The FA Cup is about making dreams come true, a plumber was named man of the match against Tottenham

The amateur club from the fifth tier of English football Tamworth came close to a sensation against Tottenham in the FA Cup, and the story of the home team player Haydn Hollis is truly remarkable.

The FA Cup is to fulfill the dreams of the smallest and amateur clubs in England, so every year a new team writes the most beautiful pages of its history.

The oldest football competition in the world, due to the method of the draw, in which there are no privileged ones, allows even amateur clubs to reach some of the distant stages of the competition and so today Tamworth was very close to a world sensation.

This officially amateur club, which is only 16th in the table of the fifth category of English football, drew with Tottenham (0:0) in 90 minutes of time, while in extra time there were two chances, there were two good chances to score.

A performance to be proud of!

The @Emirates Player of the Match, Haydn Hollis 👏#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/JdS9tmeXAu

- Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) January 12, 2025

However, Spurs won 3-0 in extra time, moving on, but one of Tamworth's footballers has left his mark on this challenge.

Central defender Haydn Hollis who is a plumber by profession has left his mark on this challenge.

The 32-year-old received a prestigious award he will remember forever as he successfully shut down the attacks of a team whose starting XI was worth more than £11 million.

The England centre-back started his career at Notts County as a child but never made a professional career.

He often changed clubs, most often was on loan in many lower leagues, and only last summer he arrived at Tamworth, where he plays in the fifth division of English football. /Telegraph/