Leighton Orient star Donley was disappointed that it wasn’t enough to knock out Manchester City
Leighton Orient striker Jamie Donley says his mysterious strike against Manchester City will count more if his team created FA Cup upset.
Donley’s incredible 45-yard effort technically drops as a unique goal for city goalkeeper Stephen Ortega, but the Tottenham man on loan deserves all credit. His shot flew over the goalkeeper’s head, hitting the bar, hitting Ortega’s foot before entering.
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League Ones Side Orient led the Premier League champions for the next 40 minutes before visitors visited the lucky Abdukodir Kusanov goal and saw City 2-1 with Jack Grail and Kevin De Bruin’s brilliance. did.
Donley told the BBC: We knew it would be a really tough game. I thought we had a good explanation of ourselves. It’s a shame to lose, but I’m proud of the boys. ”
Regarding his goal, he added: I knew it would fall well for me. I saw him off his line and fortunately it went in. It will be a happy moment. If we won, it would have been much better. It was a shame I lost it, but it was a good moment.
“They are the top team. They haven’t done what they have in recent years, but they can see the quality they have.”
Lewis cut down the city
Rico Lewis, who accidentally hit Kusanov before heading home goalkeeper Josh Keely to the leveller, admitted that the city was being seriously tested on Brisbane Road.
He states: It’s easy to say it’s harder than you think, but we all know that they’re difficult. The crowd is perfect for that.
“The season isn’t panning out the way we wanted it to be. As long as we win, every game can be a great season for us.”