Ayari received Brajan Gruda's pass in stride and elegantly masked the finish. Becker was on his heels and didn't have a chance to parry what became the 1–1 equalizer.
Ayari scored his first league goal of the season as late as April 26, in the 3–2 win at home against West Ham.
This was no less important.
Harvey Elliott and Dominik Szoboszlai ensured that Liverpool led 2–1 at halftime, but in the second half, substitute Kaoru Mitoma equalized to 2–2 – and with only minutes left, Jack Hinshelwood scored Brighton's winning goal.
Ayari was substituted – to great applause – after 73 minutes.
On Wednesday, national team coach Jon Dahl Tomasson will announce the squad for the national team matches against Hungary and Algeria in June. Ayari can count on a spot. He has so far received great confidence under the Dane's leadership.
Brighton is fighting with Brentford and Bournemouth for eighth place in the Premier League, a position that can entail playing in the Conference League in the fall. Then, it requires, among other things, that Chelsea wins the final in the Conference League against Real Betis.
The final round is played on Sunday, away against Tottenham for Brighton's part.
