Chelsea beats Leicester in extra time to advance to FA Cup semifinals

LEICESTER, Mar. 18, 2018 (AMP) — FA Cup 2017-18 : Chelsea reached the semifinals of the FA Cup courtesy of a 2-1 extra time victory over Leicester (following a 1-1 draw in regulation) on Sunday afternoon at the King Power Stadium in Leicester.

The score was still 1-1 after the 90 minutes of regulation time, after goals from Álvaro Morata ('42) for Chelsea and Jamie Vardy ('76) for Leicester, and both teams had to wait for overtime to settle the issue. In the 105th minute, it was ultimately the Chelsea striker Pedro who brought the Blues to victory by scoring the winning goal.

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