With a great goal from the Japanese Kaoru Mitoma, in added time, with no chance of reaction, Brighton achieved a 2-1 victory that takes them to the round of 16 of the FA Cup against Liverpool, defending champions.
It was yet another punishment for the reds in a gray season, with the Champions League duel against Real Madrid in sight. Resigned from success in the Premier League, Jurgen Klopp's team leaves with more pain than glory from the Cup.
The champion never gave the feeling of having the game under control and was punished at the last minute, with a great resolution from Mitoma, who masterfully finished off a cross from the left by Ecuadorian Pervis Estupiñán. The Japanese, the best player in the game, lowered the ball, raised it and, as the ball was in the air, signed an impossible shot for Alisson.
Not even when they took advantage after half an hour did Liverpool give a feeling of superiority. It was an isolated action in an open clash. A good run by Egyptian Mohamed Salah on the right ended with a pass to the unchecked by Harvey Elliott, who had no problem getting past goalkeeper Jason Steele at the start of him.
The net goal did not show any superiority to the visitors, who conceded the equalizer five minutes from the intermission, after a poor clearance by Joe Gomez that reached, outside the area, Tariq Lamptey, who fired a long shot that touched his teammate Lewis Dunk and confused Alisson. It was the tie.
The clash, without clear chances for either, was destined for a replay, a tiebreaker at Anfield. However, when least expected came the local goal, the comeback. In a stopped ball on the three-quarter line that brought the play to Estupiñán. The Ecuadorian found Mitoma, who rounded off his great performance with a great goal, the winning goal, which qualified Brighton to the round of 16 and left the champion out. Liverpool does not raise its head.
2 - Brighton: Jason Steele; Tariq Lamptey (Jan Paul Van Hecke,m.96), Adam Webster (Joel Veltman, m.46), Lewis Dunk, Solly March; Alexis Mac Allister, Pascal Gross, Danny Welbeck (Billy Gilmour, m.67); Karou Mitoma, Evan Ferguson (Deniz Undav, m.89) y Pervis Estupinan.
1 - Liverpool: Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold (James Milner, m. 59), Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez, Andy Roberson; Stefan Bajcetic (Fabinho, m. 85), Thiago Alcántara (Curtis Jones, m. 79), Naby Keita (Jordan Henderson, m. 59); Mohamed Salah, Harvey Elliot (Darwin Núñez, m.59) y Cody Gakpo.
Goles: 0-1, m.30: Harvey Elliot; 1-1, m.40: Lewis Dunk; 2-1, m.92: Karou Mitoma.
Referee: David Coote. He showed yellow cards to Liverpool's Stefan Bajcetic, Ibrahima Konate and Andy Robertson, and Brighton's Lewis Dunk.
Incidents: match of the round of 32 of the FA Cup played at the Amex Stadium in Brighton.
