Omo, you no go believe wetin happen for FA Cup yesterday o! Macclesfield wey dey play for the sixth-tier don knock out the current holders, Crystal Palace, 2-1! Abeg, make we gist!
As dem dey play for Leasing.com Stadium, Macclesfield show say dem no send anybody. Wetin dem go do? Paul Dawson score header for 43rd minute. E be like say dem dey prepare the ground for small boys to shine!
Isaac Buckley-Ricketts join the party in the 61st minute, as e score one kind scrappy goal wey just trickle pass the Palace goalkeeper, Walter Benítez. Omo, Palace players dey look like say dem don eat jollof wey no sweet!
Crystal Palace try make comeback with Yeremy Pino wey score free-kick for 90th minute, but e no fit save them from disgrace. Na wah!
This na the biggest upset for FA Cup history as na 117 league places separate both teams. Omo, you fit imagine say Macclesfield wey dey play for National League North don beat team wey get big boys like Marc Guehi and Chris Richards. Even dem no fit defend well!
Macclesfield manager, John Rooney – wey happen to be Wayne Rooney brother – talk say he no believe dem fit reach this level. He say, ‘I can’t believe it, we never thought we would be in this position.’ E surely no expect this level of magic!
Wetin make am sweet pass na say Macclesfield don suffer plenty before. Dem reform in 2020 after dem no fit pay debts and now, see dem, making history! Their journey don dey inspire many!
Palace manager, Oliver Glasner, show disappointment, say he no fit explain how dem miss all their chances and allow Macclesfield to score from set-pieces. E clear say Palace need more than tactics to win!
As fans of Macclesfield dey jubilate, e no fit forget the sad part wey dem lose one of their player, Euan McLeod, recently. Dem still dey carry him spirit for dem heart.
So, if you think say FA Cup no fit surprise you again, just wait. Omo, di twist for dis season don dey fire! Who know wetin go happen next?
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