In the spirit of LLL magazine, Jon Classic Howe takes a retro look at some of our most memorable Match moments. WALLACE YEBOAH DEANE (Whelan) SPEED McALLISTER PALMER DORIGO WETHERALL PEMBERTON KELLYLeeds United 1 Liverpool 0 LUKIC FA Carling Premiership Monday August 21, 1995, 7.45pm Elland Road Attendance 35,852 Goal Yeboah (51) Referee David Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill) Liverpool (5-3-2): James, Jones, Wright, Babb, Harkness, McManaman, Barnes, Redknapp, Matteo (Thomas), Rush, Collymore (Fowler). There is only one place to start, isn’t was evident throughout the ground and Tony Yeboah’s 51st minute there? Yes, and I guess you’re not talking the football world. Yeboah’s finish wasn’t goal was one to remember. about Lukic’s fine saves and Palmer’s the only remarkable aspect of the goal, John Pemberton tracking commanding performance in midfield. This either. Few in the ground will ever see Robbie Fowler. game was a typically tight contest with again a shot controlled and struck with Brian Dean and Steve Liverpool, the sort of gripping encounter such a combination of detonation McManaman. where normally we would match our and refinement, but in addition, Merseyside rivals, neck and neck, before the shot was teed up for Big Tony they would ultimately find the killer blow by a Rod Wallace header. Yes, you and retreat home westwards over the M62 read that correctly... a Rod Wallace with the points. header! Not today, though? No, this time we had Let’s start at the beginning... the man that made the difference, and The game was billed as a battle what a difference it was. Stand up Tony of the strikers. Liverpool’s record Yeboah, once again the matchwinner. signing Stan Collymore had Tonight Elland Road bore witness to announced himself with a fine one of the best goals it will ever see; debut goal last Saturday, while a thunderous dipping volley from the Yeboah carried on his goalscoring Ghanaian, which was executed with such exploits of last season with a devastating aplomb that a collective gasp double salvo of accomplished finishes as Leeds beat West Ham away on the 51st minute the game exploded into the opening day. It was all set up for a fine, life. Dorigo’s frankly aimless centre was old-fashioned contest. nodded into the air by the diminutive Magic How did Leeds deal with Collymore’s Wallace and as it arced up nobody truly Number threat? Quite straightforwardly. John expected Yeboah to attempt what he Pemberton employed, shall we say, an did. It was a devilish ball to control never Per cent record after two agricultural method of snuffing out mind shoot on target from 30 yards, but 100games – and estimated Liverpool’s dangerman. In only the fifth in a flash it appeared he was going to mph of Yeboah’s shot. minute, as Collymore skipped through the undertake the impossible. Catching the right-hand side of the area, Pemberton ball on the instep of his right foot with scythed him down leaving little to the that one-in-a-million “sweetness”, Yeboah imagination. Somehow the ref failed to give lashed the ball goalward. From my seat a penalty, and though Collymore emerged it looked to be heading over the bar but from the crumpled heap Pemberton had it suddenly dipped, and while James left him in, only 15 minutes later he was made a superhuman effort to touch it he subbed with an ankle injury and replaced was inches away as it crashed in off the by Robbie Fowler. underside of the bar. Goals sometimes lose that instant electrifying rush when they Was that the end of Liverpool’s threat? go in off the bar, like there is a momentary Far from it. It was a very tight first half but uncertainty as to whether it is in or not. But Liverpool just edged it, sending their two Yeboah’s shot had a “Wow!” factor all of its wing-backs on rampaging runs forward own; undeniably brilliant. from their five-man defence. After Yeboah’s goal, the game opened up and Liverpool How were the Leeds fans? Stunned. created the better chances. Lukic saved Elland Road vibrated with the well from Fowler and was thankful that hum of astonishment and the Rush couldn’t reach McManaman’s centre, goal was still the only discussion when the Liverpool wizard’s brilliant run point walking home afterwards. carved us open. In the final minutes we Best Leeds player? Wins over were also grateful for John Barnes ever- Liverpool are rare and the whole expanding backside, as it deflected a side deserve credit for a battling certain Rob Jones goal onto the outside of performance, but Yeboah can add the post. We had our chances too, though, this to the many accolades he will with Deane and McAllister both being doubtless receive for that goal. denied by fine James saves. In a nutshell? Have that! But it was all about Yeboah’s goal? The second half had started quietly, but in Follow Jon Howe on Twitter @jonhowe1971 68 69.