Chapter 126 - Liverpool (4)

In the 61st minute, Steven Roger stole the ball from Kazuki's feet. He passed to Tony Cross. Cross clashed elbows with Simone for the ball. Cross stuck his foot forward and pulled the ball hard. The ball moved through the gap between Simone' legs, he then spun and controlled the ball, a moment later Cross passed the ball to Maddison.

Maddison received the ball but Freddy hit it hard. The referee blew the whistle, he then gave Freddy a warning. Meanwhile, Maddison immediately made a quick free-kick. He provided a pass to Sisinho. Hilton straightened and blocked Sisinho's pass at Ahmed. Forcing himself into a position like this will only make Liverpool's attack fail, Crage gave the ball to Henderson who rose to help attack. Henderson immediately gave a long pass towards Coutinho. The ball flew high to the right.

Coutinho and Ben Carter, Southampton right back jumped in unison. Coutinho jumped higher this time, he headed the ball back. Behind, Glen Johnson who did the overlap received the ball. He gave it to Ahmed.

Ahmed changed the direction of the ball with one touch, he then turned his body and chased the ball. The Southampton centre-back stood in front of Ahmed to prevent the Egyptian striker from breaking through the box. Ahmed lifted his leg and faked a shot. He then pushed the ball to the right and provided a breakthrough pass that moved flat on the grass.

Sisinho went into the box with Ryan and Hilton, his position being guarded by these two players on both sides. Sisinho struggled to receive the pass, he managed to receive the pass but his position became less comfortable because he was not facing directly towards the goalpost. Instead of wasting chances, Sisinho launched a kick towards the corner of the goalpost. However, the kick actually flew far off the field.

Sisinho apologized to Ahmed while giving him a thumbs up for his through ball pass. It was too difficult for Sisinho to make a point when he was interrupted by two defenders.

In the 66th minute, Liverpool launched an attack again. Roger passed the ball to Glen Johnson. The right centre-back immediately brought the ball forward. As Wright-Phillips approached. He sent the ball back to Roger. Steven Roger pushed the ball forward and gave Henderson a pass. Henderson flicked the ball to the side past Rudolf and then provided the pass to Coutinho. Ben Carter clung to Coutinho until Coutinho gave the ball back to Glen Johnson.

Glen Johnson then kicked the ball to the right, he changed the direction of the attack. Maddison received a pass from Glen Johnson. Freddy watched Maddison's movements. At that moment Luis Enrique drove past Freddy. Maddison immediately sent a breakthrough ball to Enrique. Freddy and Hilton move to lock up Enrique's position.

Tony Cross emerged from thegap. He managed to get away from Simone. Enrique passed the ball to Cross but Simone interrupts him immediately. Cross provided a back-pass to Maddison. The former Leicester player kicked the ball into the middle of the penalty box.

Sisinho moved and headed the ball to the right. Ahmed came on but Okhalo closed his space so Ahmed pulled the ball back and pass to Steven Roger. Roger who always replaces the position of central defender was now in front of the penalty box. He gave a powerful shot from the front of the penalty box.

The ball hits the top of the post and bounces down. At that moment Dean Smith jumped up and caught the ball. At that point Liverpool thought the ball had crossed the line so they immediately celebrated.

"Goaaaaal! Liverpool beat Southampton again! Steven Roger's kick— What happened?! The referee didn't approve the goal." Jim Kaglin looked confused. The screen then shows the process of Steven Roger's kick. There it looks like the ball had completely crossed the line. This clearly shows that the referee's judgment was wrong.

Carragher exploded at the time, "What kind of cheating is this? Was the referee blind? The ball clearly crossed the line. I couldn't believe it. The Premier League is the world's top league, and there are still controversies like this that arise, it's a shame."

The Liverpool players completely surrounded the referee. Even Steven Roger as captain seemed unable to calm down this time. On the sidelines, Ragnick was seen shouting at other referees who were on the sidelines.

"Are you guys received an illegal money? Do your job properly! We deserve a goal!"

The situation seems very chaotic. The referee needed to issue several yellow cards before the players finally calmed down. Steven Roger's goal was not recognized by the referee. The score was still 1-1. Southampton started the game again.

In the 75th minute, Ryan stole the ball from Maddison's feet then he gave Simone a pass. Simone kept the ball from Tony Cross' stealing, he passed the ball to Rudolf. Rudolf sent a through ball to the left. Wright-Phillips ran and received the ball. At that moment Glen Johnson immediately got up and approached Wright-Phillips.

With the technique of V Wright-Phillips beat Johnson and then brought the ball to the left side of the Liverpool penalty box. Then he passed the cross ball to Kazuki. Kazuki detached from the offside position. He received the ball with his chest. Gomez approached him so that Kazuki had no shooting space. He then kicked the ball with his heel to the side.

Ryan came and kicked the ball. Jim Becker tried to reach the ball but failed. Southampton scored again for the second time. This goal was immediately greeted by loud cheers from Southampton fans. Meanwhile Kazuki and Ryan embraced. Ryan's efforts to keep running from one edge of the field to the other didn't seem in vain.

After the goal, George pulled Kazuki and Ryan out of the match and included Osmund and Orlando. Meanwhile, after Kazuki came off the pitch, Ragnick did something crazy, he didn't hesitate to replace Gomez the only pure centre-back at Liverpool with Sterling. Liverpool's desire to attack was truly unstoppable.

Liverpool dominated the late game. Several successful opportunities Ahmed and his comrades got. In the 87th minute, Ahmed had a chance but the referee raised the offside flag. Ahmed finally failed to score until the end of the match.

Southampton again won the match in the Premier League. However, at the end of the match the media's focus was on the controversial decision of the referee. Ragnick did not hesitate to blame the referee's decision for this defeat.

On the other hand, Southampton itself was silent about the decision of the referee controversy. Obviously they don't want to pretend to be blind to the controversial decision. However, as a beneficiary, Southampton will also not blame the referee for the controversial decision.

On the other hand, the victory over Liverpool made Southampton able to beat three of the Big Six in the premier league.. The remaining Big Six were Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal.