Leicester City - for the first time in its history - won the FA Cup after their difficult 1-0 victory over Chelsea on Saturday.
Leicester owes the victory to Uri Telemans, who scored the only goal of the match with a superb shot-ball in the 63rd minute of the match at Wembley.
🔥 What a way to win your club's first #FACup
🦊 Take a bow, Youri Tielemans 👏 @ LCFC |
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- FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) May 15, 2021
The excitement was present in the final moments;
Where Chelsea thought he leveled after West Morgan scored - accidentally - on his own goal, but the video assistant referee (Farr) canceled the goal, because defender Ben Chilwell was in an offside position during the construction of the attack.
What a gesture!
Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha gets to lift the famous trophy!
#CHELEI #FACupFinal
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- beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTSEN) May 15, 2021
The match witnessed a rare crowd of 22,000 fans, after almost all matches this season were held without fans due to the Corona pandemic.
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A gesture of solidarity with our brothers in # Palestine from our channel commentator Hafeez Darraji @derradjihafid #Palestine pic.twitter.com/YYs0fpsagJ
- beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) May 15, 2021
Solidarity ✊ @ HamzaChoudury 🇵🇸 # CHELEI #FACupFinal
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- beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTSEN) May 15, 2021
Leicester City players Hamza Chowdhury and Wesley Fofana carried the Palestinian flag during their celebrations for the title, which won wide praise on the communication sites.
Leicester players Wesley Fofana and Hamza Choudhury flying the Palestine flag after their FA Cup win over Chelsea!
#FreePalaestine #FACupFinal pic.twitter.com/rGDTCV7yV7
- The Left Wing Society 🇵🇸 (@LeftWingSociety) May 15, 2021
Chelsea still has a chance to claim the title this season when they face Manchester City on May 29 in the Champions League final.
Hamza Rafi, the Palestinian flag after the match ❤️❤️❤️❤️ # Leicester_City_Chelsea pic.twitter.com/15ikg7MdQE
- Shaima ❄️ (@esslhalabi) May 15, 2021
Chelsea are fourth in the Premier League with 64 points, two points behind Leicester City, who are third.