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(BBC Sport) 'Like a movie' - Semenyo enjoys fairytale farewell
Football can often deliver fairytale moments - and at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday it served one up as Antoine Semenyo brought the curtain down on his Bournemouth career in perfect fashion.
The forward, who is on the verge of joining Manchester City, provided yet another telling contribution for the Cherries when he struck in the final few minutes against Tottenham to end his side's 11-match run without a Premier League win.
It was his 10th goal of the season and arguably one of his most memorable - certainly in terms of the context of the match and how dramatic the strike was, and to complete the magical moment it also came on his 26th birthday.
It also meant he could get the dream send-off as Semenyo was substituted with seconds left, allowing him to soak up the adulation from the home supporters as well as applaud them back.
"If that is to be his last involvement for Bournemouth there is no better way for it to go," Semenyo's Bournemouth team-mate Marcus Tavernier told Sky Sports. "That was the type of stuff you write in movies and no man deserves it more than him."
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola effectively confirmed Semenyo's departure after the game, but praised his commitment and attitude right up until his final moment in a Cherries shirt. "That was lovely for Antoine," he said. "Sometimes football gives you these things. He has been top - he has given everything and been committed until the end. I think it is good football gives him back this moment."
Football can often deliver fairytale moments - and at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday it served one up as Antoine Semenyo brought the curtain down on his Bournemouth career in perfect fashion.
The forward, who is on the verge of joining Manchester City, provided yet another telling contribution for the Cherries when he struck in the final few minutes against Tottenham to end his side's 11-match run without a Premier League win.
It was his 10th goal of the season and arguably one of his most memorable - certainly in terms of the context of the match and how dramatic the strike was, and to complete the magical moment it also came on his 26th birthday.
It also meant he could get the dream send-off as Semenyo was substituted with seconds left, allowing him to soak up the adulation from the home supporters as well as applaud them back.
"If that is to be his last involvement for Bournemouth there is no better way for it to go," Semenyo's Bournemouth team-mate Marcus Tavernier told Sky Sports. "That was the type of stuff you write in movies and no man deserves it more than him."
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola effectively confirmed Semenyo's departure after the game, but praised his commitment and attitude right up until his final moment in a Cherries shirt. "That was lovely for Antoine," he said. "Sometimes football gives you these things. He has been top - he has given everything and been committed until the end. I think it is good football gives him back this moment."
