United survive a fatal victory against West Ham in the FA Cup
Goals: Manchester United – West Ham United – Played on 03/01/ 2023
Manchester United survived early exclusion from the FA Cup, after turning the tables on its guest West Ham United, with a fatal victory (3-1), Wednesday, in the fifth round of the championship.
The London team advanced with a goal through Saeed Bin Rahma (54 s), but Nayef Akrad scored an own goal for United (77 s), before Alejandro Garnacho and Farid added two goals in the 90th and 95th minutes.
The first serious chance came from Figurst, who slid to the ground to meet a cross near the Hammer’s goal but headed the ball wide.
West Ham almost surprised its host with a goal in the middle of the first half, after a silk pass sent by Benrahma towards Antonio, who kicked the ball towards the penalty area before hitting De Gea’s body, to save the latter from a goal.
From a corner kick, Sochik met a cross with a header, which passed next to the right post of the Red Devils’ goal.. so the guests’ attempts to hit the Spanish goalkeeper’s goal continued with a long-range shot by Paqueta, but the ball settled easily in De Gea’s hands.
Anthony tried to respond to the home side with a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it missed the goal. De Gea stopped again in front of a ground shot fired by Ben Rahma from t he heart of the penalty area after the ball was on its way toward Antonio, who was free of control.