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 unbelievable capability to place the workforce on his again and drag them over the ending line, it turned an indicator of his time at Liverpool and this explicit aim noticed a ultimate named after him.
Eternally be remembered as ‘The Gerrard Ultimate’, the Liverpool captain was in all places at to mount a comeback three completely different instances on the Millennium Stadium.
He equipped the help for Djibril Cisse and scored two objectives to take the match towards West Ham to 3-3, and it’s the final aim that neither set of followers will ever overlook.
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 biggest strikes you’ll ever see.
We’ve all watched numerous replays, however uncommon footage from the stands has now emerged, and it’s merely wonderful. See for your self right here:
It was dropped at gentle by @JimmyCully on X (previously Twitter), and it led to loads of reminiscing – particularly for individuals 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 completely 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 useless.”
And photographs from the West Ham-end, albeit fairly blurry, is simply as pleasant. The response is properly value a watch:
?AND HERES THE GOAL FROM THE WEST HAM END ?
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Pay attention out for the “Faaaackineeelll” pic.twitter.com/VlEMuMZbFl— Jay Pearson (@JimmyCully) October 1, 2024
Rafa Benitez’s workforce, in fact, 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 ultimate was referred to as the best ever, even ‘The Gerrard Ultimate’! That meant the world to me.”
It was nothing lower than he deserved, and we are going to seize each probability we’ve 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