16-year-old Ngumoha shoots Liverpool for the dramatic victory against Newcastle!

16-year-old Ngumoha shoots Liverpool for the dramatic victory against Newcastle!

In the exciting duel of the Premier League, FC Liverpool prevailed 3-2 against Newcastle United on Monday evening. The game took place in St. James' Park and turns out to be a blessing for Liverpool, which celebrates its second victory in a row, after previously conquering Bournemouth with 4: 2. Newcastle, on the other hand, suffers the first defeat of the season after a 0-0 against Aston Villa.

The match started with a strong performance of Liverpool. In the 35th minute, the team took the lead through Ryan Gravenberch, who promoted the ball over the left rod into the net. Previously, Newcastle had some promising opportunities, especially through Anthony Gordon, who left out two good options in the 28th and 29th minute. In the stoppage time of the first half (45.+3), however, Gordon received the red card due to a foul game to Virgil van Dijk, which Newcastle outnumbered in the remaining minutes.

Two goals in the second half

After the restart, Liverpool expanded its lead in the 46th minute by Hugo Ekitens, who successfully completed a counterattack and placed the score to 2-0. However, Newcastle did not give up; In the 57th minute, Bruno Guimaraes scored the connection goal for 1-2 with a header from a cross from Livramento. However, Newcastle could not convert the majority into a dominant performance, and they remained offensive.

In the final phase of the game, however, Newcastle showed morality. Will Osula, the joker of the game, managed to equalize in the 88th minute when he pushed the ball on Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and scored the goal. So it seemed as if Newcastle could take at least one point out of the game.

The Lucky Punch by Ngumoha

But it shouldn't be. In the eleven-minute stoppage time, when many already calculated with a draw, the big moment came for 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha. He completed a template from Salah in the 90th+10 minute and scored the decisive goal for Liverpool. This made Ngumoha the youngest scorer in club history, which makes this victory all the more remarkable.

The game ended with an exciting 3: 2 for Liverpool, which is now still on the road to success. The statistics of the season show the strength of the Reds, who can consolidate their place in the table after this victory. Further information on Liverpool and their current services are on kicker.de available.