Carling Cup Round-Up Tues 24-09-08
Posted on September 24, 2008
Filed Under Carling Cup
Burnley & Watford where the giant killers as they both knocked out premiership teams. Stoke & Sunderland survived there ties & Swansea won the wales derby & Rotherham continued knocking out championship teams. The big guns Arsenal, Man United & Liverpool made it through safely while Leeds left it late.
Burnley beat premiership side Fulham 1-0 thanks to a late goal from substitute Jay Rodriguez he had only bin on for 3 minutes but his goal won the game.
Watford also knocked out a premiership side by beating West Ham 1-0. But this time it was a own goal by Hayden Mullins that saw off the prem team.
Rotherham continued beating better teams by beating championship side Southampton 3-1. Nick Fenton & a goal from Danny Morrison put them two ahead before Stern John got Southampton back into the game but a Drewe Broughton goal saw off the championship side to progress.
Sunderland survived a scare when they beat Northampton 4-3 on pens after ending the game 2-2. Colin Larkin got Northampton on there way & when Luke Guttridge score in the 81st minute it looked curtains for Sunderland. But Anthony Stokes got one back on 86 then equalized in the last minute. It took Leon Constantine to miss his penalty for Sunderland to go through.
Stoke were in control over reading but twice let the lead slip as back came Reading to end the game 2-2 after normal time. Vincent Pericard gave Stoke the lead only for James Henry to equalise for Reading. Marnady Sidibe put Stoke back in front only for Henry to equalise again. But it was James Henry who miss his penalty to give Stoke the win 4-3 on pens..
Arsenal totally demolished Sheff United 6-0. New boy Carlos Vela making his first ever start grabbed a hat-trick & with Nicklas Bendtner scoring another 2. With the age of the Arsenal team under 20 Jack Wilshere also added to the score sheet with a fine effort. All in all they outclassed Sheff United all over the pitch.
Manchester United got back to winning after they defeated Middlesbrough 3-1. It was that man making his first start Christiano Ronaldo who put United aheadwith a bullet header but Middlesbrough equalised after 56 through Adam Johnson. They then had Emanuel Pogatetz sent off for a terrible tackle on Possebon so it was left to Giggs & Nani to score & seal the win..
Swansea beat Cardiff live on sky 1-0. It took a deflected free kick from JordiGomez around the 57th mark to break the deadlock. Stephen McPhail then got sent off for two yellow card & Cardiff struggled to came back with 10 men.
Liverpool overcome the opponents Crewe Alexandra 2-1 in a hard fought match. Liverpool took the lead after 16 minutes through a Daniel Agger goal but back came Crewe & after 25 minutes they got their reward with a Michael O’Connor goal. It took Liverpool until the second half & goal from Lucas clinch the football match.
Leeds United had a fantastic football match & had to come from behind twice to beat a spirited Hartlepool United side 3-2. Andy Monkhouse scored the first goal in the 2ndminute for Hartlepool but Leeds came back with a goal from Robert Snodgrass. But Hartlepool went ahead again from a goal by Joel Porter but Leeds fought there way back again with a goal from Enoch Showunmi & it took a late late winner for Leeds when Andy Robinson popped up to score & to send Leeds through…
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