Wahala! Na so Bournemouth take send Liverpool packing with fine 3-2 victory for Vitality Stadium…
This match no be small jaga-jaga as dem dey call am! E start as Bournemouth lead the game 2-0 before Liverpool come rise like Phoenix from ashes, equalizing with fine goals. But na last-minute strike wey Amine Adli score, rush dem hope!
First half no too fine for Liverpool o. Van Dijk, wey suppose dey tighten defense, miscalculate ball coordination and na so dem allow Evanilson score first goal. E no stop there because clash wey he get with Alisson come dey create chaos. Liverpool no fit change player for seven minutes as dem dey play one man down. Wetin dem expect? Bournemouth no gree waste time to catch dem for second goal from Jimenez shortly after.
But Liverpool no dey fall hand. Just before halftime, Van Dijk come redeem himself, scoring from corner kick wey Szoboszlai take package am. E be like say Liverpool don find their groove as dem hustle later into the second half…
Another sweet goal come from Szoboszlai, as he score di equalizer from free-kick wey dem plan well! He dey hot for outside the box this season, no be any small thing. Now, e be 2-2 but na here wahala come dey show face again…
5 minutes wey remain, Adli gather small clearance from Liverpool defense like say na Christmas gift. He score to give Bournemouth di winning goal. Chai! Crowd don burst, dem dey shout like say dem win lottery!
Na dis defeat don break Liverpool’s 13-game unbeaten streak. Arne Slot, di Liverpool coach, go need serious prayers as pressure don dey mount on him to deliver better show. No be how dem perform for Champions League, dem still need to fix domestic matches matter or else, dem go find demself outside top four…
Bournemouth don upgrade themself to 13th position for di league like playmakers. Na so e be for football world, e be like rollercoaster sometimes! Next match fit see whiz dem continue dem good run, but Liverpool go need to engage their brain well as dem dey face di pressure from fans and pundits…
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