During the intermission, everyone was in a relaxed mood. After all, two goals were scored in the first half, basically sealing the victory. Even if we don't score in the second half, we're basically winning. If we can score another goal and lead by three goals, it will basically kill the suspense of the game.
However, that’s the excitement of the Premier League. Even if the relegation team works hard, it is possible to overthrow the Big 6.
At the beginning of the second half, Sunderland withdrew midfielder Kirchhoff, replaced him with forward Adam Johnson, and began a desperate counterattack.
After all, they were two goals behind and would die if they didn't attack.
Of course, a large-scale attack will bear the risk of being forced by Liverpool to counterattack from a high position. However, the Red Army had bad luck in the second half and failed to score on many counterattacks.
In the 52nd minute, Villard's violent long-range shot in the counterattack finally hit the outside of the post and bounced out of the baseline, missing the opportunity.
In the 59th minute, Joe Allen made a pass from the wing. Three forwards, Lallana, Firmino and Milner, rushed into the penalty area to grab points, but they all missed and none of them touched the ball.
Instead, it was Sunderland who seized their chance three minutes later.
In the 62nd minute, Sunderland's crazy attack got a corner kick opportunity. Winger Watmore took a corner kick, but it was a little close to the goal, so goalkeeper Mignolet made a decisive attack and tried to punch the ball out of the penalty area.
As a result, Sunderland's center back O'Shea and Liverpool's center back Sakho were crowded together and fighting for the top. Their bodies just blocked goalkeeper Mignolet's attack path, causing Mignolet to be unable to reach the ball. Use your fist to hit the ball, and finally you can only open your palm and flick the ball with your fingers.
Subsequently, Mignolet, Sakho and O'Shea collided in the air and fell together in the small penalty area.
The ball, which Mignolet flicked with his hand, failed to fly far and landed just in front of Adam Johnson at the back point of the penalty area. Adam Johnson, who came on as a substitute in the second half, subconsciously used his knee and successfully headed the ball into the empty goal.
"Wow, the ball went in!"
"Sunderland pulled a point back."
"Watmore's corner kick caused chaos in the Liverpool penalty area. Goalkeeper Mignolet was blocked by Sakho and O'Shea. He failed to hit the ball out of the penalty area and just flicked it with his hand."
"As a result, the ball just landed in front of Adam Johnson at the back point of the penalty area."
"Johnson just raised his leg and hit it with his knee, and the ball flew into the Red Army's goal."
"Sunderland got a point back, and now the score is 2-1. The situation is suddenly very different. It's hard to say how much energy Sunderland, who are fighting for relegation, can exert in the following games. !”
"Liverpool need to be careful."
Unexpectedly, the commentator hit the mark. Although Liverpool had been very careful to guard against the opponent's offense after conceding a goal, Sunderland's morale was boosted after scoring a goal and their performance became stronger.
In the 70th minute, when Red Army right back Klein faced Sunderland left midfielder Hazri's breakthrough, he was unexpectedly passed by the opponent's ball.
Klein didn't expect the opponent to pass the ball. When he reacted and turned around to chase, he was already left behind by Hazri. Even if he immediately turned around and returned to defense without the ball, he was unable to interfere with Hazri's cross.
Hazri dribbled the ball to a place about 10 meters away from the baseline. After taking a look at the situation in the middle, he made a pass and hoisted the ball into the penalty area.
Sunderland's two forwards Defoe and Adam Johnson both rushed into the penalty area. Adam Johnson contained the center back Sakho, and Defoe gained the upper hand in the battle with Lovren, leaping high and making a With a powerful head shake, he headed the ball towards the lower left corner of the goal.
Defoe consciously headed down a rebound ball from the ground. Goalkeeper Mignolet's hand failed to touch the ball when he flew to save it. The ball hit the ground in front of the goal line, bounced upward, and bounced into the net from under his palm.
"Goooooooooooooooooal..."
"Oh my god, Sunderland have scored again!"
"2-2!"
"Sunderland actually came from two goals down and equalized at Anfield."
"It's incredible."
"When the Red Army took a two-goal lead in the first half, I thought there was no suspense in this game."
"Unexpectedly, Sunderland evened the score twice in the second half."
"Sunderland, who are second from bottom, were able to equalize the score at Anfield when they were two goals behind. This is the charm of the Premier League."
Amid the crazy celebrations of the Sunderland people, the more than 40,000 Red Army fans in the audience were silent, and no one could believe their eyes.
The Liverpool players on the field were also stunned. Everyone thought that this game would be won easily. After all, they are the top-ranked giants, and their opponent is the second-to-last one. The progress of the first half of the game also verified everyone's guesses. We easily led by two goals. Isn't this a win?
The result was unpredictable. They really scored two goals in the second half to even the score. Although Liverpool had an absolute advantage in possession of the ball, they had better luck and scored two goals in a row to equalize the score.
Klopp was so angry that he yelled at the players on the sidelines, telling everyone to cheer up. They must not concede any more goals, and must score to regain the lead and win the game. Otherwise, Liverpool will become the laughing stock of the entire Premier League and even Europe after the game.
At the same time, Klopp also replaced Joe Allen with Henderson and Lallana with Jordan Ibe to strengthen the offense.
After the game restarted, perhaps encouraged by the two consecutive goals, Sunderland did not take this opportunity to shrink their defense, but continued to attack Liverpool, as if they wanted to continue scoring goals and stage a super reversal.
As a result, it was Sunderland's overconfident performance that gave Liverpool the opportunity to continue scoring goals.
In the 83rd minute, Sunderland made a passing error in their frontcourt attack and was intercepted by Liverpool for a quick counterattack. Henderson advanced with the ball from the right, and Velarde, Jordan Ibe, Firmino, and Milner fired four arrows at once. Sunderland's defense had no time to return to defense before the Red Army penetrated the defense.
Finally, Jordan Ibe, who came on as a substitute, made a pass from the left. Velarde followed up from the center and rushed into the penalty area. He jumped high, overpowered Sunderland center back Cone, and hit the goal with a powerful header. The ball went into the right side of the goal.
The distance was too close, the power was too great, and the speed was too fast. Although it was not a blind spot, goalkeeper Mannone still failed to save the ball and could only watch the ball go into the net.
Liverpool finally scored again, rewriting the score to 3-2 and regaining the lead. After being equalized twice and taking the lead again, everyone was excited, including Willard himself. Liverpool players and fans celebrated enthusiastically and took the opportunity to waste a little time.
