Leicester City revel in maiden FA Cup triumph
Words can't describe this feeling, says Ayoze Perez
London: Leicester City midfielder Ayoze Perez couldn’t hold his excitement as the Foxes clinched the FA Cup for the first time with a 1-0 win over Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in the final on Saturday.
Youri Tielemans’ sensational second-half goal helped four-time runners-up Leicester City to get over the line as the Foxes lifted the coveted trophy after waiting for nearly 137 years. Perez relished the win and said the feeling of clinching the FA Cup cannot be put into words. “Words can’t describe this feeling,” Perez tweeted while sharing a picture in which he can be seen lifting the trophy.
Words can’t describe this feeling! 💙🏆 pic.twitter.com/Uv2mapVbtA
— Ayoze Perez (@AyozePG) May 15, 2021
Finalists in 1949, 1961, 1963, and 1969, the Foxes, guided by Brendan Rodgers, defeated Stoke City, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester United, and Southampton before overcoming Chelsea in London. Both the teams tried hard in the first half but weren’t able to break the deadlock as the scoreline read 0-0 before the second essay began.
In the second half, Tielemans became the first Foxes player to score in an FA Cup final since Ken Keyworth in 1963 with a 63rd-minute piledriver that proved to be the winner.
Chelsea came to close to equalise but VAR ruled out Ben Chilwell’s deflected effort for offside, and they ultimately fell at the competition’s final hurdle for the second successive year.
“So happy I can’t begin to describe it. What a day. Indescribable. It is what dreams are made of. I have dreamt of this since I was a child,” Schmeichel told the BBC. “We have talked about wanting to win trophies, and the performance today with the grit and the determination – I am so proud of everybody.”
“The performance today, the grit and determination, I’m so proud of everybody, everybody contributed to get to the final everyone has played and been sensational,” Schmeichel said. Chelsea have another chance for silverware when they meet City again in the Champions League final in a fortnight on May 29 in Porto. The two teams will again lock horns with each other in the Premier League fixture on Tuesday.
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