Toffees upset Chelsea on penalties
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February 20, 2011, Sunday
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EVERTON skipper Phil Neville scored the decisive spotkick to give his side a 4-3 penalty shootout win over holder Chelsea after their English FA Cup fourth-round replay ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time at Stamford Bridge yesterday.
Neville fired past Petr Cech after Ashley Cole had blasted his penalty high and wide as Everton completed a remarkable fightback and ended Chelsea's dreams of becoming the first club for 125 years to win the FA Cup three times in succession.
After the teams fought to a goalless stalemate in 90 minutes of end-to-end soccer in London, Chelsea took the lead in the last minute of the first period of extra time when Frank Lampard scored with a low volley from eight meters out.
That appeared to be enough to see Chelsea through, but with a minute of extra time remaining Leighton Baines equalized with a left-footed free kick to force a shootout.
Everton trailed 0-2 on penalties after Lampard and Didier Drogba scored and Baines, who minutes earlier had saved the tie, saw Cech save his penalty.
Phil Jagielka scored to pull Everton back to 1-2, before Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka, taking virtually no run-up, had his spotkick saved by Everton keeper Tim Howard and Mikel Arteta scored to make it 2-2.
Michael Essien and Johnny Heitinga scored to tie it at 3-3 before Cole missed and Neville scored to give Everton its stunning victory and end Chelsea's hopes of emulating Blackburn Rovers, the last team to win the FA Cup three years in a row in 1884, 1885 and 1886.
Lampard, who scored when Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 in the 2009 FA Cup final, lashed in from close range after 104 minutes after Everton failed to clear a cross from substitute Anelka that bounced off Drogba's chest and fell sweetly for the Chelsea midfielder.
Everton dominated the match for long periods, although Chelsea created more scoring chances, and saved the match with barely a minute to play when Baines perfectly placed his free kick wide of Cech.
Three FA Cup fifth-round ties were going ahead later with Premier League Birmingham City facing League One (third division) Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City playing League One leader Brighton and Manchester United meeting minor League Crawley Town.
(Reuters)
Neville fired past Petr Cech after Ashley Cole had blasted his penalty high and wide as Everton completed a remarkable fightback and ended Chelsea's dreams of becoming the first club for 125 years to win the FA Cup three times in succession.
After the teams fought to a goalless stalemate in 90 minutes of end-to-end soccer in London, Chelsea took the lead in the last minute of the first period of extra time when Frank Lampard scored with a low volley from eight meters out.
That appeared to be enough to see Chelsea through, but with a minute of extra time remaining Leighton Baines equalized with a left-footed free kick to force a shootout.
Everton trailed 0-2 on penalties after Lampard and Didier Drogba scored and Baines, who minutes earlier had saved the tie, saw Cech save his penalty.
Phil Jagielka scored to pull Everton back to 1-2, before Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka, taking virtually no run-up, had his spotkick saved by Everton keeper Tim Howard and Mikel Arteta scored to make it 2-2.
Michael Essien and Johnny Heitinga scored to tie it at 3-3 before Cole missed and Neville scored to give Everton its stunning victory and end Chelsea's hopes of emulating Blackburn Rovers, the last team to win the FA Cup three years in a row in 1884, 1885 and 1886.
Lampard, who scored when Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 in the 2009 FA Cup final, lashed in from close range after 104 minutes after Everton failed to clear a cross from substitute Anelka that bounced off Drogba's chest and fell sweetly for the Chelsea midfielder.
Everton dominated the match for long periods, although Chelsea created more scoring chances, and saved the match with barely a minute to play when Baines perfectly placed his free kick wide of Cech.
Three FA Cup fifth-round ties were going ahead later with Premier League Birmingham City facing League One (third division) Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City playing League One leader Brighton and Manchester United meeting minor League Crawley Town.
(Reuters)
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