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Leicester City wins first FA Cup 
    2021-05-17  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

LEICESTER City won the FA Cup for the first time thanks to a sensational strike from Youri Tielemans as a dramatic, late video assistant referee decision denied Chelsea an equalizer at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

It looked like Chelsea had leveled the scores with minutes left to play when Ben Chilwell’s cross bounced off defender Wes Morgan and into the Leicester City net. But Chilwell, a former Leicester player, was judged to have been offside by a narrow margin in the buildup.

That meant the contest ended 1-0, handing Leicester a historic victory with the Foxes having lost their previous four appearances in FA Cup finals.

“Amazing, indescribable,” Leicester captain Kasper Schmeichel, who produced two outstanding saves late on to deny Chelsea, told the BBC.

“It’s what dreams are made of. I’ve dreamt of this since I was a child. We’ve talked about wanting to win trophies and the performance today — the grit and determination — I’m so proud of everybody.”

After a largely uneventful first half, in which neither side registered a shot on target, Tielemans’ strike lit up the game.

The Belgian’s driven, right-footed shot from 25 yards ultimately settled the contest and handed Leicester its first major trophy since being crowned Premier League champion in 2016.

“Youri, wow, what a finish,” Schmeichel added. “I didn’t even dare to celebrate because you know there’s always going to a VAR (review) or something.”

Chelsea had two huge chances to equalize in the second half, but on both occasions was denied by superb saves from Schmeichel.

The goalkeeper first dived to his right to deny Chilwell’s header, and shortly afterward dived in the opposite direction to save a powerful shot from Mason Mount.

And Chelsea looked to have finally broken through when the ball was bundled into the Leicester goal, only for VAR to intervene and the Foxes to hold on.

The victory comes during an excellent season for Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester, which is currently third in the Premier League and on course to qualify for the Champions League next season.

It was a disappointing afternoon for Chelsea, which lost last year’s FA Cup final against Arsenal and will now look towards facing Manchester City in the Champions League final May 29.

(SD-Agencies)

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