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The trip from the England Cup to Millwall is over for a year after the Lions defeat on penalties against Brighton and Hove Albion yesterday (Sunday).
The Lions withdrew from the competition in the quarterfinals, while Brighton fought back with two goals to force the extra time, before taking it to death on the shot.
It was a cruel way for Neil Harris players to withdraw from the competition, and Jake Sanders returns to the key points of the match, below.
A moment to forget for Dave Martin but he should still start in Leeds
Football can sometimes be so cruel.
Dave Martin, who just played his second start from Millwall in 13 months, was one of the routine catchers of a free kick that had earned him to be seen as a hero on Sunday afternoon. .
At the age of 33, he was playing a great game: he resisted everything Brighton had given him. He commanded and was extremely dominant in his area, often taking pressure from his defenders by leaving his sideline, no more than in added time while he was demanding another center.
You can not really ask more of your goalkeeper, especially against a Premier League team.
But sadly, this exhilarating FA Cup match was remembered for this horrible fourth and last minute of the game as Martin beat Solly March's free-kick and inexplicably exploded in his net to extend the match.
To Martin's credit, he showed great mental strength and used all his wealth and experience to pull himself together and recover quickly for another 30 minutes, but the damage was already done. And unfortunately for former goaltender Milton Keynes Donations, he was not able to compensate for his mistake as he could not get close enough to the five successful penalties from Brighton.
Despite this mistake – which was obviously a monster – Martin showed enough against Birmingham City, and here against the Seagulls, to earn a starting spot when the Lions return to Leeds United at the end of the month.
penalties
The penalties are a lottery, they have always been and always will be.
But when four of the five allotted players watch from the sideline at the time of the shootout, it will always be difficult to win. And Millwall paid the ultimate prize for Aiden O'Brien, Jed Wallace, Lee Gregory and Shane Ferguson – who scored the goal in the Ipswich Town win in January – not being on the field for shots at goal.
And Lions defenders Mahlon Romeo and Jake Cooper both missed the scoring 12 yards. The latter scored a high goal for Brighton to go to Wembley.
The incredible adventure of the Cup of England at Millwall ends cruelly
From Shane Ferguson's spectacular striker to Hull City to Murray Wallace's winner against Everton and AFC Wimbledon's top-down on the final lap, it's safe to say that the England Cup of the England Cup will not be forgotten quickly.
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He had everything. Great goals, late winners, drama and a giant slaughter – and it was only the fourth round win over the Toffees in January.
The Dons win was their 31st in the competition since the start of the 2003/2004 season – the year Millwall reached the final – and that means only Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal have won more than matches during this period. .
Despite the painful end of another dramatic round of the England Cup, it was only one more chapter in the history of Millwall, which becomes a story in full swing. growth, in the oldest club football cup competition.
The moment of madness of Shane Ferguson
Only time will tell how unusual Shane Ferguson's stamp on Lewis Dunk will turn out to be for Millwall, but his late red card against Brighton could have made all the difference that day.
Neil Harris revealed that the Northern Ireland International would have taken a penalty, which could have proven the difference since Ferguson would probably have been ahead of Mahlon Romeo – who saw him saved by Mat Ryan – in the hierarchy. And if this free-kick had been converted, the Lions would have gone to the last four.
To make matters worse, Ferguson's first dismissal of his career involves a three-game suspension in the coming weeks. Although reservations for FA Cup matches do not count for the league, he misses the red cards, which means he'll miss the trip to Leeds United at the end of the month before the home games against West Brom and Queens Park Rangers.
The leader of the Lions continued to say that if it were a seal, Ferguson would be severely treated.
"At the time, I could not really see, but the fourth person in charge said that it was a good buffer. It was a buffer, and if so, there is no room for it on the football field and there is no place for it. for that on my football field here at The Den.
"He will be punished severely, if that is a mistake we will obviously call in. If we do not do it, then Shane will have to learn the hard lesson."
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