Bournemouth defender Ilya Zabarnyi has insisted he knew his side could beat Everton, even when they were 2-0 down in the 87th minutes.
Dynamo Kiev.UA cover comments from the defender on the game and the extraordinary events at Goodison Park a week ago.
Everton appeared to be on course for a comfortable 2-0 victory, which would have been their first of the season, after goals from Michael Keane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin at the beginning of the second half.
The Blues had dominated proceedings and been comfortable for much of the game courtesy of their best performance of the season and a Bournemouth display that was sorely lacking.
However, Antoine Semenyo?s 87thh strike turned the tide dramatically and was followed by goals from Lewis Cook and Luis Sinisterra in the 92nd minute and 96th minute to seal a 3-2 win or Bournemouth. Nobody who had watched the game would or could have predicted the result, particularly with Everton leading 2-0 in the 87th minute.
Zabarnyi, though, insists he never stopped believing, particularly after seeing a similar turnaround last season against Luton Town.
?The match was very difficult,? he said.
?It’s hard for all teams to play in Liverpool, because there is a great atmosphere at Goodison Park, the fans are driving Everton forward. However, we did not give up until the very end and were rewarded with three points.
?We already had a similar situation last season with Luton, when we were 0-3 down after the first half and eventually won 4-3...