The magic of Diego Gómez
Brighton fans witnessed a moment of pure brilliance when Diego Gómez scored from 56 yards out against Crystal Palace. He spotted the goalkeeper standing off his line and remembered advice from Lionel Messi. Messi always told him to play forward and have no fear when he has the ball. The Paraguay international took that advice to an extreme and lobbed the keeper from near the halfway line.
The home supporters were already excited after an early own-goal from Jaydee Canvot. After the remarkable strike by Gómez, the floodgates opened completely. Yasin Ayari added a third goal within 10 minutes. Further goals in the second half from Charalampos Kostoulas and Jack Hinshelwood sealed a dominant 5-0 win for the Seagulls.
Experience and atmosphere at the Amex
Pascal Gross played a massive role in the victory, helping set up three of the five goals. The 35-year-old German showed great spatial awareness to let a cross pass him by for Ayari to score. The stadium announcer even called him the greatest of all time before kickoff, and his performance backed up the praise.
The atmosphere at the Amex Stadium was electric from the start. Rain had fallen before kickoff, but the noise from the stands was massive. Fabian Hürzeler celebrated with the fans at full-time, and the team moved temporarily into second place before finishing the weekend in third.
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