Liverpool vs Charlton Athletic
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Who won: Liverpool 2-0
Liverpool beat Charlton Athletic 2-0 on Saturday, October 23, 2004 at Anfield. Goals for Liverpool: John Arne Riise (52') and Luis García (74').
Play by play
- 90'
Liverpool's home record in the Premiership remains unblemished whilst one point from fifteen on their travels for Charlton, with some heavy beatings into the bargin, is the reason they are in the bottom half tonight.
- 90'
The game exploded into action with Liverpool dominating in every department. Chances came and went and, for a while, it looked like they might live to regret some horrendous misses. However, two wonderful strikes from distance settled the game in the way it was always going to go. Liverpool were good, Charlton were poor and two nil is not far short of a fair result.
- 90'
Final whistle sounds and it has been a good day's work for Liverpool as they beat Charlton by 2 goals to nil.
- 90'
Liverpool enjoy a passing move the full length of the pitch - going backwards though - as they just run the final minute of the clock down.
- 89'
Charlton, to their credit, are still trying to play there way towards goal rather than just lump it in but the game is already lost.
- 88'
Barring anything outrageous happening in the last couple of minutes Liverpool are heading for a victory they comfortably deserve.
- 86'
Garcia nearly outdoes his own earlier strike. Long arcing ball evades everyone except the Spaniard who, from a very acute angle, hits a first time volley that flashes just wide of the far post. Would have been a spectacular one.
- 85'
Fianl Liverpool substitution. Off goes Traore and on comes the youngster Stephen Warnock.
- 84'
A foul on Jeffers from Hamann sets up another Murphy free kick curled to the back post. This time his teammates are more alert to it but are still unable to capitalise on what was a decent ball.
- 83'
Garcia finds himself in oceans of space in the Charlton half with only Sinama-Pongolle for support. Signposts the pass and Young is able to simply step into its path and clean up.
- 82'
Corner is a poor one and comes to nothing.
- 81'
Huge raking ball into the left corner flag from Garcia sees Kewell chasing with Young. The result is a corner and Kewell crashing into the advertising hoardings. A few choice words between the two players sees an intervention from the referee but no cards.
- 79'
Sinama-Pongolle seemed to have made a perfectly timed run across the Charlton back line to receive a diagonal Kewell through ball but is flagged offside when one on one with Kiely. He can consider himself unlucky there.
- 78'
Another lung bursting run down the right flank from Cisse ends with a powerful centre that no one can make contact with.
- 77'
Final throw of the dice from Alan Curbishley. Lisbie leaves the field and is replaced by Bryan Hughes.
- 76'
Jeffers looks to be free in on goal as a ball over the top lands at his feet but, just as he was struggling to control it, the flag is raised for offside.
- 75'
Second substitution for Liverpool sees Baros, who has worked hard but should really have made the score-sheet, make way for Florent Sinama-Pongolle.
- 74'
Alonso fed his compatriot in the centre with a short pass and, with the Charlton defenders backing off, the little Spaniard saw his chance and, from 25 yards, beat Kiely all ends up with a perfectly placed drive into the top right hand corner. Quality strike.
- 73'
2-0 to Liverpool as Garcia surely ends the game and secures the points for his team with an sensational shot from distance.
- 72'
Cisse picked out Baros in the box but while he twisted and turned looking for the angle he got crowded out by a host of defenders.
- 71'
Euell's first contribution is to send the ball high into the stands behind the goal his side are attacking. To be fair it was worth a go as the ball broke to him just inside the box and he swiveled and hit it on the volley. First Charlton shot for a while at least.
- 69'
Charlton make a second substitution as Jason Euell replaces Bartlett.
- 68'
Jeffers finally tests the patience of the referee and, much to the delight of the Anfield crowd, he is booked for a late shove on Harry Kewell. Silly boy.
- 67'
Deliberate hand ball from Jeffers does not receive a yellow card despite the verciferous protestations from the Liverpool fans.
- 66'
Charlton have brought on Franny Jeffers for the ineffectual Rommedahl. As you might expect, he is not greeted with warmth from the home crowd.
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