Source: Telegraph
Fulham 4 Juventus 1: Clint Dempsey admits his gamble paid off
Roy Hodgson's side had looked down and out after an early goal by David Trezeguet had stretched the Italians' aggregate lead to 4-1. However, Bobby Zamora cancelled Juventus' lead on the night and Zoltan Gera struck twice before Dempsey struck an audacious long-range chip which eluded goalkeeper Antonio Chimenti and went into the top-left corner to earn Fulham a famous 5-4 aggregate win. Related ArticlesFulham 4 Juventus 1; agg 5-4Roy Hodgson: Fulham are ready to face JuventusZamora out to impress CapelloMan United 3 Fulham 0Hyperactivity is not the wayTen more great English victories over Italian clubsThe Italians experienced a miserable night which was compounded by the dismissals of Fabio Cannavaro and Jonathan Zebina. Dempsey told ESPN: "I just thought, what the heck and tried to put it in the far post and it went in. "Nine times out of 10 you won't make it but sometimes you've got to take a risk. "It's great, we showed a lot of heart and character to fight back but we are in the next round." It is less than two years since Fulham only escaped relegation from the Premier League at the death and Dempsey added: "It's life, everything changes and you have to keep working hard." Dempsey will appear for the United States at the World Cup this summer with Zamora currently an outside bet for England. The American would not be drawn as to whether his domestic team-mate should be selected, saying: "It's not up to me to make the decision but I wish him the best because he has been great for us." Manager Hodgson admitted he especially enjoyed the victory given his former involvement with Inter Milan, saying: "I've tried to like them but beating Juventus is something special on all occasions." He also paid tribute to his team's resilience after their early setback, adding: "We tried to give them a bigger lift by conceding a goal after one minute 40 seconds or something but I was really impressed by how the players put that behind them and carried on playing. "I still thought we could win the game. "When Bobby equalised and we got the second I thought, who knows? We could do something if we played as well in the second half and that is what happened." He went on: "Bobby Zamora was outstandingit was a fantastic team performance."