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Bournemouth scrape past 10-man Wolves on penalties in late FA Cup fifth round drama
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Bournemouth and Wolves couldn’t be separated after 120 minutes at the Vitality Stadium, with the Cherries eventually advancing to the FA Cup quarter finals after penalties – watch Bournemouth vs Wolves FA Cup highlights here.
Bournemouth scrape into FA Cup Quarter Finals
Wolves had the game’s first real chance after around 12 minutes, with Rayan Aït-Nouri doing well to get inside the box from the left before cutting inside to test Kepa with a low shot.
Despite some early Wolves chances, it was Bournemouth who took the lead on the half hour mark. Antoine Semenyo tested Sam Johnstone with a low shot and although he was able to to prevent a goal at first, Evanilson was quick to follow up for an easy finish into an open net.
The goal for Evanilson came on his first start for the Cherries since the 4th of January with the Brazilian finally recovering from a broken foot.
Bournemouth thought thy had a second just five minutes later, as Milos Kerkez smuggled a corner into the net at the back post but after one of the most lengthy VAR checks we have seen this season, the finish was ruled out for offside.
The hosts had a second disallowed goal just before the break but this was a clearer decision and took seconds. Alex Scott finished off a Kerkez cross from point blank range but the ball bounced onto Scott’s hand before it went into the net and even he didn’t celebrate the finish.
Wolves got back on top of things straight away in the second period and a moment of magic from their Brazilian superstar brought the visitors level. Matheus Cunha unleashed a rocket of a shot from well outside the box and Kepa had no chance in goal as the ball flew past him into the top corner.
With the score level after 90 minutes despite the ball being in the Wolves net three times, the game headed into extra time.
Nothing of note happened in the next 30 minutes right until the end of extra time, when for no reason Cunha lost his head and earned himself a red card.
The Brazilian who has been so good for Wolves this season leant in with his head after a Kerkez foul and after head-butting his opponent he was dismissed straight away.
It was Bournemouth who eventually had the last laugh though, as Boubacar Traoré missed a decisive penalty in sudden death to send Bournemouth into the FA Cup quarter finals.