In the largest football stadium in England, "Wembley", today at 19:15 Lithuanian time, the first FA Cup semi-final match took place.
The players of "Manchester United" coached by Louis van Gaal clashed with the team from Liverpool, "Everton". In a dramatic match, Anthony Martial's goal in extra time led the "Red Devils" to the tournament final.
In the first half, the opponents from Manchester were more dangerous. At the beginning of the match, Romelu Lukaku had a great opportunity to score, but Wayne Rooney cleared the ball off the goal line with his head.
Later, "Man Utd" looked better and gained an advantage in the 34th minute. A. Martial, sprinting down the right flank, made a precise pass to Marouane Fellaini, who redirected the ball into the net with one touch.
In the second half, "Everton" had no way back. In the 57th minute, R. Lukaku had the most real opportunity to score in this match. The referee saw a foul by Ross Barkley in the penalty area and awarded a penalty kick for "Man Utd", but David De Gea reacted to the Belgian's shot.
However, in the 75th minute, Roberto Martinez's players finally scored, when after a pass from Gerardo Deulofeu into the penalty area, Chris Smalling sent the ball into his own net.
The end of the match became even more interesting. In the 82nd minute, R. Lukaku had another good chance to score, but later his attacks were thwarted by "Man Utd" players.
It seemed that the teams would no longer score in extra time, but A. Martial caused half of the "Wembley" stadium audience to rise from their seats. Playing with two "Man Utd" players, the Frenchman dribbled into the penalty area and scored the winning goal of the match.
"Man Utd" will find out their opponent in the FA Cup final tomorrow, when "Watford" will face "Crystal Palace".
Result:
"Everton" 1 - 2 "Man Utd"
34' [0 - 1] M. Fellaini
75' [1 - 1] C. Smalling (own goal)
90+3' [1 - 2] A. Martial
57' R. Lukaku ("Everton") missed a penalty
