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Altay Bayindir saved Kai Havertz’s shoot-out penalty as a part of an impressed goalkeeping show to ship 10-man Manchester United by to the FA Cup fourth spherical on penalties in an all-Premier League tie at Arsenal.
Bruno Fernandes had given the guests a 52nd-minute lead earlier than Gabriel adopted swimsuit for the equaliser two minutes after Diogo Dalot’s dismissal for a second yellow card.
Joshua Zirkzee retains his cool to ship Manchester United into the subsequent spherical! What drama!
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Martin Odegaard then had a spot kick saved in the course of the second half of normal time as a part of an distinctive efficiency by Bayindir.
Fernandes, Odegaard, Amad Diallo, Leny Yoro, Declan Rice, Lisandro Martinez and Thomas Partey all scored within the shoot-out earlier than Joshua Zirkzee emphatically transformed the winner, with Bayindir touching Havertz’s low effort – Arsenal’s second kick – towards a publish and out.
SAVED! Benefit to Manchester United!
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Arsenal vs Man United
An early disallowed Gabriel Martinelli was probably the most notable second of an unpromising first half earlier than this gripping contest got here to life seven minutes after the restart.
United took the lead by Fernandes’ strike from the sting of the field as a part of a brisk counter-attack, launching a unprecedented procession of drama in the course of the the rest of the half.
‘One probability, one objective for the United captain!’
Impasse damaged. Manchester United are forward!
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Two minutes after Diogo Dalot was dismissed for a second reserving for a foul on Mikel Merino, centre-back Gabriel’s low shot from Bayindir’s punch was deflected in off Matthijs de Ligt to carry Arsenal degree with 27 minutes of normal time left.
The momentum appeared to have turned decisively in Arsenal’s favour once they have been then awarded a penalty after Harry Maguire was deemed to have impeded Havertz’s run, though the contact seemed minimal and might need been adjudged otherwise had Video Assistant Referee (VAR) intervention been allowed earlier than the fifth spherical of the competitors.
United’s outrage turned to pleasure when Bayindir brilliantly saved Odegaard’s penalty, tipping the agency strike away at full stretch to his left.
All sq.! The momentum of this one has modified in a short time.
Gabriel grabs the equaliser!
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Bayindir brilliance sends United by
In an indication of rising tensions – a time-honoured custom of the fixture between two powerhouses of the English recreation – Ugarte and Havertz butted heads for a number of seconds, with each managers maybe grateful for the absence of VAR as a melee ensued.
Bayindir had solely beforehand been concerned within the EFL Cup this season, and the Turkiye worldwide seemed to be making up for misplaced time as he tipped Rice’s header from Odegaard’s supply over the bar and turned Rice’s low drive past his far publish by the narrowest of margins.
What a second for Altay Bayindir! He will get down properly to maintain out Martin Odegaard’s penalty!
This recreation has definitely picked up within the second half!
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There would have been little Andre Onana’s understudy would have been capable of do had Havertz not spurned a sitter from one other Odegaard supply, stabbing his end over as acquainted issues in entrance of objective returned to concern Arsenal.
The Gunners continued to dominate the circulation of possibilities throughout extra-time, however United went closest to scoring when Zirkzee’s deflected drive was turned behind by David Raya, producing an impressive response save to divert the ball round his close to publish.
