Fulham solves the ‘replay’ and meets Leeds in the round of 16

He Fulham He emerged unscathed from the tiebreaker match with the Sunderlandfrom the English second division, and with a 2-3 win ensured their presence in the round of 16 of the Cup, in which they will face Leeds United.

It was the last round of 16 tie to be resolved. Fulham, from the Premier, could not win in the first duel (1-1), but they did it at the Luz stadium against a rival who did not take advantage of their local status.

The team of Mark Silva got the game on track after eight minutes with a goal from Harry Wilson to a pass from Carlos Vinicius and extended his lead at the hour of play thanks to the Brazilian Andreas Pereira.

Even so, Sunderlandn did not give up and sought the pass until the end. He closed the gap in the 77th minute through Jack Clarkealthough five later the French Layvin Kurzawa widened the visitor’s lead again.

The goal of the Costa Rican Jewison Bennette, in added time, it was late. It only served to make up the defeat of the Sunderlandbut it did not avoid the classification of Fulham, which will be measured in the second round with the Leeds United.