Manchester: Manchester United won the FA Cup semi-finals by three goals to one in a dramatic match in which two of Fulham’s players and the coach were red-carded at the same time. At Old Trafford, Manchester’s venue, the spectators witnessed a controversial match in which three red cards and two goals were handed out in two minutes. Bruno Fernandes scored twice and Sabitzer scored once for United. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored Fulham’s consolation goal.
Fulham scored the first goal through Mitrovic in the 50th minute in a match where both sides failed to score in the first half. The 72nd minute of the match brought the match to drama. The Brazilian player, Anthony, rushed through the right wing of the field and handed the ball to Jaden Sanchok. Fulham player Willian was the only one to block Sancho’s shot towards goal. When the player defended the shot, the referee first whistled for a corner. The Fulham coach was then shown a red card by the referee during War’s inspection. Convinced that the ball was hit in the hand, the referee showed Willian a red card and whistled for a penalty. The next red card came as Aleksandar Mitrovic pushed the referee’s hand in anger. With this, Mitrovic, who got into a fight with the referee, was replaced by his teammates and team officials.
United got back into the game when Bruno Fernandes slotted home a penalty. United hit the net again within two minutes against Fulham, reduced to nine men. Marcel Sabitzer found the target this time with Luke Shaw’s cross. Bruno Fernandes netted once more for Fulham in the final minute of injury time with a Fredinera assist to seal United’s win.
Fulham, who dominated against United, lost two men and changed the course of the game. United’s opponents in the semis are Brighton.