A 4th division team gives the bell and accesses the quarterfinals of the FA Cup

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Football is wonderful, among many reasons, because things happen like what happened this Wednesday in St. Mary’s Stadiumthe stadium of Southampton. The ‘Sotton’, from the Premier League, received the Grimsby Towna League 2 team (fourth level of English football), in a match corresponding to the round of 16 of the FA Cup, and it was the visiting team that won the ticket for the quarterfinals (1-2).

Even though that him Southampton He is bottom of the Premier League, he was more than obliged to prevail this Wednesday and he failed in his endeavor. He Grimsby Townwho can hardly hold his own in professional football, took the lead in added time in the first half, scoring Holohan from the penalty spot. It was reached with that 0-1 at halftime, and at the restart, again from the fateful point and again with Holohan as a scorer, he Grimsby Town doubled his lead. Later he reduced distances Caleta Car for the Southampton (65′), but el Grimsby Town they endured the 1-2 draw and managed to qualify for the FA Cup quarterfinals, which in that fishing village will be historic.

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