1st: merseyside derby.........!
no torres......crouch on the bench and for voronin and kuyt to lead the attack.....
2 red cards....2 penalties and 2 goals for liverpool!! simply awesome!!
liverpool started the match stronger and almost scored when voronin had the chance but alas, only managed to shoot straight at tim howard......what a great chance to get liverpool ahead
somehow everton gained a foothold and began to string passes in the middle of the park.....although they put pressure on liverpool, they did not seriously threaten to score.........by virtue of good fortune, they went ahead when hyypia gifted them an own goal........from then on, it looked a uphill climb for the reds.....
it was never a doubt that hibbert fouled gerrard ......the replay showed that the foul was just ...just just outside the box but a penalty the referree awarded...........and even a red card.....now at first the ref was abit unsure, perhaps he wanted to give a yellow card but after considering that the liverpool captain was through and hibbert was the last defender, red card it was.....
credit to everton cos they didnt seem to play like a team with 10 men.......they continued to press ahead and gave liverpool a run for the money.....
in the end, liverpool was not to be denied............a goal-line clearance by the everton skipper with his left hand....so another red card and another cool but mightily important finish by dirk kuyt gave liverpool the 3 points....!!
what a pulsating merseyside derby......not characterised by the most flowing of football but surely will be remembered for the drama and excitement...!
kudos to liverpool for their no-say-die attitude...........perhaps a little fortunate but a win ...and a very important one....
some key observations:
no width on the right in the 1st half.........yossi was great on the left, we need wingers, we need width!!
kuyt was hugely absent in the 2nd half.........dunno why and seldom was he involved then.....
voronin was ever hardworking but when presented with great chances, he fluffed the important finish.......*wasted* cos should have done better.....credit him with the great pass to gerrard which led to the first penalty
gerrard.....mostly off-form.....but was sufficiently influential
the defence didnt look the most assured.......
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