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On Sunday in England, the second semi-final matches of the Football Association Cup tournament (FA cup) were played. In Manchester, "Chelsea" narrowly defeated "Blackburn" in extra time and advanced to the final, where they will compete against "Man Utd," who crushed "Watford" 4-1 on Saturday.
1 – 2 after extra time 16‘ [0 – 1] Frank Lampard 63‘ [1 – 1] Jason Roberts 109‘ [1 – 2] Michael Ballack
In the 16th minute of the match, the English champions took the lead when Frank Lampard scored after a pass from Michael Ballack.
"Chelsea" maintained a high tempo and control of the situation on the field. Andrei Shevchenko had a great opportunity to score. Didier Drogba fooled several opponents and passed the ball to the free Ukrainian, but he missed the target. Soon, A. Shevchenko was substituted.
In the second half, "Blackburn" gradually took the initiative and equalized the score in the 63rd minute - after Morten Gamst Pedersen's penalty kick was saved, Jason Roberts redirected the ball into the net.
After the main match ended 1-1, the teams had to play extra time. During this period, dominated by "Chelsea," victory was secured by German Michael Ballack, who corrected Salomon Kalou's shot.
The FA Cup final between "Man Utd" and "Chelsea" will take place on May 19 at the new "Wembley" stadium.
