his time, Manuel Akanji made no mistake from the penalty spot.
After a 1-1 draw, Manchester Metropolis beat Manchester United 7-6 in a penalty shootout to win the Group Protect at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, with Akanji scoring the clinching penalty.
The Switzerland defender had completely different feelings after his final shootout – on the European Championship final month when he was the one participant to not convert a penalty kick in a loss to England within the quarterfinals.
Metropolis ended a run of three straight losses within the conventional curtain-raiser to the English soccer season, between the winners of final season’s Premier League (Metropolis) and FA Cup (United).
And it goes some method to avenging the loss to United within the FA Cup closing 77 days in the past.
