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What happened at Hillsborough in 1989? Revisiting Liverpool disaster 30 years later

Goal looks back on the tragedy in Sheffield three decades after catastrophe that led to the deaths 96 football fans

This Monday marks the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy that took place in 1989, which left 96 Liverpool fans dead and hundreds of others injured and traumatised.

'Justice for the 96' was finally served during a 2016 inquest that ruled that Liverpool fans were in no way responsible for the crush, despite years of the South Yorkshire police and The Sun perpetuating lies that they were to blame for the tragedy.

Thirty years on from the disaster, Goal takes a look at what happened on the day, what events led to the crush, and why it was so important for justice to be served for the 96.