Anderlecht vs Liverpool
Match pulse
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Who won: Liverpool 1-0
Liverpool beat Anderlecht 1-0 on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at Lotto Park. Goals for Liverpool: Djibril Cissé (20').
Play by play
- 94'
FULL-TIME: Liverpool notch-up another very impressive away victory in Europe. They look certain to progress to the knock-out stages after a good first-half showing was enough to earn the three points.
- 93'
Anderlecht win a late free-kick in a very dangerous position, but Reina comes through a crowd of players to punch Zetterberg's free-kick clear.
- 92'
Liverpool seem incapable of keeping possession and keeping Anderlecht off the ball.
- 90'
Anderlecht throw men forward in the final seconds, but Liverpool look organised enough to see this game out...
- 89'
Some good defending from Warnock as he first prevents a corner and then sets up a counter attack through Garcia.
- 88'
A long clearance from Alonso ends at the feet of Garcia, out on the left wing. The Spaniard cuts inside and shoots, Proto makes a great save, but Kewell is too lazy to follow-in and put away the rebound.
- 87'
Liverpool still look dangerous themselves on the break, but their passes and movement doesn't look incisive enough to carve out any clear-cut chances at this late stage.
- 86'
SUB: Riise is replaced by Warnock. Riise has worked very hard and looked really tired as he trudged off the field. Warnock should give the visitors some energy down the left.
- 85'
Josemi brings down Zetterberg in midfield. The home side take the free-kick quickly as they press forward, but Liverpool manage to break up the attack and take the sting out of the game for a moment or two.
- 84'
Reina is booked for time-wasting as he delays over a goal-kick. The Liverpool 'keeper insists that he was waiting because he was being pelted with objects thrown from the crowd, but the referee has no sympathy.
- 83'
NICE MOVE! Vanden Borre and Zetterberg combine superbly down the right-hand side, with the captain's back-heel ending at the feet of the young full-back, who can only prod wide of Reina's goal.
- 82'
Reina hammers a long clearance up-field, but Liverpool only have Kewell in the Anderlecht half and the home defence allow the ball to run tamely through to Proto.
- 81'
This will be a hard-fought win should Liverpool manange to see it out; they have been put under a fair bit of pressure by the home side in the second half.
- 80'
SUB: Sissoko is replaced by Zenden. Benitez attempts to close out the game, bringing on Zenden to try and keep possession and prevent a nervous finish.
- 79'
Zetterberg's scuffed corner looks like it should be cleared easily, but Kewell simply deflects the ball back in to the six yard box. Carragher has to be at his sharpest to put the ball out for another corner.
- 78'
Hyypia gets on the end of Hamann's corner, but his knockdown is hoofed clear by the home side.
- 77'
SAVE! An incredible, instinctive save from Proto; Sissoko breaks on to Garcia's prod and shoots goalwards, but the goalkeeper sticks out his left leg and deflects the shot over the bar.
- 76'
Zetterberg has been superb for Anderlecht in this second half; he has been all over the pitch, and been at the heart of everything good for the home side.
- 74'
Liverpool are playing with a very defensive formation at the moment as they try to see out this match; they don't have a recognised striker on the pitch, just Kewell and Garcia.
- 74'
SUB: Serhat replaces Descacht for Anderlecht.
- 73'
SUB: Cisse is replaced by Kewell, for Liverpool. This is Kewell's first appearance since the Champions League final in May.
- 72'
Riise and Traore look very tired on the Liverpool left; they have been very effective in getting forward to support Cisse, but it looks to have taken it out of the pair of them.
- 71'
The crowd are getting behind their side much more in this second half; they can sense that they are on top and getting close to an equaliser.
- 70'
Josemi requires some treatment on a dead leg after a collision with Descacht deep in the Liverpool half. The Spanish full-back looks in some pain as he is stretchered off the field.
- 69'
There is some activity on the Liverpool bench as Benitez prepares to make a change.
