Manchester United came out on top in their derby duel with Manchester City in the ePremier League PlayStation quarter-finals, with Marcus Rashford scoring the only goal.
In a tight two-legged tie, Kyle Leese (KyleLeese_) edged the first match 1-0 thanks to Rashford's strike, then held his nerve against City’s Kai Wollin (Deto) in a tense, goalless second leg, with both players hitting the post.
"It’s amazing," Leese said. "Deto’s a great player. It only took one goal. I defended for my life.
“I knew he was going to play wing play so I tried to cut it, and I did successfully.”
| PlayStation quarter-final results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace (damie) |
4-1 | Huddersfield Town (Croftyboy925) |
| Chelsea (Jas1875) |
4-3 (AET) |
Arsenal (Paps) |
| Man City (Deto) |
0-1 | Man Utd (KyleLeese_) |
| Southampton (Venny) |
3-1 | Cardiff City (LukasMcilwee) |
Kyle will face Southampton’s Owen Venn (Venny) in the semi-finals, who eased past Cardiff City’s Luke Mcilwee-Davies (LukasMcilwee), winning 3-1.
“Venny’s a great player,” he says. "I’m going to have to go into it and play my game and hopefully pull off a result."
Asked whether he might be able to face Josh Jones (Jonesy17FIFA), United's Xbox player in the Grand Final, Leese said: "I hope so. Jonesy will get to the final. I just hope I can.”
The derby between Chelsea and Arsenal was also dramatic.
Arsenal’s Curtis Poole (Paps) battled back after losing the first leg 2-0 to take a 3-2 aggregate lead.
But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalised for Chelsea’s Jas Singh (Jas1875), before scoring an extra-time winner.
In the semi-finals, Singh will face Crystal Palace’s Damian Augustyniak (damie), who beat Huddersfield Town’s Jordan Croft (Croftyboy925) 4-1.
| PlayStation semi-finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Crystal Palace (damie) |
v | Chelsea (Jas1875) |
| 15:00 | Man Utd (KyleLeese_) |
v | Southampton (Venny) |
