaster that will live in memory for years to come when they forced the FA Cup semi-final into extra time and penalties at Wembley Stadium.
For the first sixty minutes, City was trailing, and goals from Bruno Fernandes, Scott McTominay, and Harry Maguire looked to have sealed their fate. Ellis Simms’ amazing goal and Callum O’Hare’s deflected shot, however, cut the lead before Haji Wright coolly scored a stoppage-time penalty to tie the score and send the game into extra time.
Victor Torp’s chance to win the game late on was cruelly overturned by VAR, setting up a suspenseful penalty shootout that City sadly lost 4-2.
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