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Top 15 Most Epic And Dramatic Last Minute Goals In Football History

Football has always been an interesting game; full of passion and emotion. One of the most exciting parts of the round-leather game are last-minute goals.

Ample amount of exciting injury-time goals have caught the attention of fans watching matches and allowing them to remember those moments throughout their life.

This article presents you with the top 15 most thrilling die-minute goals in football history.

15. Steven Gerrard

Match: Liverpool vs West Ham United

Competition: 2006 FA Cup Final

Time: 90th minute

The 2006 FA Cup final went down as one of the most dramatic matches in the competition’s history.

West Ham were leading 3-2 and with the match entering injury time, Liverpool played the ball into the West Ham penalty area, where it was cleared but only as far as Steven Gerrard, 35 yards from goal; the Liverpool captain hit the ball on the volley and it flew along a low trajectory past goalkeeper Shaka Hislop into the bottom corner of the West Ham goal… 3-3. Game on!!!

The goal forced the match into extra time and subsequently penalty shootout, where Liverpool triumphed 3-1 to land their 7th FA Cup title in history.

14. Denis Bergkamp

Match: Netherlands vs Argentina

Competition: 1998 FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals

Time: 90th minute

Bergkamp controls the ball and scores past Argentina

The quarterfinal match between Netherlands and Argentina at the 1998 World Cup in France was tied at 1-1 and heading to extra time when a speculative long ball was launched into the Argentine area in the 90th minute.

To begin with, such a ball would have been impossible to control for most forwards but not for Denis Bergkamp. The attacker expertly brought the ball down with a deft control and took it beyond the last Argentine defender before rifling past the goalkeeper with aplomb.

That goal was Bergkamp’s greatest goal and one of the most iconic goals in World Cup history.

13. Mario Götze

Match: Germany vs Argentina

Competition: 2014 FIFA World Cup Final

Time: 113th minute

The final of 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil went into extra time as both teams couldn’t find a way past each other.

In the second half of extra time (113th minute), Andre Schürrle raced past two Argentine defenders on the left before crossing into the penalty area, where Mario Götze controlled the ball on his chest and then sent a left-footed volley into the net!

The goal secured the Germans’ 4th ever World Cup title and their first since the country’s reunification in 1990.

12. Shunsuke Nakamura

Match: Celtic vs Kilmarnock

Competition: 2006/07 Scottish Premier League

Time: 92nd minute

Celtic went into the game against Kilmarnock knowing that a victory will all but secure them the title for the 2006/07 league season. But Kilmarnock gave a good account of themselves and the match seemed like it would end in a draw, with both teams tied 1-1.

In the 92nd minute, Celtic won a free kick 25 yards from goal and Nakamura stepped forward……….

The Japanese midfielder curled an astonishing ball around the defensive wall and beyond the static Rangers goalkeeper!.

11. Maurice Edu

Match: Rangers vs Celtic

Competition: 2009/10 Scottish Premier League

Time: 93rd minute

The Old Firm derby match between Rangers and Celtic is one of the fiercest in the world.

One of the most iconic moments in the derby’s history came in the 2009/10 season.

Coming into the match, Rangers were on the verge of sealing the title and needed three points to do so but Celtic were determined to spoil the show and the game was heading towards a stalemate.

But in the 93rd minute, Rangers got a corner and a scrambled ensued when the set-piece was delivered into the Celtic box.

Amidst the chaos, the ball kindly fell to Maurice Edu and the American duly bundled it home……….and sealed the title!!!

10. Andres Iniesta

Match: Chelsea vs Barcelona

Competition: 2009 Champions League Semifinal

Time: 93rd minute

Barcelona and Chelsea played a 0-0 draw in the 1st leg of their 2009 Champions League semi finals clash at Camp Nou, and there was everything to play for in the return leg at Stamford Bridge.

In the 2nd leg, Chelsea looked on course for a place in the final when Michael Essien gave them a ninth minute lead and Eric Abidal later got sent off for Barcelona.

The Blues held on till injury-time but……..

With 93 minutes on the clock, Lionel Messi squared the ball to Iniesta on the edge of the Chelsea box and the Spaniard wonderfully struck the ball into the top corner, breaking Chelsea hearts!!!

Sergi Roberto completes the Remontada

PSG had won the first leg of their 2016/17 UEFA Champions League Round Of 16 match against Barcelona 4-0.

And Barcelona had it all to do in the return leg. No one gave them a chance. How could you?

Barca made a bright start in the 2nd leg and led by 3 goals at half-time. But an Edinson Cavani goal seemed to have eliminated the Catalans, except if they could score three unreplied goals.

Time was running out………..

Neymar scored a sublime free kick in the 88th minute and converted a penalty three minutes later to set up a nervy finish.

Moments later…….

The Brazilian swung in a beautiful free kick in the 96th minute that Sergi Roberto turned in from close range, sending the Camp Nou into raptures!!!

The match will go down in history as the “Remontada” (comeback, turnaround or soar).

The game is the greatest comeback in Champions League knockout history as Barcelona became the first ever team to overturn a 4-0 first leg deficit.

1. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham

Teams: Manchester United vs Bayern Munich

Competition: 1999 Champions League Final

Time: 90th and 91st minutes

Manchester United and Bayern Munich came into the 1999 Champions League final with both teams aiming to complete a treble.

Bayern took an early lead through Mario Basler in the 6th minute and held on resolutely as United laboured for an equalizer.

The Red Devils got a corner in the 90th minute…………

“Beckham… in towards Schmeichel… it’s come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared… Giggs with the shot… Sheringham! Name on the trophy! Teddy Sheringham, with 30 seconds of added time played, has equalised for Manchester United – they are still in the European Cup!”

That’s the voice of Clive Tyldesley who was broadcasting the match for ITV

Game level. 1-1!

Less than 30 seconds later United won another corner……….

“You have to feel this is their year. Is this their moment? Beckham, into Sheringham – and Solskjær has won it!!! Manchester United have reached the promised land! Ole Solskjær! The two substitutes have scored the two goals in stoppage time and the treble looms large!”

Clive Tyldesley on the second goal.

Manchester United turned the game around and won 2-1 to seal one of the greatest, dramatic, epic and iconic moments in football history.

Notable Mentions

Didier Drogba (Chelsea vs Bayern/ 2012 Champions League final)

Sylvain Wiltord (France vs Italy / Euro 2000 final)

Michael Owen (Man Utd vs Man City/ 2009 EPL )

Gareth Bale (Real Madrid vs Barcelona/ 2014 Copa del Rey final)

Dejan Lovren (Liverpool vs Borussia Dortmund/ 2016 Europa League quarterfinals)

Felipe Santana (Borussia Dortmund vs Malaga/ 2013 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals)

Ben Watson (Wigan vs Manchester City/ 2013 FA Cup final)

Beckham (England vs Greece/ 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers)

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