بمشهد عاطفي لن تنساه جماهير إيفرتون، أُسدل الستار على آخر فصول ناديهم العريق في ملعب «غوديسون بارك»، الذي احتضن الفريق على مدى 133 عاماً، بانتصار ثمين على ساوثهامبتون بهدفين نظيفين في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
وسط حضور عشرات من رموز النادي السابقين، ودموع مشجعين ملأت مدرجات الملعب، خطف السنغالي إيليمان ندياي الأضواء بتسجيله هدفَي اللقاء، ليحفر اسمه كآخر من زار شباك الخصوم في معقل «السيدة العجوز»، ويغادر أرضية الملعب حاملاً كرة المباراة كتذكار تاريخي.
اللحظة كانت استثنائية بكل تفاصيلها، إذ عمّ اللون الأزرق أرجاء «غوديسون بارك»، وصدح لحن مسلسل «زد كارز» في سماء الملعب بينما دخل اللاعبون وسط مشهد مهيب. جماهير اكتظت بها الشوارع المحيطة قبل انطلاق اللقاء، وأوشحة مرفوعة، وعيون تدمع حباً ووداعاً.
حضر واين روني وتيم كاهيل، إلى جانب نحو 80 من نجوم الفريق السابقين، ليكونوا شهوداً على وداعية الملعب، الذي استضاف 2791 مباراة رسمية لإيفرتون، كان آخرها هذا اللقاء الذي سجل خلاله ندياي الهدف رقم 5372 للنادي على هذا الميدان التاريخي.
عقب صافرة النهاية، اختلطت دموع الفرح بالحزن، وعلّق الحارس جوردان بيكفورد قائلاً: «طلب منا المدرب أن نصنع التاريخ، وها نحن نغادر (غوديسون بارك) بفوز يليق بحجمه». فيما خُتمت الليلة بعرض خاص تحت عنوان «نهاية عصر»، تضمن رسائل مصورة من شخصيات بارزة في تاريخ النادي مثل كارلو أنشيلوتي وميكيل أرتيتا، في احتفال وداعي جمع الماضي بالحاضر، وأعاد لذاكرة الجماهير أجمل الحكايات الكروية التي سُطرت على عشب هذا الملعب العريق.
إيفرتون يغلق أبواب «غوديسون بارك» بعد 133 عاماً
19 مايو 2025 - 01:46
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In an emotional scene that Everton fans will never forget, the curtain fell on the final chapter of their historic club at Goodison Park, which has hosted the team for 133 years, with a precious victory over Southampton by two clean goals in the Premier League.
Amid the presence of dozens of former club legends and tears from fans filling the stands, Senegalese player Iliman Ndiaye stole the spotlight by scoring both goals of the match, etching his name as the last to find the net against opponents in the fortress of "the old lady," leaving the pitch with the match ball as a historic memento.
The moment was exceptional in every detail, as blue filled the areas of Goodison Park, and the theme of the series "Z Cars" echoed in the stadium's sky while the players entered amidst a majestic scene. Fans crowded the surrounding streets before the match began, with raised scarves and eyes filled with tears of love and farewell.
Wayne Rooney and Tim Cahill were present, alongside about 80 former team stars, to witness the farewell of the stadium, which hosted 2,791 official matches for Everton, the last of which was this encounter where Ndiaye scored the club's 5,372nd goal on this historic pitch.
After the final whistle, tears of joy mixed with sadness, and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford commented: "The coach asked us to make history, and here we are leaving Goodison Park with a victory that befits its stature." The night concluded with a special presentation titled "The End of an Era," featuring video messages from prominent figures in the club's history such as Carlo Ancelotti and Mikel Arteta, in a farewell celebration that connected the past with the present, bringing back to the fans' memories the most beautiful football stories written on the grass of this historic stadium.
Amid the presence of dozens of former club legends and tears from fans filling the stands, Senegalese player Iliman Ndiaye stole the spotlight by scoring both goals of the match, etching his name as the last to find the net against opponents in the fortress of "the old lady," leaving the pitch with the match ball as a historic memento.
The moment was exceptional in every detail, as blue filled the areas of Goodison Park, and the theme of the series "Z Cars" echoed in the stadium's sky while the players entered amidst a majestic scene. Fans crowded the surrounding streets before the match began, with raised scarves and eyes filled with tears of love and farewell.
Wayne Rooney and Tim Cahill were present, alongside about 80 former team stars, to witness the farewell of the stadium, which hosted 2,791 official matches for Everton, the last of which was this encounter where Ndiaye scored the club's 5,372nd goal on this historic pitch.
After the final whistle, tears of joy mixed with sadness, and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford commented: "The coach asked us to make history, and here we are leaving Goodison Park with a victory that befits its stature." The night concluded with a special presentation titled "The End of an Era," featuring video messages from prominent figures in the club's history such as Carlo Ancelotti and Mikel Arteta, in a farewell celebration that connected the past with the present, bringing back to the fans' memories the most beautiful football stories written on the grass of this historic stadium.