Alisson recalls emotional goal for Liverpool in 2021

Updated: 01 May, 2025 • 0 • min read

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Alisson recalls emotional goal for Liverpool in 2021

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Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has opened up about his emotional last-minute winner against West Bromwich Albion in May 2021.

With the match tied 1-1 in stoppage time and Liverpool desperate for a win to keep their Champions League hopes alive, Alisson made the unlikeliest of contributions.

Racing forward for a last-minute corner, the Brazilian connected with Trent Alexander-Arnold's delivery and guided a brilliant header into the back of the net.

95th minute.
Three points.
Alisson Becker.

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"You Never Think You'll Score"

Speaking to The Players' Tribune, Alisson reflected:

We were playing a crucial match against West Brom. We were fighting for our place in the Champions League, and we had to win that match.

It was one of those days where it feels like nothing is working, and it was 1-1 with a few seconds remaining. As a keeper, you are just standing in your box in those moments, feeling helpless.

But then we won a corner. And our goalkeeping coach shouted for me to run up the pitch.

There was nothing to lose. So I ran up the pitch as fast as I could, and I arrived in the box just as Trent was taking the corner.

To be honest, as a keeper, you never, ever, ever think that you are actually going to score. Just get into the box and create chaos.

What followed was a moment of football folklore.

The next thing I know, the ball is coming at my face. I flick my head and I fall to the ground. Then I am just surrounded by a warm glow. That's the only way I can describe it.

Everyone is hugging me. Thiago is hugging me and crying. Firmino is hugging me and crying and laughing at the same time. Mo [Salah] is celebrating like a little kid, jumping up and down. I have never seen him so happy after someone else scored a goal hahaha!! Complete joy.

A Tribute to His Father

The goal carried deeper meaning for Alisson, who had lost his father just months earlier.

I remember I looked up to the heavens, and it was one of those grey rainy days in England. But for me, the sky was filled with light.

I said, "Pai... pai..." It's for you, Dad!

A Premier League Milestone

Alisson's goal not only secured a vital win for Liverpool but also wrote his name into the record books as only the sixth goalkeeper in Premier League history to score, as well as the first in Liverpool's 129-year history.

The Reds went on to finish third that season, securing Champions League qualification in dramatic fashion.

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