FA Cup sensation: How Macclesfield knocked defending champions Crystal Palace out of the cup | EUROtoday

It’s as if SC Waldgirmes knocked VfB Stuttgart out of the DFB Cup within the third spherical. Waldgirmes performs within the Hessenliga, Stuttgart is the reigning cup winner. Unimaginable? Not in England.

There Macclesfield Town FC precipitated one of many greatest sensations within the historical past of the FA Cup. The sixth division membership received 2-1 within the third spherical towards Crystal Palace, defending champions and thirteenth within the Premier League. The group of former Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner embarrassed themselves to the bone among the many amateurs. For the primary time since 1909, the defending champions had been eradicated by an newbie membership.

Underdogs Macclesfield beat defending champions Crystal Palace 2-1 on Saturday to drag off one of many greatest upsets in FA Cup historical past. This meant Macclesfield reached the fourth spherical. Macclesfield took the lead within the forty third minute with a header from captain Paul Dawson in entrance of 5,000 followers in a sold-out stadium.

Isaac Buckley-Ricketts scored the deserved 2-0 within the sixtieth minute, Palace, who’re 5 leagues larger, solely got here shut in stoppage time by Yeremy Pino. When the feeling was good, all of the dams in Macclesfield burst. The followers stormed onto the bogus turf of the small stadium, drunk with pleasure. “David beat Goliath. Despite all odds,” the membership wrote on X.

The most well-known title sits on the bench on the sixth division membership – the group is coached by John Rooney, the youthful brother of 120-time England worldwide Wayne. Wayne, who as soon as received the Champions League with Manchester United, was on the stadium as a tv pundit for the BBC.

Wayne Rooney celebrates together with his brother

His little brother’s sensational victory moved him to tears. Before a exceptional post-game interview, the 2 brothers shared a giant hug.

“It’s unbelievable, I’m humbled that my younger brother has achieved this. He hasn’t been in management long and now he’s made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup and beat Crystal Palace. I’m so proud of him,” stated Wayne Rooney. “I still can’t believe it, I just can’t believe it. We deserved to win, I couldn’t be prouder of the boys.”