Maximilian Wöber has achieved a draw on his debut for his new club Leeds United. The defender drew 2-2 with the Premier League club in the third round of the FA Cup at second tier Cardiff City on Sunday, resulting in a replay with swapped home rights. The ex-Salzburger was traded in the 60th minute when the score was 0:2 from Leeds’ point of view and was able to celebrate a draw.
Jaden Philogene-Bidace (24′) and Sheyi Ojo (31′) gave Cardiff the lead. After the break, Rodrigo scored the first goal (65′), but failed to take a penalty (81′) after Joel Bagan saw the red card for a handball. Sonny Perkins made it 2-2 for Leeds in the 93rd minute.
ÖFB team player Wöber switched from Red Bull Salzburg to the club of ex-“Bullen” coach Jesse Marsch on Tuesday for a reported 20 million euros, including possible bonus payments.
Manchester City dispatches Chelsea
In the best of the round, Manchester City celebrated a 4-0 home win over Chelsea. Three days after the “Citizens” won 1-0 away against the “Blues” in the Premier League, Riyad Mahrez, who scored the gold goal at Stamford Bridge, sunk a free-kick to make it 1-0 (23rd). A little later, Kai Havertz caused a hand penalty, Julian Alvarez made it 2-0 (30th). The game was over with Phil Foden making it 3-0 after Mahrez and Kyle Walker did some good preliminary work. Mahrez made the final score from a penalty kick (85′).
City have also won their third game of the season with Chelsea and will face Arsenal at home in the FA Cup round of 16 if the Gunners win at Oxford United on Monday. Before the game in Manchester, there was a moment of mourning for ex-Chelsea professional Gianluca Vialli, who recently died at the age of 58.
