What has already been a bizarre season in the Premier League was topped off last Sunday with the extraordinary last-gasp headed goal by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker against West Bromwich which may have clinched a Champions League place for the Reds.
A familiar sight in football these days is that of a goalie running up to the other end of the pitch in dying seconds in the hope of grabbing a desperate equaliser or winner from a corner or free-kick.
Most keepers fancy themselves as strikers, but rarely show that magical scoring touch. More often than not the outcome is the highly entertaining scene of the goalie sprinting back to his own area to prevent himself conceding a very soft goal.
Very occasionally it works however, as witnessed by Alisson’s heroics at The Hawthorns.
It was a fine header too by the Brazilian and no fluke. It was true fairytale stuff…
