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Substitute Charalampos Kostoras scored a beautiful bicycle kick in stoppage time brighton Saved a controversial 1-1 draw Premier League Clash with Bournemouth.
The 18-year-old Greece international equalized in style a minute after the 90th when he acrobatically slotted his second goal in English football into the left corner after being tipped over by Jan Paul van Hecke.
Bournemouth look set to pull off a controversial win in their last game American Express StadiumThe team had led since Marcus Tavernier’s controversial penalty in the 32nd minute.
But the Cherries – playing in the top flight for the first time since selling their 10-goal top scorer Antoine Semenho Sold to Manchester City for £62.5m – still three points behind the Seagulls in 12th place after that late drama.
Andoni Iraola’s side made the nearly 100-mile journey along the south coast seeking back-to-back league wins for the first time since beating Brighton 2-1 on September 13.
Amine Adli replaces Semenyo in the Cherries’ only change from their 3-2 top-flight win over Tottenham 12 days ago. Kaoru Santomi It was his 100th Premier League appearance for Brighton and there were four changes from Sunday’s 2-1 win over Manchester United in the FA Cup third round.
Moroccan winger Adéli was in the spotlight in the 27th minute when he went down after beating Seagulls goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen from Tavernier’s low cross from the left.
Referee Paul Tierney initially issued a yellow card for diving but, after VAR intervention, deemed Seagulls goalkeeper Verbruggen had grabbed Adley’s thigh, allowing Tavernier to confidently fire the subsequent penalty into the bottom left corner five minutes after the initial incident.
Brighton fans made their displeasure known as replays of the foul were played on the big screens inside the stadium, and their displeasure was exacerbated when unmarked midfielder Jack Hinshelwood headed straight at Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic from Pascal Gross’s corner.
Cherries forward Evan Nelson had a touch at the bottom of the left post despite being flagged for offside, then nodded just wide as the visitors struggled for a second goal following Adrian Truffaut’s cross.
The stadium was filled with boos and chants of “you’re not fit to referee” as match official Tierney left the pitch at half-time.
Brighton struggled to get going after a good start in the opening stages, but then got back on target.
After a penalty appeal was dismissed after Mitoma collided with Alex Scott in Bournemouth’s 18-yard box, Mitoma tried to mark his landmark effort with a goal but side-footed it wide of the top right corner.
Seagulls boss Fabian Huerzeller brought on Carlos Baleba, Jancuba Minter and Georginio Root in the final 24 minutes to try to equalize as Bournemouth began to tire and take chances to stall for time.
A hot shot from Minter forced Petrovic to tip over with seven minutes remaining before Van Herk’s shot went wide.
Brighton had eight minutes of stoppage time to equalize but needed less than a minute.
Olivier Boscaly made a cross from the left and Van Herk headed the ball in. In the 77th minute, teenager Kosturas, who replaced Danny Welbeck, shot the ball into the air with his chest and then finished the shot beautifully.