Brighton come late to knock Liverpool out of the FA Cup

In stoppage time, Brighton beat Liverpool with a great goal and advanced to the round of 16 of the FA Cup; check out the match highlights

THE brighton is in the round of 16 of the FA Cup. This Sunday, the 29th, the team beat Liverpool 2-1, in a comeback, and advanced to the stage in the national competition. The Reds, who are in a bad phase of the season, opened the scoring with a goal from Elliot. The home team turned around with goals from dunk and mythoma (this is a great goal in stoppage time).

With the important result, Brighton qualified for the round of 16 of the FA Cup and will have their opponent defined in a draw. The team joins clubs like Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham and Southampton.

The teams return to the field next weekend, for the 22nd round of the Premier League. Brighton faces Bournemouth, on Saturday, 04, at 12h (Brasília time). On the same day and time, Liverpool visit Wolverhampton.

The game

Liverpool opened the scoring in the 30th minute of the first half, with a goal by Elliot. After a great pass from Salah on the right, the Redes striker took advantage of the departure of the Brighton goalkeeper to complete the goal: 0-1.

Brighton knocks out Liverpool in the FA Cup (Credit: GettyImages)

The home team’s equalizer came eight minutes later. In the bid, Lamptey took a risk from afar after a corner, but the ball deflected at the feet of defender Dunk, who killed goalkeeper Alison and left everything equal: 1 to 1.

Already in the addition of the match, in the 46th minute of the second half, Brighton turned the confrontation. After receiving the cross coming from the left, Mitoma dominated and sent a bomb, with no chance for Alisson. Great goal and classification of the home team: 2 to 1.


Source: sportbuzz

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