{"id":105780,"date":"2021-03-21T15:33:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T19:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/?p=105780"},"modified":"2021-03-21T15:33:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T19:33:09","slug":"leicester-city-saca-a-manchester-united-de-la-fa-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportseco.com\/?p=105780","title":{"rendered":"Leicester City saca a Manchester United de la FA Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Un doblete de Kelechi Iheanacho ayud\u00f3 a enviar al Leicester City a las semifinales de la Emirates FA Cup por primera vez desde 1982, cuando venci\u00f3 al Manchester United por 2-1 en el King Power Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El delantero nigeriano abri\u00f3 el marcador para los anfitriones a mitad de la primera parte, ya que anot\u00f3 su sexto gol en sus \u00faltimos cuatro partidos con el m\u00e1s simple de los finales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mason Greenwood acert\u00f3 uno cada uno justo antes del descanso, mientras remataba en un esfuerzo desde el borde del \u00e1rea, antes de que Youri Tielemans consiguiera el segundo de Leicester despu\u00e9s del descanso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iheanacho luego complet\u00f3 el marcador m\u00e1s tarde, cuando se encontr\u00f3 con la entrega de Marc Albrighton en el segundo palo para entrar y preparar un choque de semifinales con Southampton en Wembley en abril.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La buena racha de Iheanacho frente a la porter\u00eda en los cuartos de final, cuando el delantero internacional nigeriano se col\u00f3 para vencer a Dean Henderson con un pase hacia atr\u00e1s de Fred, antes de rodear al portero para dar la ventaja a los Foxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pero los Red Devils no se quedaron atr\u00e1s por mucho tiempo, ya que Greenwood dispar\u00f3 a casa 15 minutos despu\u00e9s para nivelar las cosas, cuando el adolescente se abalanz\u00f3 sobre el centro de Paul Pogba, con el mu\u00f1eco de Donny van der Beek enga\u00f1ando a la defensa de los anfitriones para darle a su compa\u00f1ero de equipo el espacio para desatar. La huelga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las oportunidades llegaban en ambos extremos cuando la mitad llegaba a su fin, con Ayoze P\u00e9rez acerc\u00e1ndose m\u00e1s a los anfitriones, pero su esfuerzo de curling se desvi\u00f3 del poste lejano de Henderson para dejar el marcador nivelado en el descanso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pero ese no fue el caso durante mucho tiempo despu\u00e9s del intervalo, ya que Tielemans recogi\u00f3 el bal\u00f3n y condujo hacia la porter\u00eda del United casi sin respuesta antes de desatar un impulso imparable hacia la esquina inferior para restaurar la ventaja de los anfitriones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y f\u00e1cilmente podr\u00edan haber sido tres para Leicester en la marca de la hora, ya que Jamie Vardy se jug\u00f3 en el gol, pero el siempre confiable delantero arrastr\u00f3 su esfuerzo fuera del poste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pero el cabezazo en bucle de Scott McTominay estuvo tan cerca como los Diablos Rojos llegaron al empate, con el esfuerzo de largo alcance de Harry Maguire desvi\u00e1ndose del poste m\u00e1s adelante en el juego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y faltaban m\u00e1s de 12 minutos para el final, ya que Iheanacho agarr\u00f3 su segundo del partido tras quedar desmarcado en el palo de atr\u00e1s, con Henderson incapaz de mantener fuera el cabezazo del delantero, ya que los de Ole Gunnar Solskjaer salieron de la competici\u00f3n en los cuartos de final. escenario por tercera vez en los \u00faltimos cinco a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Kelechi Iheanacho brace helped to send Leicester City into the Emirates FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1982, as they saw off Manchester United 2-1 at the King Power Stadium. 
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The Nigerian striker opened the scoring for the hosts midway through the first half, as he netted his sixth goal in his last four matches with the simplest of finishes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mason Greenwood made it one apiece just before the break, as he rifled in an effort from the edge of the area, before Youri Tielemans got Leicester\u2019s second after the break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iheanacho then rounded off the scoring late on, as he met Marc Albrighton\u2019s delivery at the far post to thunder in to set up a semi-final clash with Southampton at Wembley in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iheanacho\u2019s hot streak in front of goal in the quarter-final affair, as the Nigerian international striker snuck in to beat Dean Henderson to a back pass from Fred, before rounding the goalkeeper to give the Foxes the advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Red Devils weren\u2019t behind for long, as Greenwood fired home 15 minutes later to level matters, as the teenager pounced on Paul Pogba\u2019s centre, with Donny van der Beek\u2019s dummy fooling the hosts\u2019 defence to give his teammate the space to unleash the strike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chances were coming at either end as the half drew to a close, with Ayoze Perez going closest for the hosts, but his curling effort sailed wide of Henderson\u2019s far post to leave the scores level at the break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that wasn\u2019t the case for long after the interval, as Tielemans picked up the ball and drove towards the United goal almost unchallenged before unleashing an unstoppable drive into the bottom corner to restore the hosts\u2019 advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it could so easily have been three for Leicester on the hour mark, as Jamie Vardy was played through on goal, but the ever-reliable striker dragged his effort wide of the post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Scott McTominay\u2019s looping header was as close as the Red Devils came to an equaliser, with Harry Maguire\u2019s long range effort drifting wide of the post later in the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it was all over 12 minutes from time, as Iheanacho grabbed his second of the game after being left unmarked at the back stick, with Henderson unable to keep the striker\u2019s header out, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s side exited the competition at the quarter-final stage for the third time in the last five years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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