Leicester To The FA Cup Final For The First Time Since 1969

Jamie Vardy and coach Brendan Rodgers (Twitter @LCFC)

JAKARTA - Leicester City challenged Chelsea in the FA Cup final after eliminating Southampton in a 1-0 win in the semifinal match at Wembley Stadium, London, England, Sunday local time (Monday western Indonesia time).

YESSSSSSSSS! 🏆

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— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 18, 2021

Like Chelsea yesterday, Leicester's winning goal was also created in the 55th minute with a kick from Kelechi Iheanacho, who grabbed the ball from his shot which was cleared by Jannik Vestergaard.

Southampton had the chance to reply with two chances from Ibrahima Diallo, but the French midfielder always failed to hit the mark when he struck a wild ball.

In the 77th minute, Leicester had the chance to double their lead, but James Maddison wasted a chance created by Iheanacho's pass.

Then in the second minute of injury time, Iheanacho almost locked Leicester's victory early, unfortunately, his shot was blocked by Mohammed Salisu who put his body in front of the goal.

However, Leicester and the Foxes managed to keep the 1-0 score back in the FA Cup final for the first time since 1969, Antara reported according to the FA's official website.

Leicester have the chance to win their first FA Cup trophy if they beat Chelsea in the final which is scheduled to take place at Wembley on 15 May.

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— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 18, 2021