Well, a picture is worth a thousand words, right?About 5 minutes into the match between Liverpool and Sunderland, in front of the 47,327 fans at the Stadium of Lights, the travelling team (ie. Liverpool) was trailing by one goal down.
Sunderland's Andy Reid and Lee Cattermole made a fruitful combination in opening up the Liverpool's defense. And as the Irishman picked out leading scorer Bent beyond the far post, fate intervened.
The striker's shot hit a beach ball (spotting the ever-famous Liverpool's emblem) and deflected the ball, flying past Reina into the net.
The keeper must have thought that he had Darren Bent's shot covered, but nope, it wasn't meant to go that way.
The beach ball was earlier thrown onto the pitch by a fan.
Thus, as the travelling team was trailing 0-1, without the presence of Gerrard and Torres, the game seemed to be harder to be won.
The game ended with the score 1-0 to Sunderland, with the sole scorer being Mr Beach Ball (oops, I mean, Mr Darren Bent). And with that, it seems that the Red's aim of winning the league seems to be deflated.
**Picture and info credit goes to: Soccernet
P/S: The moral here? Pick a better spot to bring and play with your beach ball! It is called a beach ball for a reason, OK??!
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