Those of you who have been following this from the start will know that back in the Summer of 2011 I started to follow this season's FA Cup with Falmouth Town.
As each round has progressed the FA Cup baton been passed as follows during this season's competition:
Falmouth Town AFC
Bodmin Town
Godalming Town
Maidenhead United
Aldershot Town
Sheffield Wednesday
Blackpool
Everton
Liverpool
The simple notion here is that eventually one club will get to Wembley and you'll be able to look right back to the start of the FA Cup Competition to see where it all started.
When I say 'get to Wembley' I really mean 'get to the FA Cup Final at Wembley'. Of course the winners of the Quarter Finals get to play their Semi-Finals at Wembley too, but it's the Final I'm referring to in the "Falmouth to Wembley" title.
You can see links to the match reports from the previous rounds at the end of this article.
FA Cup Semi Final
Saturday 14th April 2012
Liverpool 2-1 Everton
FA Cup Semi-Final highlights Liverpool 2-1 Everton
Source: Uploaded on YouTube by TheFACup on 15th April 2012
Everton's defender Sylvain Distin said on Twitter after the game: "I cost my team-mates, the staff, the club and the fans a place in FA Cup final. Nothing more to say but sorry all of you."
Liverpool's manager Kenny Dalglish said after the game: "There are no scapegoats for
anything that has gone wrong. There is only a vision on how we are
going to go forward. To go forward and be successful, sometimes you
need to get battered along the way. We have got to be strong enough
to stand up to that. If it's me who is getting dog's abuse then good,
because it takes the pressure off the players. I have been there
before and I suppose I will be there again at some stage. I have
never said at any given time that we are the finished article and we
still won't say that right now. But what we will do is that every bit
of knowledge we have got and every bit of commitment will all go into
getting the football club moving in the right direction. I think this
football club is a fantastic example to anyone else who wants to have
a football club. When there is a wee bit of mud flying about, we
stick together for each other. That's the football club that I used
to know and it's the football club I am getting back to knowing."
Goalscorers: Suárez (62nd minute) and Carroll (87th minute) for Liverpool and Jelavic (24th minute) for Everton
Match played at: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 87,231
Everton team: Tim Howard, Leighton Baines (replaced
by Victor Anichebe in the 88th minute), Sylvain Distin,
Johnny Heitinga, Philip Neville, Marouane Fellaini, Darron Gibson,
Leon Osman, Tim Cahill, Magaye Gueye (replaced by Seamus Coleman in
the 69th minute), Nikica Jelavic
Liverpool team: Bradley Jones, Glen Johnson, Daniel
Agger, Jamie Carragher, Martin Skrtel, Jordan Henderson (replaced by
Maxi Rodríguez in the 75th minute), Steven Gerrard,
Stewart Downing (replaced by Craig Bellamy in the 84th
minute), Jay Spearing, Andy Carroll, Luis Suárez
Next up in the FA Cup: Liverpool versus Chelsea in the FA Cup Final on 5th May 2012
Interesting note: On returning to Merseyside Everton stopped outside Anfield to lay a wreath carrying the club's crest and "96" at the eternal flame to the victims of Hillsborough.
Reference
Andy Carroll's late Liverpool goal beats Everton in FA Cup semi-final
Previous Rounds
You can read the match report from the Extra Preliminary Qualifying Round by clicking here ==> From Falmouth To Wembley: Falmouth Town AFC
and the match report from the Preliminary Qualifying Round can be found by clicking here ==> From Falmouth To Wembley: Bodmin Town FC
and the match report from the First Qualifying Round can be found by clicking here ==> From Falmouth To Wembley: Bodmin Town The Journey Continues In To Uncharted Territory
and the match reports from the Second Qualifying Round can be found by clicking here ==> From Falmouth To Wembley: Bodmin Town – The Giant Killing Continues As The First Round Proper Gets Tantalisingly Close
and the match reports from the Third Qualifying Round can be found by clicking here ==> From Falmouth To Wembley: Bodmin Town Pass The Baton To Godalming Town After A Replay
and the match report from the Fourth Qualifying Round can be found by clicking here ==> From Falmouth To Wembley: Give Me Five! The Gs Lose Heavily At Home To The Magpies
and a summary of the matches from the First and Second Rounds can be found by clicking here ==> From Falmouth To Wembley: Time To Catch Up! The baton is passed from Maidenhead United to Aldershot Town and to Sheffield Wednesday.
and a summary of the match from the Third Round can be found by clicking here ==> From Falmouth To Wembley: Owls Have A Hoot!
and a summary of the matches from the Fourth and Fifth Rounds can be found by clicking here ==> From Falmouth To Wembley: Catch up time! The baton is passed from Sheffield Wednesday to Blackpool to Everton
and a summary of the matches from the Quarter Finals can be found by clicking here ==> From Falmouth To Wembley: Toffees Set Up Merseyside Derby
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