Rise of a Football God

Brereton's goal opened up the game.

With that goal, the goalless game got its first goal and it was not from the team that everyone expected. Rather, it was from the home team.

And that, dear friends, became the catalyst for an all-time classic.

FWEEEE!

That goal served as a wake-up call for the Fulham players. At some point, dominating their opponents already made them complacent and they began looking down on the Sheffield United players, till this shocker woke them up.

As soon as the referee's whistle sounded again, it was like electricity to the Fulham players and now, it coursed through body, supercharging their body with adrenaline.

Sam especially entered the zone state immediately. 'Damn! I can't believe I actually became complacent!'

'This is professional football! Dammit Sam!' He berated himself.

'Looking down on the competition is the gateway to defeat!'

Once he removed the distractions from his mind, Sam was able to focus on this game again and with it, he entered the zone state.

The first goal of this game entered in the 58th minute from Sheffield United, and just 4 minutes later, Fulham responded!

It was a corner routine.

As soon as the ball was floated in from the corner, Palhinha who was isolated at the far side of the 18-yard box headed the ball, directing it towards the top left corner as the Sheffield goalkeeper and defenders watched it float in.

None of them expected the ball to enter, but it did.

"GOALLLLL…!" The Fulham fans in the away stands responded immediately, roaring at the top of their lungs.

"Yeahhh!!!" Palhinha pumped his fists in excitement, throwing a fist at the fans to acknowledge them before charging back to the midfield.

In the 62nd minute of this game, it became 1-1.

Game on.

As soon as the referee's whistle sounded again, Fulham took charge, having briefly regained momentum over this game through that goal.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

They were about to restart their domination when Sheffield dented another question mark on the game.

A Sheffield player stole the ball from Lukic in midfield before immediately charging on a solo run into the Fulham 18-yard box.

Acknowledging the threat, the Fulham players reacted urgently, trying to cut this player off but this player was already in the zone state.

Like the wind itself, he cut through Fulham like a hot knife through butter, effortlessly skipping past challenges and at some point, he raised his head to take a look before playing a cut back pass into the 6-yard box.

Bam!

1 touch, another tap-in goal!

2-1!

"GOALLLL…!" Bramall Lane erupted again.

From the scoreless first half, this game was already transitioning into a thriller and the motivated Fulham players were not going out without a fight.

Sheffield brought the battle to them, and they responded in kind.

In the 68th minute of this game, mere 6 minutes after Fulham's equalizer, Sheffield United went back on the lead through McBurnie, their second striker but just 2 minutes later, they doubled their lead, sinking Fulham into the abyss.

This time, it was another mazy run from midfield but instead of a simple cut back, after taking a look at the scrambling Fulham defense, this Sheffield player floated a teasing cross into the net.

"Clear the ball!"

"Mark him!"

The Fulham players roared as they moved into action.

Calvin Bassey and Adarabioyo reacted, pouncing towards the ball but none of them could get to it first as the thorn in Fulham's side this second half pounced again, sinking the dagger into the heart of Fulham fans watching this game across the world.

"Brereton…!!!" The commentator roared.

"What a second half we're seeing!"

"Sheffield United have taken the game back from Fulham! What a performance, what a goal! What a game!"

It was the deadly Sheffield United striker again. He tried to head the cross into the net and when he couldn't, he instinctively raised his leg, poking the ball into the net with his lap past a sprawling Bernd Leno.

In the 70th minute of this game, Fulham were down by 2 goals.

But that was when it became interesting.

"Come on guys!" Sam clapped, motivating his teammates. "It's not over yet, we can still do this, come on!"

Led by the young Nigerian, Fulham refocused on this game, trying to create another miracle even as both coaches started making changes.

For the remaining minutes of this first half, Sam give beyond 100%, playing like a monster with endless energy.

He pursued the ball, he won back possession, he played defense-splitting passes, he took shots at goal, but nothing seemed to work.

70 minutes passed, no goal…

80 minutes passed, no goal…

85 minutes passed, and that was when the miracle started.

De Cordova-Reid was just subbed into the game mere seconds ago.

As play continued, Sam won back the ball in the midfield and as the Sheffield United players surged towards him, recognizing his threat, Sam protected the ball with his physicality, observing his options before playing a horizontal pass.

The ball cut through the field to De Cordova-Reid who was isolated in the middle of the pitch. This winger took just 2 touches of the ball.

The first touch to control the ball, and the second to unleash a thunderous shot that almost tore the Sheffield United net open.

"GOALLLL…!" The Fulham fans regained their energy immediately!

"De Cordova-Reid…!!!"

"What a goal!"

"Mere seconds after entering the game! Can Fulham mount a comeback? Can they create another miracle?!"

In the 86th minute, De Cordova-Reid scored to reduce the Sheffield United lead by half courtesy of Sam's assist, and 7 minutes later, the miracle was completed, this time by Muniz.

Having scored the second Fulham goal, De Cordova-Reid became provider for the third in the 90th plus 3 minutes of this game. Discover more stories at empire

Bursting into the box after a pacey run from the right, this winger crossed the ball to Muniz. It was a flawed cross, arriving behind Muniz but the Fulham striker improvised.

Rising into the air even as he was marked by Sheffield United players, Muniz jumped acrobatically and unleashed an overhead kick!

BAM!

Grbic, the Sheffield United goalkeeper was rooted to the spot, only watching as the ball floated past him into the net.

As soon as he fell down, seeing the net shake even as the stadium became loud again, the Fulham striker jumped back on his feet, pumping his fists excitedly as he picked up the ball and rushed back to the center of the pitch.

In the 90th plus 3 minutes, it became 3-3.

From a goalless first half, this game became an incredible 6 goal thriller.

But was there more to it?

Would Fulham do the crazy and win this game?

FWEEEE!

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