Newport stun Man Utd with one in every of ‘objectives of the season’ – however wanted a deflection
Fans inside Newport County’s Rodney Parade stadium went completely bananas after their facet netted a objective of the season contender towards Manchester United within the FA Cup.
Midfielder Bryn Morris blasted the ball residence from 25-yards out on the volley, halving Newport’s deficit following two early United objectives. Granted, the shot took a small however very important deflection, but it surely was nonetheless an absolute belter of a strike, and one worthy of successful the cup itself.
“Deflection slightly ruins it but that it an insane goal to score against Man Utd,” posted one X consumer. Another mentioned: “Goal of the season contender, doesn’t matter it was deflected, such a great strike.”
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The day bought ever higher for the house followers moments after the break when striker Will Evans equalised for the League Two facet, poking the ball previous United keeper Altay Bayındır, who was making his debut for the membership, from shut vary.
The Red Devils had gone two forward early within the first half due to objectives from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo, although Newport felt the previous ought to’ve been disallowed as Antony was offside within the build-up. But with out VAR, the referee’s on-field resolution stood.
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Erik ten Hag’s staff re-took the lead on 67 minutes after Antony knocked Luke Shaw’s long-range roller, which had struck the submit, into an empty web. Victory will see United keep away from arguably the most important giant-killing of this season’s competitors, 24 hours after Championship facet Ipswich had been knocked out by Non-League Maidstone United.
Should United get the job finished they will face the winner of Bristol City and Nottingham Forest within the subsequent spherical.
