20 February 2056 – Drogba Arena, London
In the bright February cold of west London, Chelsea’s quest for yet another FA Cup marched forward with machine-like certainty. A 3–0 dismantling of Leicester saw Călin Dimario’s side advance to the quarter-finals, powered by a brace from Israeli striker Netanel Sahar.
While the scoreline reflected control, the rhythm was pure dominance. Chelsea’s gegenpressing suffocated Leicester’s attempts to break, forcing error after error. Sahar struck first on 27 minutes, meeting a precise delivery with a thumping header from close range. Joseph Haigh doubled the advantage shortly after, punishing a loose pass from goalkeeper Sui Li with a clinical volley. Sahar completed his brace with a composed finish into the bottom corner midway through the second half — a goal that stood only after VAR overturned Kevin Stone’s initial decision.
Sui Li, despite being on the wrong end of the result, was Leicester’s unlikely hero — an extraordinary twelve saves preventing the score from ballooning. His late penalty stop from Sahar in injury time preserved a semblance of dignity for the visitors.
Chelsea, who registered twenty-nine shots and 70% possession, continue to marry dominance with relentlessness. For Dimario’s champions, it is less a run of form than a way of life — control, execution, and an unyielding pursuit of perfection.
By Henry Vinter