It's May 20th, 1989, at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

28-year-old soccer player Ian Rush jogs up the pitch while his red-shirted Liverpool teammates

pass the ball among themselves.

Ian is one of the best forwards in Liverpool history. He's scored more than 200 goals for the club,

but today he's late to the action. He's been brought on to the field as a substitute in the final of the

F.A. Cup, the premier tournament in English soccer. Right now, Liverpool's opponents, Everton,

are holding the score even at 2-2, and the game has gone to extra time. Liverpool's patient

passing has their opponents chasing the ball and getting frustrated, and one Everton player

fouls in an attempt to gain possession. Liverpool takes the free kick, and an attacking player dribbles the ball down the left-hand side of the field,

but Ian notices that the Everton defenders nearby are breathing heavily.

As a substitute, he has fresh legs and takes advantage by sprinting into the free space near the Everton goal.

His teammate crosses the ball toward him.

Ian stoopes as he follows the ball's

flight through the air and then heads the ball low toward the goal, underneath the desperate

dive of the Everton goalkeeper and into the net. With just minutes to go in the F.A. Cup final,

Liverpool is ahead.

Ian Rush's goal wins the match, and shortly after the final whistle, his team captain lifts up the FA Cup. Winning trophies is nothing unusual for Liverpool. For the last 15 years, they've been

the dominant team in English soccer. But this victory is an emotional one,

because five weeks earlier, 95 Liverpool fans were crushed to death while watching their team play.

Although this cathartic victory finally gives the city of Liverpool something to celebrate,

winning the FAA Cup will not end the grief of the bereaved families, nor the suffering of the survivors.

Instead, they'll be haunted by a tragedy for almost three decades as they fight to prove the

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