In the decisive match of the FA Cup, the players of 'Manchester City' unexpectedly suffered a defeat, finishing the season without a trophy. The 'Crystal Palace' team lifted a prestigious trophy for the first time in its history with a 1:0 victory and is celebrating this historic triumph with great joy.
After this defeat in the final, statistics experts drew attention to an interesting situation related to City's main scorer Erling Haaland. It turns out that although the Norwegian striker has participated in eight different finals since joining the club, he has yet to score in any of these important matches or provide an assist to his teammates.
In yesterday's match, Haaland was active on the field for all 90 minutes, but once again luck was not on his side. The most notable moment was observed in the second half of the match: a penalty was awarded against the 'City' goal. Typically the team's main penalty taker, Haaland refused to take the shot in this crucial situation and handed the responsibility to his teammate Umar Marmush. However, the Egyptian player could not capitalize on this opportunity — his shot was expertly saved by Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
Thus, this game continued Haaland's "drought series" in finals for 'City', and the team was forced to finish the most important phase of the season without a trophy.
Overall, Haaland has played in a total of 41 matches this season, scoring 30 goals and providing 4 assists. However, it is observed that he is unable to perform in decisive finals — becoming a peculiar "black tradition".
'Crystal Palace', on the other hand, is widely celebrating its largest and brightest victory in its history. This triumph will remain a reality written in golden letters for the club's history.
The Zamin.uz editorial team continues to deliver interesting statistics and the most important sports news to football fans. When do you think Haaland's unusual "curse" will end?
