History Made As Leicester Beat Chelsea To Clinch First FA Cup

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History was made on Saturday as Leicester City defeated Chelsea in a dramatic 1-0 win to secure their first ever FA Cup.

Youri Tielemans’ stunning strike was enough to crown Leicester as the champions against Chelsea who were seeking to win the competition for the ninth time.

Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho and Ndidi also played a significant role in securing the first FA trophy for their side.

The final, however, lived up to its expectations as the 20,000 fans also played an important role in making the match a thrilling one.

VAR also found itself at the heart of the biggest occasions, as Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell’s 88th minute goal was controversially ruled out.

Meanwhile, Leicester managed to see off the game with the lone goal to add their name to the history books.

Abiola Olawale
Abiola Olawale
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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