The penalty shoot-out between Preston North End and Fulham FC will go down in the history books of the English League Cup. It took 34 penalties for Preston North End to emerge victorious
The spectators had to wait a long time for the decision when the English League Cup went to penalties on Tuesday evening between second division side Preston North End and Premier League club FC Fulham. After 34 attempts from the spot, the underdogs progressed to the next round.
16:15 was the score after the penalty shoot-out and the team from the north-west beat the favorites from London in the 3rd round – a record result in a League Cup match. The score was 1-1 at the end of normal time, but as there was no extra time, it had to be decided directly from the spot. Ryan Ledson, who had already put his team ahead from the spot, scored the winner
Of the 34 attempts, Jorge Cuenca and Timothy Castagne missed for Fulham. German keeper Steven Benda was in goal, deputizing for former Bundesliga professional Bernd Leno. For Preston, only Kaine Kesler-Hayden was unable to convert