Underdog Cup Stories

[Ben2002]

Hi all,

Apologies if there is a thread already like this elsewhere, but after what I think could be the biggest FM22 underdogs cup winners story. I'm just wondering if anyone else has any underdog Cup Stories?

Bit of background, I decided to manage Kelty Hearts, as there badge fascinates me and first ever season in Scottish League 2 and there top of league (think there already promoted in real life) Anyway back to FM, first season I won the league and got promoted to Scottish League 1.

So first cup Game was Third Round V Hamilton, team in mid table league above, won 2-1

Next came Stenhousemuir in the fourth round, league below, but fighting for promotion, comfortable 2-0 win

Fifth round was Raith, battling relegation in the championship, took advantage of that with a 5-1 win

Then came my first "shock result" V Livingston, in the quarter finals, they were top half of the Premiership and we surprisingly won 3-0, which meant little Kelty Hearts of League 1 was in the Semi Final and about to play at Hampton Park...

Now in the Semi Finals there was no Celtic or Rangers, so whatever happened an outsider was gonna win the cup, I got Dundee, who were second in the Scottish Championship. I just knocked out Livingston so had absolutely no fear against them and smashed them 6-1, while playing the final 20 mins with 10 men after my player was sent off, this was after I lost a game in my own league 7-1 (football is a funny game!)

So the final lined me up V St Mirren, a team who finished the season in 6th in the Scottish Premiership, luckily I also had 21 days of until the final, although couldn't do to much as we were part time, more luck hit as St Mirrens 2 best players were out injured for the final. So cup final day... I went 1-0 up in 12 minutes with Seedorfs son scoring for me, then 20 seconds into the 2nd half I made it 2-0, but then I made the biggest mistake of my managerial career and decided to park the bus... 75th and 83rd minute St Mirren scores, then the full time whistle blows, back to square one and another 30 mins for the part timers, 1 minute into the first half of extra time, St Mirren Strike again 3-2 down, players are knackered I thought this is it bit 100th Minute, KELTY HEARTS PENALTY! Our top goalscorer Austin steps up and the keeper saves, but luckily Seedorf is there to knock in the rebound! And then came penalties.

First 3 penalties for each team was scored, then Carl Jenkinson smashes the post and then it came down to there 5th penalty, if they score they win... But BLASTED WIDE, 6th penalty we score there 6th penalty, OUR KEEPER SAVES AND LEAGUE 1 KELTY HEARTS HAS WON THE SCOTTISH CUP AS PART TIMERS AND ARE HEADING TO THE EUROPA LEAGUE!! NEVER HAVE I BEEN SO PROUD OF A ACCOMPLISHMENT IN ALL MY LIFE!!! 

So there's my story, of what I think is the biggest underdog cup story I have ever seen in FM so my question to the community, can anyone top that??

 

 

[mark wilson27]

Hi Ben and welcome to FM Stories,

 A damn good cup run but please read the House Rules regarding screenshots and pictures

Cheers Mark