On Could 13, 2006, Steven Gerrard impressed one other almighty comeback for Liverpool, and uncommon footage from the stands reveals the second in all its glory.
Gerrard had an unimaginable means to place the workforce on his again and drag them over the ending line, it grew to become an indicator of his time at Liverpool and this explicit objective noticed a remaining named after him.
Without end be remembered as ‘The Gerrard Last’, the Liverpool captain was in all places at unexpectedly to mount a comeback three completely different occasions on the Millennium Stadium.
He equipped the help for Djibril Cisse and scored two objectives to take the match in opposition to West Ham to 3-3, and it’s the final objective that neither set of followers will ever neglect.
Regardless of being on his final legs as cramp took over, Gerrard unleashed a thunderous effort into the underside nook from 30 yards out – one of many best strikes you’ll ever see.
We’ve got all watched numerous replays, however uncommon footage from the stands has now emerged, and it’s merely superb. See for your self right here:
It was dropped at mild by @JimmyCully on X (previously Twitter), and it led to loads of reminiscing – particularly for many who have been within the stands that day.
It’s one factor with the ability to relive unseen moments from video games in current day and one other totally to discover a gem like this for a match that was, unbelievably, performed 18 years in the past.
After the sport, Gerrard was rightly labelled “irrepressible” by the press on a day the place “it was his sheer self-control that single-handedly dragged Liverpool from the lifeless.”
And photographs from the West Ham-end, albeit fairly blurry, is simply as pleasant. The response is nicely price a watch:
?AND HERES THE GOAL FROM THE WEST HAM END ?
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Hear out for the “Faaaackineeelll” pic.twitter.com/VlEMuMZbFl— Jay Pearson (@JimmyCully) October 1, 2024
Rafa Benitez’s workforce, after all, would go on to win the penalty shootout with a scoreline of 3-1 to safe the membership’s seventh FA Cup.
In Gerrard’s autobiography, he wrote: “The a hundred and twenty fifth FA Cup remaining was known as the best ever, even ‘The Gerrard Last’! That meant the world to me.”
It was nothing lower than he deserved, and we are going to seize each likelihood we’ve got to relive it!
Liverpool: Reina; Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise; Gerrard, Alonso (Kromkamp 67′), Sissoko, Kewell (Morientes 48′); Crouch (Hamann 71′), Cisse
Subs not used: Dudek, Traore
West Ham: Hislop; Scaloni, Ferdinand, Gabbidon, Konchesky; Benayoun, Reo-Coker, Fletcher (Dailly 77′), Etherington (Sheringham 85′); Harewood, Ashton (Zamora 71′)
Subs not used: Walker, Collins
