Aston Villa teenager Louie Barry could not hide his delight in scoring a goal in the FA Cup during the young Villains’ 4-1 defeat by Liverpool on Friday night.
Villa were forced to name a group of academy players after a coronavirus outbreak among their first team, and the youngsters did their club proud with a dogged display which saw them reach half-time level with a strong Liverpool side that included Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and captain Jordan Henderson.
Liverpool ran away with the game in the second half but Barry, 17, will always have his equaliser to remember, after he shrugged off the attentions of defender Rhys Williams before calmly finishing into the corner.
Barry told BT Sport: “I knew that I had it as soon as I saw it and it came out for me. I put the ball in the back of the net and it’s the proudest I’ve ever been of myself.
“My family were probably screaming at the TV when it hit the back of the net, and I’ve never been so proud. I happened so quickly and I was just happy to score – and hopefully many more.”
Barry, who began his footballing career in the West Brom academy before a brief spell at Barcelona, admitted he thought Villa might even have a chance of winning the game after his goal just before the break.
He added: “When I scored, I thought, ‘We might even have a chance here’. Obviously that didn’t turn out to be, but credit to ourselves and credit to the club.”
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