Liverpool vs Valencia
Who won: Valencia 1-0
Valencia beat Liverpool 1-0 on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at Anfield. Goals for Valencia: Francisco Rufete (34').
Play by play
- 90'
Liverpool must go to Switzerland, and to put it in Kevin Keegan's vernacular, get something. A tense affair for the Reds awaits. As for Valencia, odds on them going all the way must be shortening all the time after another professional show.
- 90'
That last action reflected the game as a whole - wily Spaniards out-thinking Brit grit. Liverpool never looked like getting that equaliser.
- 90'
Canizares does well, as ever in this game, and claims well under pressure.
- 90'
Another chance for Riise to launch a throw. Albelda follows Hyypia around like a limpet. And then clears after a minute of frustration and gamesmanship.
- 90'
Riise has a chance to launch a long throw. It bounces around the area. A Valencia player goes down rather conveniently.
- 89'
Angulo is onside from a lofted ball. He blasts wide and wasteful. Poor finish when he could have finished off Liverpool.
- 88'
Baros did well as the ball is lofted in by Hyypia. Great save by Canizares. Cheyrou doesn't make much of the corner.
- 87'
Mista booked for kicking the ball away.
- 87'
Final Valencia substitution as Vicente comes on for Kily Gonzalez.
- 86'
Cheyrou crosses in for Hyypia. He lofts it over with his head.
- 85'
Baros is fouled by Marchena just as he looked to have lost the ball.
- 84'
Riise to hit? No, Hamann collects the moving ball and hits it a la Wembley 2000. Canizares does better than David Seaman did.
- 83'
Canizares dallies but finally claims the resultant free-kick. Now Baros wins a free-kick from Pellegrino.
- 82'
Gonzalez is tackled - unfairly says the ref. Valencia play keep ball again. But Riise charges. Cheyrou is barged by Albelda.
- 81'
Final throw of the dice for Gerard Houllier as Bruno Cheyrou comes on for Jamie Carragher.
- 80'
Albelda is booked for a sliding tackle on Smicer. Free kick finds Liverpool players queuing up - in offside positions.
- 78'
Mista comes on for Carew.
- 78'
Valencia totally dominant. Dudek rushed out as Carew threatened. The ball bounces across the area and it takes Traore's great tackle to stop Gonzalez.
- 77'
Valencia giving Liverpool a chasing. All the vim and vigour of the Reds is fading. A final push desperately needed.
- 76'
Angulo gets space. Great control and great hit. Dudek palms away.
- 73'
Traore did well to stop a marauding Rufete. Last ditch stuff from the Frenchman. Baraja gets a chance now though. He goes outside Traore and shoots. It's wide and the sound of it crashing off the advertising hoardings is heard at subdued Anfield.
- 71'
Headed back to Dudek. Valencia squeezing the play. The crowd is quietened again. The lone shouts of individual scousers, or wherever they're from, can be heard.
- 70'
Rufete clears long as Carew threatens but the giant if offside. Gonzalez slips on the ball as he bore down on goal. Smicer gets a chance but Torres intercepts well.
- 69'
Baraja and Angulo linked before Gerrard cleared the ball. Valencia are taking the steam out of Liverpool.
- 68'
Aimar, who's been a naughty boy of late, is subbed for Miguel Angel Angulo. A great performance from the Argentine tonight.
