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01/19 17:02 CST Kostoulas's late overhead kick rescues point for Brighton in
1-1 draw with Bournemouth
Kostoulas's late overhead kick rescues point for Brighton in 1-1 draw with
Bournemouth
BRIGHTON, England (AP) --- Teenage substitute Charalampos Kostoulas scored with
an audacious overhead kick in a stoppage-time to give Brighton a 1-1 draw
against Bournemouth on Monday.
The 18-year-old Greece international received a knock-down from Jan Paul van
Hecke, chested the ball up in the air and then executed a perfect bicycle kick
from about 10 yards out.
"I've seen him score better in training, but that was unbelievable," Brighton
captain Lewis Dunk said of the late strike. "He's a special talent. You've seen
glimpses, and there'll be many more things to come from him. He's adapting to
the country, new league, and he's shown what he can do. That shows exactly what
he can do."
The result extends Brighton's unbeaten run to five games and leaves it in 12th
place in the Premier League, three points and three places above its south
coast rivals.
Fabian Hrzeler's team started well but faded after an encouraging first few
minutes and Bournemouth took the lead with a disputed penalty in the 32nd
minute.
Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen was adjudged to have fouled Amine Adli in
the box and after a video review Marcus Tavernier confidently dispatched the
penalty.
Bournemouth coach Andoni Iraola lamented giving up the late goal and decried
what he said was a run in which it seemed like "everything is going against us."
But he was sanguine about the quality of Kostoulas's decisive strike.
"It is an incredible goal, it is an overhead kick into the top corner, and we
finish with a point," he said. "It is a shame because the players have done an
incredible effort. We are going point by point and we have to keep going."
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