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FA Cup Final: Manchester United battles back to beat Crystal Palace
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9:20 AM EDT, Sun May 22, 2016
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Manchester United players celebrate defeating Crystal Palace to win the 2016 FA Cup final.
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United was looking to claim a first FA Cup since 2004 while Palace had never won the prize in its 110-year history.
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Chris Smalling was booked early on for hauling down Connor Wickham of Crystal Palace.
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Marcos Rojo (R) gestures after coming into contact with Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace.
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Crystal Palace fans show their colorful and noisy support.
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Marouane Fellaini came close to breaking the deadlock for United early in the second half. But the Belgian international's strike rebounded off the post.
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It was Palace who would draw first blood thanks to substitute Jason Puncheon's well struck shot.
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But United equalized within 135 seconds as Juan Mata finished low beyond Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey.
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The game seemed to turn in Palace's favor as Chris Smalling received a second yellow card and his marching orders in extra time.
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But United sub, Jesse Lingard, had the final say as he scored the winning goal with 10 minutes to go.