Bournemouth rock Reds in last-second thriller
defender Steve Cook scored in the space of three minutes to bring Bournemouth level, and in added time Chelsea loanee Ake grabbed a stunning winner after a mistake from Liverpool keeper Loris Karius.
It was Liverpool’s first defeat in the past 12 Premier League games and left them third in the table, four points behind leaders Chelsea.
From a slow start, in which Origi’s failure to turn in Nathaniel Clyne’s inviting low cross was the only serious attempt on goal, Liverpool began to dominate and scored twice in successive attacks.
Mane latched onto Emre Can’s pass to outpace Ake and finished neatly for the first. Two minutes later, Jordan Henderson’s pass sent Origi away down the right and after easily evading the onrushing goalkeeper Artur Boruc, he shot into the far corner of the net from a tight angle.
The home side were pinned back in defence until 10 minutes before halftime, when they had strong claims for a penalty turned down as Roberto Firmino challenged Ake.
Bournemouth introduced Scotland Under 21 international Fraser 10 minutes after halftime and he had been on for barely a minute when he went down under James Milner’s challenge.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said it was “a very special day” for the club.
“It would have been easy for our players to give up and see out time, but our group knows not to give up,” he said.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said they had given the game away, although he praised Bournemouth for their “fight” and spirit. “We gave the game away at a decisive point. We opened the door and they ran through and scored some wonderful goals. Mamelodi Sundowns head off on Monday to the Fifa Club World Cup in Japan buoyed by the return of their “CBD” attack and a comfortable win in the premier league on Saturday.
Adding to their optimism ahead of the tournament is a new member who could add another dimension to the Leonardo Castro-Khama BilliatKeagan Dolly combination (CBD), which started for the first time since July in Saturday’s 4-1 win over Free State Stars.
Percy Tau, who scored two goals against Stars, could soon see his initial change CBD to CBDT.
Downs coach Pitso Mosimane said in recent weeks that Tau had now firmly put himself up as a fourth dimension to CBD and he did just that at Loftus on Saturday. And the CBD were on song too.
“You have to credit the goal that Keagan scored — it was one of the beautiful goals,” Mosimane said.
Saturday’s frontline of Castro at centre-forward in front of Tau at deep striker‚ with Billiat on the right and Dolly on the left, could give any team problems.
That is what Sundowns will need against international superstars if they want to make an impression.