India, Feb. 16 -- Third-tier Mansfield pulled off the latest upset in this year's FA Cup by knocking out Premier League side Burnley. Louis Reed struck with a stunning long-range free kick in the 80th minute at Turf Moor to complete a comeback 2-1 win in the fourth-round tie on Saturday. "As soon as it left my boot I felt it going in," he told the BBC. "I have been working on them throughout the week. The lads said, This is your moment, go and take it'. Thankfully, I did."
As giant-killings go, it might not be as spectacular as non-league Macclesfield's victory against titleholder Crystal Palace last month -but it is another shock result in soccer's oldest knockout competition. There was no fairytale for fourth-tier Salford at Manchester...
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