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Sam Sarver's beer-chug celebration will go down in MLS lore
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Sam Sarver wasn't content with merely scoring a stoppage-time winner on Saturday. The FC Dallas forward then produced a celebration that will instantly go down in MLS lore.
With the game between Dallas and the San Jose Earthquakes tied 2-2 in second-half stoppage time, Sarver found the net on a breakaway opportunity to give his side a late lead. The visitors would win the match 3-2.
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Sarver took the opportunity to engage in a coordinated scuba celebration with his teammates, falling over theatrically from the ad boards.
The choreography didn't go down well with the San Jose fans, who showed their displeasure by showering Sarver and his teammates with projectiles – including a beer can that wasn't quite empty.
Sarver picked up the can and proceeded to chug its remains – though it's unclear how much he actually drank. Most of the Modelo appeared to get on the forward's face, which was probably for the best given there were still several minutes left in the game.
"My coach at Indiana, Todd Yeagley, told me about a player from way before I got there that used to do that scuba celebration, and he yelled at him for it because he didn't want him to get hurt," Sarver said after the game.
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"And I was like, 'It'd be funny if we did that.' After we did that, they were throwing some beers on the field, so I decided to chug one."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: FC Dallas forward Sam Sarver produces beer chug goal celebration
