"a moment of majesty from Charalampos Kostoulas provided a pertinent reminder of the beauty that football can provide. With his side staring at what would have been a controversial defeat, the Greek substitute found himself facing away from the Bournemouth goal in the first minute of injury time. A touch of his chest bounced the ball upwards, before the 18-year-old produced a wonderful bicycle kick to send the Amex Stadium wild."
"It meant spoils were shared and ensured the game was not decided by a first-half penalty that the referee had not initially given, instead punishing Amine Adli for a dive, only to change his mind and point to the spot when identifying on the pitchside monitor that Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen had touched the Moroccan as he tumbled to the ground."
Charalampos Kostoulas scored a last-minute bicycle kick to level the game at the Amex Stadium, rescuing Brighton from a likely defeat. A first-half incident saw the referee initially penalise Amine Adli for simulation, then reverse the decision after reviewing a pitchside monitor and award a penalty for contact between Adli and goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. Marcus Tavernier converted the spot-kick, and the match looked set to finish 1-0 until Kostoulas's acrobatic equaliser. Bournemouth remain without an away win since August. Manager Andoni Iraola faces squad-depth problems after summer departures and Antoine Semenyo's transfer, relying on inexperienced substitutes.
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