{"id":23160,"date":"2021-09-21T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T22:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=23160"},"modified":"2021-09-22T11:26:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T15:26:32","slug":"leeds-advance-past-fulham-after-6-5-penalty-shootout-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=23160","title":{"rendered":"Leeds Advance Past Fulham After 6-5 Penalty Shootout Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"
Leeds won 6-5 on penalties (PA Wire\/PA Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Leeds won 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out to come out on top in their Carabao Cup clash with Fulham at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neither side had been able to find a breakthrough in normal time, and after five penalties each there was still nothing to separate the sides with both successfully converting three apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teenager Stuart McKinstry scored for Leeds to make it 6-5, but Fulham\u2019s Rodrigo Muniz was unable to convert, leaving Leeds to progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It had been a close game, with both sides showing promise but lacking quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fulham had started brightly and looked to make an impact when Muniz had two chances, a header just wide and a drive parried by goalkeeper Illan Meslier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it was Leeds who should have been ahead when Tyler Roberts had a shot saved only for the rebound to fall to Rodrigo but he mistimed his effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite a promising start from the home side it was Leeds who continued to dominate possession as Fulham struggled to get out of their half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodrigo made a promising individual run towards the Fulham box, including a clever one-two with Mateusz Klich, but his final shot did not have the same quality and was wide of the target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marek Rodak was forced into a low diving save to deny Rodrigo\u2019s low curled free-kick and keep the scores level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just before the half-time whistle, it was Meslier\u2019s turn as he kept out Neeskens Kebano\u2019s free-kick from just outside the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the start of the second half, a sliding tackle from Michael Hector was needed to prevent Rodrigo scoring after he was played in by Dan James.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second half lacked the energy of the first, with both sides short of quality in the final third as they tried to break the deadlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fulham came close in the 68th minute when Muniz, who had had their best chances of the game, headed just over the crossbar from a well-struck cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Josh Onomah drove forward before unleashing a strike, but Meslier was able to tip the drive over the bar with just over 15 minutes remaining of normal time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muniz had another header in the 86th minute, which he was unable to keep down, with Leeds\u2019 Rodrigo also missing a headed opportunity at the other end in added time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game headed to penalties, with Onomah and Joe Bryan missing for Fulham and Stuart Dallas and Adam Forshaw unable to convert for Leeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 3-3 after five penalties the game went to sudden death, with no mistakes for either team until Muniz\u2019 tame effort which saw Leeds go through.<\/p>\n

Share this:<\/h3>