Wembley, England – No be small thing o! Crystal Palace don make history as dem win Community Shield for di first time ever after dem beat Liverpool 3-2 by penalty shootouts. Na for August 10, 2025, dem take dis sweet win.
Di match no be easy one as e get plenty turns and twists. Liverpool, wey win FA Cup last season, carry di momentum come, but Palace show say dem no wan allow anybody dampen dia spirit. Dem first fall behind twice for di game, but di Eagles still manage equalize come send di match enter penalty shootouts.
Dean Henderson, di hero of di day, save two penalties and no forget say Mo Salah gree chop grass as him penalty sweetly follow over di bar (like e no wan score!). Meanwhile, Alisson, di Liverpool goalkeeper, no fit do much as he watch kon take hit di crossbar. Wetin we fit call am? Na wah!
Sam Sarr and Justin Devenny show say dem sabi take cool penalties, as both of dem fire precision strikes wey no go near any wall. Devenny even do di Chloe Kelly celebration after him score. E be like say na real player dem be!
Palace chairman, Steve Parish, no fit hide him joy as him embrace Henderson tight-well after di trophy lift. E mean say dis trophy be sweet victory for dem, considering say e no easy to beat Liverpool bum bum in front of dia fans.
Di match no just dey sweet, but di history wey follow am dey even sweeter. Before now, for di first 43,714 days of dia existence, Crystal Palace only manage win one national trophy, but now, dem don collect two in less than three months. Who no go like sabi dis kind gist?
Now, di focus go turn to European football, as dem go try manage di situation wey dey around dia Europa League matter. E get as di players dey try work hard, no matter di injuries wey dem dey face (Kamada, wey don dey sapa since di first half, e no gree shine).
Oliver Glasner, di coach, don dey campaign for investment, as e believe say if dem wan compete for Europe, dem go need more players to chop di pressure. But as di season don start, we go see how everything go play out.
Liverpool, wahala no dey finish for dem too! Arne Slot, di coach, don dey consider how dem go balance dia squad after making heavy investment dis summer. Dem don splash up to £300m on new players but still dey face injury wahala.
Despite di loss, Liverpool still get hope for di Premier League as dem believe dem get di team wey fit do di job. Di new signings go need to step up, especially with plenty pressure from di fans.
Crystal Palace don enter new chapter for dia history book, and after dis victory, e go sweet dem like palm wine with suya. As dem dey lift di trophy, one thing we sabi be say: no matter wetin happen next, dem don taste di sweetness of success! Who knows, dis might just be di beginning of plenty wins for di Eagles. Cheers to dem!
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