Chelsea and Manchester United advanced to the semifinals of The
Football Association Cup with victories in quarterfinal replays
Monday night.
Andriy Shevchenko scored in the 54th minute and Shaun
Wright-Phillips added a goal seven minutes later to lead Chelsea to
a 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur.
Robbie Keane converted a penalty kick for Spurs in the 79th
minute after Ricardo Carvalho brought down Dimitar Berbatov in the
penalty area. A fan ran onto the field and tried to punch
celebrating Chelsea players at the end of the game.
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 1-0 as Cristiano Ronaldo
scored on a penalty kick in the 76th minute after he was pushed by
Jonathan Woodgate. United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz was
pulled away from the Middlesbrough coaches, who had accused Ronaldo
of diving to get the penalty.
United, which has won a record 12 FA Cup titles, next meets
Watford, which is last in the Premier League. Chelsea plays
Blackburn in the semifinals, which are scheduled for April
14-15.
(China Daily via AP March 20, 2007)