All the excitement and thrill of the fight seemed to be concentrated in the second half, more specifically in the very last minute. Liverpool managed to overcome the initial shock of falling behind and had a chance of winning; but Fulham dashed their hopes at the last minute.
Liverpool drew 2-2 in the Premier League match at the opponent’s ground on Sunday. The team lost points in the second match in a row.
After falling behind to a goal by Harry Wilson, Flohian Vietz equalized for the visitors. They took the lead through a goal by Cody Hakupo in added time. Three minutes later, Harrison Reid scored to equalize again.
Liverpool showed signs of turning around at the end of last year in a disappointing season. They ended the year by winning four matches in a row, including three in the Premier League. But on the first day of the new year, they drew at home with Leeds United.
This time they stumbled again, against a team at the bottom of the points table.
Liverpool are in fourth place with 34 points from 20 matches, 10 wins and 4 draws. Fulham are in 11th place with 28 points.
Liverpool fell behind early in the match. Harry Wilson took a wonderful one-touch pass from Raul Jimenez, entered the D-box and beat Alisson with a corner shot. Although the linesman initially raised the offside flag, the referee later blew the goal whistle with the help of VAR.
Even after conceding the goal, Liverpool did not show any desperation in their game. They tried to attack by keeping most of the possession for the rest of the first half; but the team could not take advantage of the opponent’s solid defense.
The champions could have taken four shots on goal in this half, although not a single shot was on target.
Vietz equalized in the 57th minute, receiving a pass from Connor Bradley. Dribbling forward with great skill on the ball, Bradley extended a short pass from a few in the D-box and the German midfielder sent the ball into the net with his first touch shot.
After joining Liverpool, after a long wait, Vietz found the net against Leeds in the last match of last year. He scored another goal one match after another.
Then, in the fourth minute of added time, Hakpo received a cross from a teammate from the right, which fell to the opponent’s feet and went far, easily sending the ball into the goal with a right-footed shot.
However, their joy lasted for a while. English midfielder Reid found the address with a bullet-speed shot from outside the D-box and the top corner of the far post.
The team lost each of the four matches in which Liverpool conceded the first goal in this league. This time, the team from Slot returned with the relief of avoiding defeat.
