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The last quarter-final match of the English League Cup ended sensationally - the country's champion "Man Utd" lost 1-2 to London's "Crystal Palace" from the second league in front of their own fans and withdrew from further competition.
The Manchester team lost at "Old Trafford" stadium for only the second time in the last 43 matches.
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Although the lineup of the 'Red Devils' included such less frequently playing footballers as Ben Amos, Federico Macheda, or Dimitar Berbatov, before the match, coach Sir Alex Ferguson emphasized that he took the match and the tournament very seriously.
However, that was not enough to beat the determined visitors, who took the lead in the 65th minute after an impressive long-range shot by Darren Ambrose.
However, soon Federico Macheda converted his own earned penalty kick and equalized. No more goals were scored in regular time, so the teams had to play extra time. During that time, luck was on the side of "Crystal Palace" - in the 98th minute, Glenn Murray headed in a shot to put the London club ahead, and in the remaining time the desperate efforts of "Man Utd" to equalize were in vain.
In the semi-finals, apart from the capital team, "Liverpool", "Man City", and "Cardiff" will also compete.
"Man Utd" 1 - 2 London "Crystal Palace" (after extra time, regular time 1-1) 65' [0 - 1] D.Ambrose 68' [1 - 1] F.Macheda (from penalty kick) 98' [1 - 2] G.Murray
