Liverpool vs Chelsea, 1st Leg
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Final score
Liverpool and Chelsea drew 1-1 in 1st Leg on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Anfield. Goals for Liverpool: Dirk Kuyt (43'). Goals for Chelsea: John Arne Riise (own goal) (90'+5').
Play by play
- 95'
Well, that has changed things completely! The first away goal in the semi-final saga between these two and it comes in time added on after added on time! It was a horribly difficult ball to deal with, but Riise should have done better, and in one flick of his ginger bonce the tie has turned on its head! Until tomorrow night and a much more enthralling prospect: Barcelona v Manchester United from the Nou Camp. Until then....
- 95'
And the whistle goes! Kalou deserves credit for a vicious, dipping cross and Riise had a decision to make on the edge of his six yard box as the ball dropped. Do I kick it or head it, he muses? In the end, he sank low and tried to head it back the way it came but only succeeded in firing it into the roof of the net!
- 95'
Right at the end, John Arne Riise has turned a dipping cross into his own net and Chelsea have a precious away goal!
- 95'
GOAL for CHELSEA!!
- 94'
The ball travelled all the way though a crowd of bodies and found Torres on the angle of the six yard box but his volley lacked power and was straight at Cech.
- 93'
Alonso's deep free kick finds Skrtel who clips it towards goal but Drogba gets in the way. From the corner Cech saves from Torres!
- 92'
The first yellow card of the evening appears in the 93rd minute as John Terry chops down a marauding Mascherano. Yes, you read that last bit right.
- 91'
Makelele tries another ball over the top but it is too long. Their final ball has lacked quality tonight, despite some decent spells of possession.
- 90'
Four minutes of injury time begin ..... now.
- 89'
Liverpool are content to knock it around now and I think we are staring down the barrel of another one-goal game between these two. At least the 2008 version has been moderately more entertaining though.
- 88'
Ferriera sums up Chelsea's approach as the game has worn on - punt it long for Drogba. Nothing is sticking for him at present though.
- 87'
Poor play from Torres, who hasn't been at the races tonight. Gerrard's ball found him clean through and onside, but he forgot to take the ball with him and Chelsea got numbers back. A big chance wasted for the home side.
- 86'
Anelka to get the equaliser, against his former club? What price....?!
- 85'
Anelka is coming on, and Michael Ballack makes way.
- 84'
Wonderful play from Gerrard! He and Kuyt swap flicks and his volley was dipping underneath the bar before Cech gets a fingertip on it. Corner.
- 83'
Then Torres and Gerrard combine but the skipper can't get to the ball and it runs through to Cech.
- 82'
Free kick for Chelsea after Kalou was felled. The from the place kick Terry hooks the ball past Reina as the keeper came out to challenge but for some reason - the ball trickled goalwards - the ref has blown for a non-existent foul.
- 81'
Chelsea break into the area again, but can't fashion a shooting chance. Drogba looked like he brought down Riise in the build up but Kalou picked up the ball and tried to find the onrushing Lampard but he couldn't control the ball and Arbeloa gets a foot in.
- 80'
Ten minutes left at Anfield and we still await what would be, a HUGE second goal.
- 79'
Ginger Norwegian Riise has a punt but Cech saves his daisy cutter very easily.
- 78'
The Anfield crowd howl as Cole cleans up Dirk Kuyt but neither linesman nor referee give what was a blatant free kick!
- 77'
Drogba looks sluggish to me. He has also lacked support up top to be fair though.
- 76'
Poor from Drogba again as Chelsea committed men forward. Then Benayoun hands possession right back to Chelsea but Ashley Cole's cross is rank, and the threat is gone.
- 75'
Ryan Babel off, Yossi Benayoun on.
- 74'
Drogba is getting alittle frustrated here; Lampard found him with a super lofted ball, his control was good but then Carragher took the ball off him and Drogba hauled the centre-half down.
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