The FA cup is known for the opportunity it provides lower league (even non-leage) teams to play with the big boys.
Last night Havant & Waterlooville -- a team 5 divisions below the premier league -- met Liverpool, 6 time winners of the FA cup. H&W are 123 places below Liverpool. And not only did they score first, but that kept L'pool to a 2-2 draw at the half. The Liverpool dressing room must have been pretty ugly. I expect Rafa lost his voice. Ultimately fitness won out, Liverpool fielded some of their first string in the second half and H&W lost 5-2 to be knocked out of the Cup.
But for 45 minutes they were the better team on the pitch.
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