A Liverpool fan has won £25,000 after that midfielder Xabi Alonso managed to score from about 60 metres Liverpool\’s fifth goal in a thrilling 5-3 FA Cup round win at Luton Town on Saturday.
Adrian Hayward placed a £200 bet at 125-1 that Liverpool’s midfielder Xabi Alonso, would score from inside his own half this season, after noticing the Spaniard had tried several times last season.
“Since placing the bet, I\’ve always had a vision in my mind that it would come when the opposing keeper came out for a corner in a cup game,” Hayward told the Daily Mail.
“I couldn\’t believe it when Luton got a corner and the keeper started to run upfield … I thought I was going to pass out. When it went in, I went crazy.”
In separate news during the weekend, punters really got shocked when Celtic lost with Clyde in a Scottish cup match. First division Clyde was priced at 20/1 before the start of the game.
Few weeks ago, Celtic was protagonist of another shocking loss when Dunfermline striked an away win with the Scottish leaders, landing odds of 16/1 with traditional bookmakers and of as much as 47/1 on Betfair.
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