United survives scare to advance in Cup
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January 31, 2011, Monday
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MICHAEL Owen and Javier Hernandez scored second-half goals as Manchester United fought back to beat League One (third division) Southampton 2-1 in its FA Cup fourth-round tie on Saturday.
The 11-time winners played a weakened side and looked in trouble after Richard Chaplow blasted home an unstoppable shot in the last minute of the first half.
Chelsea needed a late equalizer by Salomon Kalou to snatch a 1-1 draw at Everton, while at the other end of the soccer spectrum Crawley Town became the first minor league team since 1994 to reach the last 16 when it beat League Two (fourth division) Torquay 1-0 away despite having two penalties saved.
Matthew Tubbs got the only goal late in the first half for Crawley, which had knocked out league clubs Swindon Town and Derby County in the previous two rounds.
Tubbs was one of the Crawley players to have a penalty saved by Scott Bevan in a match in which both sides had a man sent off.
In two more of the weekend's five all-Premier League ties, Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 and Bolton Wanderers drew 0-0 at home with Wigan Athletic.
United manager Alex Ferguson gave Danish keeper Anders Lindegaard his debut, opted for a reserve back four, and left Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Nani and Ryan Giggs on the bench.
It played into Southampton's hands, and after Chaplow unleashed a screaming shot into the top corner, the home fans were dreaming of an upset to match their 1976 Cup final victory over the same opponents. Yet United, with Giggs and Nani introduced for the last half-hour, improved and levelled after 65 minutes from an Owen header.
The 11-time winners played a weakened side and looked in trouble after Richard Chaplow blasted home an unstoppable shot in the last minute of the first half.
Chelsea needed a late equalizer by Salomon Kalou to snatch a 1-1 draw at Everton, while at the other end of the soccer spectrum Crawley Town became the first minor league team since 1994 to reach the last 16 when it beat League Two (fourth division) Torquay 1-0 away despite having two penalties saved.
Matthew Tubbs got the only goal late in the first half for Crawley, which had knocked out league clubs Swindon Town and Derby County in the previous two rounds.
Tubbs was one of the Crawley players to have a penalty saved by Scott Bevan in a match in which both sides had a man sent off.
In two more of the weekend's five all-Premier League ties, Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 and Bolton Wanderers drew 0-0 at home with Wigan Athletic.
United manager Alex Ferguson gave Danish keeper Anders Lindegaard his debut, opted for a reserve back four, and left Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Nani and Ryan Giggs on the bench.
It played into Southampton's hands, and after Chaplow unleashed a screaming shot into the top corner, the home fans were dreaming of an upset to match their 1976 Cup final victory over the same opponents. Yet United, with Giggs and Nani introduced for the last half-hour, improved and levelled after 65 minutes from an Owen header.
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