As a Liverpool fan, there’s no doubt the greatest moment as I experienced. Maybe you’ve already made a guess, and without any doubt it’s the Champions League final in Istanbul 2005. To start off, Liverpool was considered as underdogs this year, but somehow they made it to the final. They were going to play against AC Milan which was the best team in the world at that time. I could feel the tension as the two teams entered the field. This is it! The greatest football match, to decide which team that will be considered as the best in the world. And tonight it could be Liverpool lifting that longed for trophy. To achieve that trophy is maybe the biggest dream a player can have.
Me and my dad had gathered up with some friends and we were going to watch the game together. I was not a huge Liverpool fan at the moment, but when I look back I believe that I became a sworn fan after that incredible game. As the referee blew his whistle you could already see that AC Milan was going to give Liverpool a hard match. And after only 50 seconds Milan scored a goal.. It was unbelievable. Liverpool tried their best but AC Milan was to strong. Right before half time Milan scored two more goals, and the nightmare was a reality. 3-0, to win that game against the best team in the world, seemed like an impossible task for Liverpool now… but wait and see!
You would believe that the 40000 Liverpool fans inside the stadium would be sad, but instead they stood up and sung Liverpool’s amazing song called You’ll Never Walk Alone. John Arne Riise who played for Liverpool described it like this: Even though we were sitting in the wardrobe, the sound of our fans singing got to us. And as we heard it you could see the face expressions on the players faces change drastically. It was like they all got a new hope, like they believed that this was possible, and they went out on the pitch with an attitude better than ever.
Me and my dad had gathered up with some friends and we were going to watch the game together. I was not a huge Liverpool fan at the moment, but when I look back I believe that I became a sworn fan after that incredible game. As the referee blew his whistle you could already see that AC Milan was going to give Liverpool a hard match. And after only 50 seconds Milan scored a goal.. It was unbelievable. Liverpool tried their best but AC Milan was to strong. Right before half time Milan scored two more goals, and the nightmare was a reality. 3-0, to win that game against the best team in the world, seemed like an impossible task for Liverpool now… but wait and see!
You would believe that the 40000 Liverpool fans inside the stadium would be sad, but instead they stood up and sung Liverpool’s amazing song called You’ll Never Walk Alone. John Arne Riise who played for Liverpool described it like this: Even though we were sitting in the wardrobe, the sound of our fans singing got to us. And as we heard it you could see the face expressions on the players faces change drastically. It was like they all got a new hope, like they believed that this was possible, and they went out on the pitch with an attitude better than ever.
Liverpool kept on pressing for more goals, and just after 54. Minutes Steven Gerrard scores the 3-1 goal. After 56. Minutes they scored another one, and what seemed impossible just 5 minutes ago, was now a possibility. In the 60th minute of the game Liverpool got a penalty. Alonso took it and missed, but he scored on the second bounce! Suddenly it was 3-3 and Liverpool had gotten back and was now tie in the Champions League final after conceding 3 goals in the first half. It was a miracle, but could they go all the way and win the game?
It was tie after extra time, and both teams stepped up to take the penalty shootout.
As Shevchenko stepped up to take the crucial penalty, 40 000 Liverpool fans were holding their breath in Istanbul, hundreds of thousands were holding their breath back at Merseyside. And he missed! Liverpool had won the Champions League after a miraculous comeback! It was unbelievable and clearly my best sports moment.
It was tie after extra time, and both teams stepped up to take the penalty shootout.
As Shevchenko stepped up to take the crucial penalty, 40 000 Liverpool fans were holding their breath in Istanbul, hundreds of thousands were holding their breath back at Merseyside. And he missed! Liverpool had won the Champions League after a miraculous comeback! It was unbelievable and clearly my best sports moment.
Here's a link to a great video made of this game, you should watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i887XbC8Hw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i887XbC8Hw
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