Padraig Amond celebrates after scoring the penalty that saw Newport County knock Premier League Leicester City out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win in the third round at Rodney Parade on Sunday. AFP/Geoff CADDICK
It had seemed that visitors Leicester, seventh in the Premier League and top-flight champions in 2016, would leave Rodney Parade with a draw when Rachid Ghezzal’s shot eight minutes from time cancelled out Jamille Matt’s 10th-minute header.
But, with five minutes left, Newport were awarded a penalty after Leicester’s Marc Albrighton inexplicably raised his arm to block a cross into the box and Padraig Amond made no mistake from the spot to spark delirious scenes among the Welsh club’s supporters.
“It’s a little bit surreal at the moment,” Matt told the BBC.
“We all fight for each other and we deserved it. We knew that to get a good result we’d have to be on it one to 11 and today we were.
“I’m absolutely buzzing for the fans. Absolutely buzzing.”
