The Serbian is the hero of Chelsea! Petrović saved the decisive penalty against Newcastle and took the Blues to the semi-finals of the League Cup

 

We saw a great match in London, and until the 92nd minute it seemed that Newcastle would go through. Callum Wilson put the Magpies ahead in the 16th minute, and the score did not change until the second minute of stoppage time. Then Mihajlo Mudrik was precise, he brought the home team an equalizer and secured penalties, given that according to the rules of the League Cup, there are no overtimes.

And, there, real drama. In the first series, Cole Palmer and Callum Wilson scored, and in the second Chelsea took the lead. Conor Gallagher was accurate for the home team, only for Kieran Trippier to miss the entire goal and thus provide an advantage for Mauricio Pochettino’s men.

 

Kristofer Nkunku, Bruno Gimaraeš and Mihajlo Mudrik were also accurate in the continuation, and then the Serbian goalkeeper entered the scene. Matt Ritchie approached the ball in the fourth series for Newcastle, who took a rather strong penalty, which Petrović read, stopped brilliantly and sent his team to the semi-finals.The Serbian goalkeeper got a chance after the injury of Roberto Sanchez, and after saving his net against Sheffield (2:0), he proved himself once again and slowly became a favorite of the Blues fans.

 

In addition to Chelsea, Middlesboro, who beat Port Vale (3:0) away from home, and Fulham, who were better than Everton after penalty kicks, after as many as eight penalty shootouts, also secured the place.

The last semi-finalist will be known on Wednesday evening, when Liverpool and West Ham play their duel.