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On Saturday, twenty-seven matches of the prestigious FA Cup third round were played in stadiums across England.
Fans of London's "Arsenal" had a nerve-wracking experience, as their supported team only managed to equalize the result and postpone the relationship clarification to the second leg match against the legendary "Leeds" club at the very end of the game.
Although Arsene Wenger's boys had the initiative, the guests from the second-tier English league invaded the penalty area and scored a penalty kick forward in the 54th minute after Denilson's mistake.
The "Gunners" only managed to restore the balance of the game in the 90th minute, when after a series of dramatic events, the referee, somewhat succumbing to the pressure from the hosts, awarded a second penalty kick, this time towards the "Leeds" team's goal.
Cesc Fabregas struck accurately from the spot - 1-1.
Two unexpected results were recorded in other matches - the "Sunderland" and "Newcastle" teams lost to significantly lower league clubs and withdrew from the trophy competition.
"EuroFootball.com" provides the results of more interesting matches:
London's "Arsenal" 1 - 1 "Leeds"
"Millwall" 1 - 4 "Birmingham"
"Blackburn" 1 - 0 QPR
"Bolton" 2 - 0 "York"
"Fulham" 6 - 2 "Peterborough"
"Hull" 2 - 3 "Wigan"
"Scunthorpe" 1 - 5 Liverpool "Everton"
"Sheffield" 1 - 3 Birmingham "Aston Villa"
"Stoke" 1 - 1 "Cardiff"
"Sunderland" 1 - 2 "Notts County"
London's "West Ham" 2 - 0 "Barnsley"
"Stevenage" 3 - 1 "Newcastle"
