A penalty miss from Erling Haaland let Tyler Adams off the hook in Bournemouth’s FA Cup clash with Man City, as the USMNT star survived a handball.

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• American handled inside the box
• Norwegian striker stepped up to the spot
• Effort saved by Spanish goalkeeper

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  With less than 15 minutes on the clock at the Vitality Stadium, Haaland was gifted an opportunity to fire the visitors in front. United States international Adams was responsible for the award of a spot-kick as he found himself unable to deal with the threat being posed by Bernardo Silva.

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  City’s Portuguese playmaker flicked the ball towards Adams when being closed down, with the American leaving his hand in the air. Once his outstretched limb was struck, there was only going to be one outcome. Adams protested his innocence, but to no avail.

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  He was, however, to be saved as Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa came to his rescue. Haaland looked confident enough as he stepped up, but saw an effort that was drilled towards the bottom corner acrobatically kept out. Adams was able to breath a serious sigh of relief.

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