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WEMBLEY has been witness to some amazing FA Cup goals over the years - but few will better Nemanja Matic’s incredible strike.

The Serb sent Chelsea into the final in spectacular fashion with a 28-yard pile-driver and picked up Gillette’s Precision Play of the match.

Nemanja Matic let fly from distance against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium
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Nemanja Matic let fly from distance against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium
The 28-year-old is known for having a deadly strike, and showed once again you can't give him time to take aim outside the area
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The 28-year-old is known for having a deadly strike, and showed once again you can't give him time to take aim outside the area

We have taken the clip of the amazing 80th-minute goal, replayed it in ultra slo-mo and overlaid it with stats so you can see how special the strike really was.

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Matic ran onto an Eden Hazard pass 10 yards outside the box before smashing it with his left foot.

The thunderbolt of a shot flew at an average speed 68.43 mph before crashing in off the underside of the bar in under a second.

Hugo Lloris could only look on helplessly.

The ball couldn't have been better placed in the top corner corned as it came off the underside of the bar, with Hugo Lloris powerless to prevent the goal
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The ball couldn't have been better placed in the top corner corned as it came off the underside of the bar, with Hugo Lloris powerless to prevent the goal

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It was the icing on the cake of a thriller of a semi final that few of the 86,000 fans in attendance will quickly forget.

Tottenham came back from behind twice before Antonio Conte brought on the magical Eden Hazard to put the tie to bed.
The little Belgian scored before setting up Matic for the winning goal within minutes in the second half.

It was Matic’s only shot on goal, although he had the highest pass completion rate of any Chelsea player at 87%.

Nemanja Matic raised the roof at Wembley with his fearsome strike that put the scoreline at 4-2
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Nemanja Matic raised the roof at Wembley with his fearsome strike that put the scoreline at 4-2Credit: Getty Images

The 28-year old Serb said after the game: "It was a nice goal! But first of all I want to say I am very happy for the team, that we're going to play in the final.

"It's great when you have a chance to play in this stadium. For our supporters, you can see this is something special. To have a chance to win this trophy is significant for us as players."

Chelsea have now reached their seventh FA Cup final since the year 2000 and will play either Arsenal or Manchester City on May 27.

 

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