Liverpool vs Chelsea
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Who won: Chelsea 2-1
Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 on Sunday, August 17, 2003 at Anfield. Goals for Liverpool: Michael Owen (77' pen). Goals for Chelsea: Juan Sebastián Verón (25') and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (87').
Play by play
- 93'
A deserved win for Chelsea who looked the more dangerous over the 90 minutes, despite some good spells from Liverpool. And what a game for Hasselbaink, but will his winner be enough to gain him a starting place?
- 93'
Roman Ambramovich, the architect of Chelsea's Russian Revolution, applauds his team after they inflict Liverpool's first opening day defeat at home since 1962.
- 93'
The kick finds Hypia but his header is tame and straight at Cudicini - and it is the final action of the game!!
- 92'
Joe Cole commits a foul on the right hand side and Riise whips in the kick
- 92'
Hypia is in the Chelsea penalty area hoping to get his head to long Riise throw
- 91'
Liverpool need a spark of genius from somewhere - but it is looking unlikely to arrive
- 90'
Veron and Lampard - who look well suited to eachother - pass themselves out of danger
- 89'
Can Liverpool find something in the three added minutes?
- 88'
The home side and home fans subdued by Hasselbaink's goal
- 88'
Yellow card to Diouf who is unhappy with the game, the goal and the ref's decision!
- 87'
Lampard lifted a great ball from the centre of the pitch towards Hasselbaink who got it onto his favoured right side, avoided Carragher and fired a low shot across the goal beating Dudek
- 87'
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scores!!
- 86'
The last five minutes of the game, and Owen is ruled offside
- 85'
Veron spreads it wide to Gonkjaer, he gives it back to the Argentine and the former Manchester Unites man fails to find anyone in the penalty area with a poor cross
- 85'
Joe Cole wins a freekick after being fouled by Finnan
- 85'
Diouf and Riise make a mess of the short corner and and Chelsea break
- 84'
Gallas concedes a corner as Liverpool press for a winner
- 83'
Veron heads the corner clear, but the ball is with Riise on the left
- 82'
Baros fails to latch on to a great cross from Heskey as Gronkjaer, traking back heads clear. Liverpool corner
- 81'
Liverpool have pushed Chelsea back deep in their own half, but they escape and Gronkjaer whips in another cross, but again it is too long
- 80'
Chelsea rush forward to get a winner as time ebbs away - the Kop finds its voice again!
- 79'
The Reds have equalised in controversial circumstance! A debatable throw in leading to a clear penalty, but the kick being taken twice sparring Owen's blushes! Drama!
- 78'
Anfield holds its breath - Owen steps up and makes no mistake, lashing it high into the middle of the net!!
- 76'
But wait!! The ref says the kick will be taken again - encroachment by Cudicini is the ruling!
- 76'
Owen steps up and puts it wide of Cudicini's right hand post - bad miss!!!
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