London (AFP) – The match between Brighton and Liverpool ended in an exciting 2-2 draw on Sunday in the eighth stage of the English Football Championship, which will witness a summit meeting later between Arsenal and Manchester City.
Published on: 08/10/2023 – 17:25 Last updated: 08/10/2023 – 17:23
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Liverpool raised its score to 17 points in third place, and Brighton to 16 points in sixth place.
It was Liverpool’s first match in the league after losing in a dramatic manner to Tottenham, the leaders in the last stage, 1-2, in a match that sparked controversy after the scandalous error committed by the refereeing team, especially the Video Assistant Referees (VAR), who admitted this and apologized to Liverpool, whose German coach demanded Jurgen Klopp, a few days later, with a replay of the match.
Colombian Luis Dias scored the opening goal in the confrontation against Tottenham, but it was not counted as offside, but it later became clear that it was not so, after a few centimeters.
Then Tottenham scored the winning goal in the final seconds, handing Liverpool their first loss this season.
Returning to the match between Brighton and Liverpool on Sunday, the hosts were the better side in the beginning and succeeded in opening the scoring through Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra (20). Liverpool responded strongly by scoring two goals late in the first half through its Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah, the first when he followed a cross into the area with his left foot into the net. (40) He successfully converted a penalty kick awarded to his team (45+1).
In the second half, Liverpool had an opportunity to increase its lead, but Dutchman Rein Grafenberg hit the crossbar midway through the second half, before Brighton succeeded in equalizing through its defender and captain Louis Dunk, taking advantage of a free kick to follow from close range into the net (78).
Both teams tried to come away with three points in the match, but to no avail.
The match between West Ham and Newcastle at the Olympic Stadium in London also ended in a 2-2 draw, in a similar scenario.
West Ham opened the scoring with Czech Tomas Koscek (8).
Newcastle responded with two quick goals in the second half through Swedish striker Alexander Isak (57 and 62), but West Ham refused to give up and succeeded in coming away with one point when Ghanaian Mohamed Quddus equalized with a shot from the outskirts of the area (89).
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2023-10-08 15:25:08
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