'Fleetwood won...Football won' - fans look back at incredible Arsenal win
“How fabulous, a real David and Goliath story.”
Fans of Fleetwood Town have been reflecting on ‘the greatest night’ in their club’s history following on from their miraculous victory of the Premier League champions Arsenal on Tuesday.
Fans were in tears after the game on Tuesday night as they pitch invaded at Highbury to celebrate with the players and staff.
The victory is already being celebrated as one of the biggest cup upsets in English football history, attracting national praise from fans and pundits alike. Now that a few days have passed, Fleetwood fans have been reflecting on Tuesday's amazing result.
One woman said: “Fleetwood won…Football won. Massive respect to the players and the Cod Army.”
The entire town celebrated when Connor Haughey smashed home his penalty to seal the victory for Fleetwood, including some who have never watched the Cods before: “I’m a United fan, don’t watch Fleetwood. But I was celebrating the winning penalty like it was my own team. Well done lads.”
Another woman added, “I heard the last 15 mins on the radio, how fabulous, a real David and Goliath story,” and one man also said: “Who would’ve believed that little old Fleetwood could beat the mighty Arsenal?”
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One fan said that the game was ‘the best I’ve watched in a long while, well done Fleetwood’. Another woman added that it was a ‘massive result for the town’, and that ‘they should all be proud’. ‘Bring on Everton’ proclaimed another fan, full of confidence.
Fleetwood will hope to pull-off another giant killing when they take on David Moyes side in December. Matt Lawlor’s men return to league action this weekend when they host Bristol Rovers on Saturday.