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Yesterday there were three replays of the fifth round of the English Football Association Cup. In all three matches, victories were celebrated by the "Premier" League clubs - "Arsenal", "Blackburn" and "Southampton".
The most difficult time was for the "Arsenal" club led by A. Wenger. In the first match played in a 1-1 draw, this time the "Gunners" defeated the second league club only after an 11-meter penalty shootout. The main time of the match and the extra time ended goalless. The hero of the match was the often criticized goalkeeper of the London club, M. Almunia, who saved two penalty kicks from the opponents.
The match was difficult from the start for the "Southampton" club against "Brentford". Already in the 4th minute of the match, the home team's players scored with E. Hutchinson. The balance was restored after only 6 minutes by P. Crouch. The third goal came after more than an hour of play - O. Bernardo started the counter-attack successfully finished by K. Phillips. The final nail in the "Brentford" coffin was hammered in the 90th minute when P. Crouch scored for the second time.
Meanwhile, "Blackburn" defeated their opponent, the "Burnley" club at home with a score of 2-1. In the 31st minute, "Blackburn" took the lead with a rebound goal from Tugay. However, in the 42nd minute, the score was leveled again with a fantastic shot from M. Hyde into the top corner, leaving no chance for the opponent's goalkeeper, B. Friedel and delighting 7 thousand "Burnley" fans. Nevertheless, with only 4 minutes left to play, M. Pedersen managed to send the ball into the net, securing the victory.
Yesterday's results:
"Brentford" 1 - 3 4' [1 - 0] Eddie Hutchinson 11' [1 - 1] Peter Crouch 67' [1 - 2] Kevin Phillips 90' [1 - 3] Peter Crouch
2 - 1 "Burnley" 31' [1 - 0] Kerimoglu Tugay 42' [1 - 1] Micah Hyde 86' [1 - 2] Morten Pedersen
"Sheffield United" 0 - 0 After penalty kicks - 2-4.
