Wolverhampton Wanderers Stun Shrewsbury 6-1 in FA Cup Thriller, Ending Larsen's Goal Drought.
In a scintillating display of attacking prowess, Wolverhampton Wanderers dismantled League Two outfit Shrewsbury Town 6-1 in the third round of the FA Cup. The Wolves' victory marked their entry into the competition's fourth round and was sealed by Norwegian striker Jorgen Strand Larsen's hat-trick.
Larsen, who had gone without a goal for several games, finally broke his duck with a clinical finish in the 22nd minute, putting his team in the driving seat. Shrewsbury responded well to concede an equalizer, before the Wolves regained control through midfielder Pedro Neto in the 49th minute.
Wolves' attacking quartet - Luis Diaz, Raúl Jiménez and Matheus Cunha - combined devastatingly on several occasions to leave the visitors reeling. The third goal of the match came via Larsen's second, with Wolves stretching their advantage further by five more goals.
The impressive scoreline was sealed when substitute Daniel Podence scored in the 77th minute, leaving Shrewsbury stunned and frustrated at the end of a grueling encounter.
Wolves' manager Bruno Lage was visibly delighted following his team's resounding victory.
In a scintillating display of attacking prowess, Wolverhampton Wanderers dismantled League Two outfit Shrewsbury Town 6-1 in the third round of the FA Cup. The Wolves' victory marked their entry into the competition's fourth round and was sealed by Norwegian striker Jorgen Strand Larsen's hat-trick.
Larsen, who had gone without a goal for several games, finally broke his duck with a clinical finish in the 22nd minute, putting his team in the driving seat. Shrewsbury responded well to concede an equalizer, before the Wolves regained control through midfielder Pedro Neto in the 49th minute.
Wolves' attacking quartet - Luis Diaz, Raúl Jiménez and Matheus Cunha - combined devastatingly on several occasions to leave the visitors reeling. The third goal of the match came via Larsen's second, with Wolves stretching their advantage further by five more goals.
The impressive scoreline was sealed when substitute Daniel Podence scored in the 77th minute, leaving Shrewsbury stunned and frustrated at the end of a grueling encounter.
Wolves' manager Bruno Lage was visibly delighted following his team's resounding victory.
Wolves absolutely CRUSHED it last night! 
They were like a well-oiled machine on the pitch, with all four forwards playing like stars! 
Pedro Neto was 
in the midfield, picking out the perfect passes to unlock Shrewsbury's defense. 
And Larsen's hat-trick? 
what a performance! He finally broke his goal drought and he looked so confident on the pitch.
It was a real team effort, with everyone chipping in to get the three points. 
The manager's happy face says it all 
Can't wait for the next match! 
seems like Wolves just needed to give him some space and he'd smash it in... wonder if Shrewsbury got a little too much help from the Wolves' defenders to let him score 3 goals lol 
anyway congrats to larsen on finally breaking his goal drought 
! Larsen's hat-trick was pure magic 
! Pedro Neto coming in with a crucial goal at 49th min was like the icing on the cake 
. The squad really clicked today, those attacking quartet is pure dead brilliant 
Shrewsbury got thrashed but they gave it their all and can't be faulted for that 
. Wolves' fans are going wild right now 
. Bruno Lage must be beaming with pride, I can imagine 
I'm loving the stats on Jorgen Strand Larsen's goal drought - 3 games without a goal and then he goes out there and scores a hat-trick! 
Pedro Neto's assist was clutch too - he's got 3 assists in the last two games, let's see how it continues! 
