FA Cup: Iheanacho, Ndidi Win FA Cup With Leicester City

FA Cup: Iheanacho, Ndidi Win FA Cup With Leicester City Admin Editorial Pick (Credit BBC Sports) Youri Tielemans produced one of the great FA Cup final goals to give Iheanacho and Ndidi's Leicester City the trophy for the first time in their history with victory over Chelsea at Wembley. The Belgian settled a closely contested encounter with a spectacular right-foot drive that flew beyond Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga into the top corner from 25 yards in the 63rd minute. It sent manager Brendan Rodgers racing down the touchline in celebration although Leicester's fans - inside Wembley as 21,000 supporters formed the biggest attendance since lockdown - had to survive a nerve-jangling closing phase before they could celebrate the win in their first final since 1969. The Foxes were indebted to two crucial saves from keeper Kasper Schmeichel, who turned former Leicester defender Ben Chilwell's header on to a post then produced an even better stop to turn Mason Mount's powerful shot wide. And in a final act of drama, Wes Morgan bundled into his own net following a last-minute goalmouth scramble before it was ruled out by the barest of margins following the intervention of VAR. Leicester closed out the win to spark emotional scenes as those inside Wembley rejoiced in a landmark victory. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live after the match, Brendan Rodgers said: "It is such an amazing feeling, in particular as a British coach". "I have grown up watching this all my life and to be eventually be here and be a winner in the FA Cup is special." "I knew we had prepared very well. The players have shown through the season they can fight, have quality and have a desire to win. We were playing against the Champions League finalists, with quality and the level they have been at but I thought tactically we were brilliant." On the other hand, Chelsea Boss Thomas Tuchel felt VAR decisions proved decisive in the game. "The players said straight away it was a handball," he said of the ball appearing to hit Ayoze Perez's hand in the build up to the goal. "So now for the second game in a row there was a handball against us, and VAR is not interfering. Against Arsenal there was one on the line, and again today, and they are very decisive. "I'm not an expert in handball any more, I don't know when it's handball or not. "I don't know any more when they need to punish it or it's OK to play with the hand. "We were unlucky today. But there's never any guarantee you'll end up with a trophy." BSNSports.com.ng congratulates Leicester's Nigerian duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho for joining the list of Nigerians to have won the English FA Cup