On Saturday at 19:30 Lithuanian time, the 2016 FA Cup final took place at the "Wembley" stadium. After a dramatic battle, the footballers from Manchester celebrated the trophy. The legendary English stadium hosted the clash between London's "Crystal Palace" and "Manchester United". After a back-and-forth game that went into extra time, the victory with a result of 1-2 went to the "Red Devils", who won the FA Cup trophy for the 12th time in the club's history. The first half saw active football, but neither team had a clear advantage. Both sides had several threatening shots, but the goalkeepers didn't have much work to do in the first 45 minutes, leading to a second-half battle. The next 45 minutes were much more active and full of opportunities. In the beginning of the second half, "Man Utd" defender Marouane Fellaini came close to scoring, but the Belgian's shot hit the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, "Crystal Palace" was once again saved from a goal by the crossbar. This time, Anthony Martial took a head shot. However, in the 78th minute, "Wembley" stadium witnessed the first goal. After six minutes spent near the goal, Jason Puncheon was left alone on the left side and his powerful shot left no hope for Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea. "Man Utd" didn't give up after conceding a goal and equalized the score in the 81st minute. Juan Mata received an unexpected ball inside the penalty area and rifled it into the opponent's goal. The remaining regulation time saw no significant chances, leading to extra time. In the first half of extra time, London's team players were more active, but failed to score. However, at the very end, Chris Smalling fouled Yannick Bolasie and was sent off with a second yellow card. In the second half of extra time, "Crystal Palace" was also more active. From the 106th minute onwards, Alan Pardew's team tried to take advantage of their numerical superiority, but in the 110th minute, a costly mistake led to Jesse Lingard rushing for a loose ball and scoring a powerful shot to give "Man Utd" the lead and allow them to celebrate the trophy after a two-year hiatus. The last time Manchester United won the FA Cup was in 2004. This is the first title for the team under the leadership of Louis van Gaal. Result: Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Manchester United 78' [1 - 0] J. Puncheon 81' [1 - 1] J. Mata 110' [1 - 2] J. Lingard 105' C. Smalling (Man Utd) sent off Starting lineups: Crystal Palace: Hennessey; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; Zaha, Cabaye, McArthur, Jedinak, Bolasie; Wickham. Substitutes: Speroni, Kelly, Mariappa, Sako, Puncheon, Gayle, Adebayor. Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Blind, Rojo, Carrick, Fellaini, Mata, Rooney, Martial, Rashford. Substitutes: Romero, Darmian, Jones, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Young, Lingard.
