Tuesday, May 01, 2007 ;
10:10 PM
Agger is the man that brings Liverpool from nothing to something...
AWESOME REDS ARE GOING TO ATHENS
Liverpool are through to the Champions League Final in Athens after they produced an awesome performance to overturn Chelsea's first leg lead and win Tuesday's Semi Final on penalties on a glorious night at Anfield.
Match Highlights Analysis18:45 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : Chelsea kick off attacking the Kop in the first half
1 min : Cole crosses from the right but Zenden clears. Deafening noise inside the stadium
4 mins : Essien's long free kick forward bounces over Drogba and Reina gathers
5 mins : Gerrard controls the ball on the edge of the box and blasts a first time shot well wide
7 mins : Gerrard bends a free kick to the far post where Crouch is on the stretch and can't connect with the ball
15 mins : Drogba crosses from the right but Finnan is there to clear the danger for Liverpool at the near post
19 mins : Mikel goes down under a challenge and requires treatment as play is halted by the Spanish referee
20 mins : Mikel is late on Zenden giving the Reds a free kick wide on the left in a good area
22 mins :
GOAL! Daniel Agger: Agger sweeps home Gerrard's free kick to level the tie28 mins : First Booking: Ashley Cole:
32 mins : Drogba has space in the area but Reina makes a fine stop from his powerful shot to prevent an away goal
33 mins :
Crouch gets his head to Finnan's cross but can't keep his effort down35 mins : Good defending by Riise in his own box to hold off the challenge of Mikel under pressure
40 mins : Lampard's corner into the Kop box is headed by Drogba towards Kalou who can't react in time to force Reina into a save
45 mins : One extra minute to be played
19:31 GMT : Half Time Reached
19:46 GMT : Second Half Begins
46 mins : Liverpool get the second period underway
47 mins : Drogba wants a corner as he smashes a low shot well wide but the ref gives a goal kick
53 mins : Cole goes on a run into the area but Reina is out quickly to gather at his feet
56 mins :
Cech saves Crouch's header on the line and Chelsea clear before a Liverpool player can convert the rebound59 mins : Kuyt strikes the woodwork with a header which has beaten Cech from Riise's cross. We're getting closer
61 mins : First Booking: Daniel Agger:
69 mins : Essien concedes a corner as the Kop turns up the volume once again
70 mins : Pennant collects a loose ball in the box and drives a shot which is deflected over. Great chance but we get a corner from it
75 mins : Cole escapes down the left and crosses for Drogba who somehow turns the ball over via a deflection from close range
78 mins : Substitution: Xabi Alonso for Jermaine Pennant:
83 mins : Lampard's free kick from 35 sails high over Reina's goal
86 mins : Zenden's shot forces Cech into a save at the second attempt
90 mins : Two added minutes to be played
20:34 GMT : 90mins over -> Extra Time Pending
20:38 GMT : Extra Time 1st Half Begins
91 mins : We're underway again at Anfield
93 mins : Gerrard blasts a hopeful volley well over from a tight angle
94 mins : Riise finds space but his left footed shot hits Terry and goes behind for a corner which comes to nothing
97 mins : Substitution: Arjen Robben for Joe Cole:
100 mins :
Kuyt has the ball in the net but the celebrations are cut short by the linesman's flag20:54 GMT : End of 1st half of extra time
20:57 GMT : Start of 2nd half of extra time
105 mins : Substitution: Craig Bellamy for Peter Crouch:
107 mins : Substitution: Shaun Wright-Phillips for Salomon Kalou:
109 mins : First Booking: Boudewijn Zenden:
117 mins : Substitution: Geremi for Claude Makelele:
117 mins : Substitution: Robbie Fowler for Javier Mascherano:
119 mins : Fowler lays the ball to Kuyt who sees his shot saved by Cech
21:13 GMT : End of extra time: Penalties pending
120 mins : Penalty Scored! Boudewijn Zenden:120 mins : Penalty Scored! Xabi Alonso:120 mins : Penalty Scored! Frank Lampard:120 mins : Penalty Scored! Steven Gerrard MBE:120 mins : Penalty Scored! Dirk Kuyt:21:23 GMT : Match Over
Although Liverpool miss a lot of chance but at last they still manage to make it to the finalist...Awesome!!
This is all because the hall team is playing in full of fate and keep trying to make things happen in Anfield...
Kam-bah-teh Liverpool at Athens!!
1 Comments:
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din read ur blogggg.........too many words n lazy n WHAT THE HECK IS TAT ALL BOUT...............................
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