In the blink of an eye, Fulham's lead was canceled.
Everything happened so fast, the second half just barely started when in a mont of individual brilliance from the Egyptian King, Liverpool where back in the ga and Mohad Salah got another assist for his troubles this season, increasing his goal contribution tally even more.
But that goal was not the end of this ga, rather, it was just the beginning.
47 minutes in, 1-1…
FWEEEE!
The referee blew the whistle for the restart and like expected, that goal beca the prelude to even more drama and action in this ga.
Anfield remained extrely loud, cheering their team on as even with one man down, Liverpool played fearlessly with skill and courage.
While they played, they were also wary of Fulham's threat, fully conscious of the fact that they were playing with just ten n but perhaps, they were just not wary enough.
After Luis Diaz's goal, it was still an end-to-end ga but the montum was now slightly on Liverpool's side as X Factor seed to start favoring them this ga.
But with Alisson Becker and Leno both being in terrific form, the scoreline remained 1-1 as both goalkeepers pulled off sensational saves, keeping their respective teams in the ga till the later stages of this ga and that was where the true drama began.
In this ga, close your eyes for a mont and you would miss an important highlight or mont leading up to more drama.
The Liverpool and away Fulham fans had their eye peeled open, paying keen attention as they finally bore witness to another goal in this ga.
This ti, it ca in the 76th minute.
"Now Iwobi…, sliding it through for Robinson again, and he's tucked it back and ohh, it's innnn!"
"Fulham are back ahead, and it's Muniz with the goal!"
Having replaced Raul Jinez at so point this ga already, Muniz got on the end of the incredible team move, scoring Fulham's second goal of this ga and giving his team the lead again in Anfield.
This ti, Alex Iwobi and Robinson's imprint were all over the goal as it was the forr's delicious pass and the latter's inside run that resulted in the goal.
76 minutes, Liverpool trailed again, this ti 1-2…
There was less than twenty minutes to the end of this ga but clearly a certain fanbase didn't give up on the ga yet.
Boos rang around Anfield as they jeered their opponents. Clearly, they were defiant, having no intentions of giving up yet as after the referee's whistle, they continued cheering their team on.
Just 10 minutes later, the status quo changed, again.
Liverpool was just relentless.
Again, another mont of individual brilliance opened up this ga, this ti orchestrated and finished by Liverpool.
Having just returned from a lengthy injury layoff, it was Diogo Jota, the Portuguese International who added the finishing touch for Liverpool this ti.
"It's Jota…, twisting, turning, scoring!"
"Returning with a bang!"
The Portuguese International brought this ga back level exactly ten minutes after Fulham scored their goal to go 1-2 ahead.
Charging towards the corner flag, Diogo Jota jumped and pumped a fist in celebration even as the comntator kept on going lyrical about his goal.
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In the 86th minute of this ga, 2-2…
Surely, with less than 4 minutes to go till fullti, this ga was going to end in a draw, this was what the regular football fan would think.
But players were not regular, and definitely not a certain Fulham player called Sam.
'Win!' 'Win!' 'Win!'
The mantra was back.
The mamba spirit was already rearing its head again.
It was not just Sam, clearly, the Liverpool players also wanted to go all the way and get the winner. It was a clash of convictions and determination now.
For most of this ga, Sam played good but not yet at his scintillating best as the talented Liverpool midfield and defense did a good job in curbing his impact on the ga, till now.
Now, with the knowledge that his club actually needed him did Sam finally take the last step, entering the zone state.
Bzzz!
In Sam's perception, everything about this ga changed.
Sam beca Liverpool's nightmare in the later stages of this ga.
After Diogo Jota equalized, Liverpool was chasing the winner till exactly the 90th minute of this ga when Sam pulled a trick out of his magic box full of tricks, stunning Anfield and all its inhabitants.
Lukic won back the ball, passing to Sam and then from deep, he went on a marauding run, cutting through the Liverpool half like a formless Wraith.
In the zone already, using feints, subtle shifts and shuffles of the ball, and delicately tid la croquetas, Sam penetrated through the Liverpool players like they were not there till he t a roadblock in Virgil Van Dijk.
Thud!
Not willing to take the risk, Sam stopped in his tracks but without pause, he quickly shifted the ball to his right side, and then…
POW!
With his dominant right foot, Sam unleashed a thunderous piledriver shot towards goal.
Virgil Van Dijk tried to block the shot but he didn't react on ti as the ball went past him, flying towards goal like an unstoppable rocket.
Alisson went on a full stretch dive, his hand grazing the ball but it was not enough to stop it as it forced its way into the bottom left corner.
"Co on!" Sam jumped right there on the field, in front of Virgil Van Dijk, veins popping, pupils dilated in ecstasy as he scread at the top of his lungs.
"What… a… goal!" The comntator raved.
"My God, I'm speechless, this is just Sam at this point".
"This is Sam-class! The boy is in an entire stratosphere of his own!"
"Having been quiet for so ti, he's suddenly surged to life when his team needs him the most!"
"He always shows up when Fulham needs him, he is their superhero!"
"Surely, that's the end of the ga, Liverpool are done".
But no, Sam was not satisfied just yet.
Having borne witness as Liverpool clawed their way from behind twice in this ga already despite being a man down, he was not satisfied with a 1 goal lead, and this was why he ditched even more misery to the Liverpool players, and in extension to their fans all around the world.
In the 90th plus 5 minutes, Sam doubled his goal tally for this ga, scoring his second goal of this ga and it was an absolute beauty.
Having been locked out for much of this ga but with space all of a sudden to operate due to Liverpool's urgent need for another equalizing goal, Emile Smith Rowe got all the ti he needed to float a dangerous pass into the box.
At first, it seed like the pass was aid towards Muniz who lurked in the box but no, it was aid at the player whose late run just brought him into the box as the ball descended.
The ball was too high for Sam though and having read the danger, Virgil Van Dijk already reacted, charging towards his position to clear the ball.
Sam had no ti to control this ball due to the impending arrival of the imposing Netherlands International, and so, he simply decided not to control it.
Thud!
Kicking the ground, Sam leaped and then twisting his body in mid-air, he swung his right leg with venom at the ball in the air, executing an incredible scissor kick that packed a lot of punch with it.
BAM!
Alisson was rooted to the spot; he didn't even move.
The ball was hit with so much power that it almost tore the net apart.
Anfield was once again silent, while the away fan section exploded soon after even as a mind blown comntator scread shrilly at the top of his voice.
"Zinedine Sam!"
"Zinedine Sam!"
"Zinedine Sam!"
"This boy is just too good to be true!"
"Rember the na, Samuel Moses!"
Fulham won the ga 2-4 after an unforgettable battle on the pitch.
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