comments from a Chelski supporters website . . . this boy was so happy about his team beating newcastle i swear he almost peed his pants . . . . ha ha ha talk about counting your chickens . . . .
> Manchester United rode their luck to notch a 2-1 victory at Anfield which > surely leaves Liverpool's Premiership title hopes in tatters.(said so well > by a man utd old boy!Thanx bobby!) > A slightly fortuitous Ryan Giggs brace put the champions in command before > Harry Kewell set up a frantic finale but The Reds were unable to nick the > goal to secure a deserved draw. > In a wretched first half, neither goalkeeper had a save to make with > Kewell demonstrating the most attacking verve, particularly in the absence > of the injured Michael Owen. > Liverpool dictated the early tempo and their willingness to run at the > United rearguard created openings, with the best being Vladimir Smicer's > dart into the box but his pass from the byline was behind Emile Heskey. > A moment of controversy arrived in the 33rd minute when Ruud van > Nistelrooy was booked for handball after attempting to connect with Giggs' > cross although the Dutchman was upset at El Hadji Diouf's protestations. > Kewell twice set his sights in the latter stages of the half, first > curling a dipping shot just over the bar and then dashing to the near post > to flick a cross off target. > Just over a minute after the break and a goalkeeper was belatedly called > upon as Tim Howard pushed away Kewell's swerving 25-yard shot. > Jerzy Dudek was the villain in last season's meeting at Anfield and the > Polish international almost cast himself in the same role on 52 minutes. > His poor clearance was straight to Giggs, playing on the right flank, > whose sweetly struck first time volley was heading into the back of the > net but Dudek despairingly scampered across his area to keep the ball out. > The deadlock was broken just prior to the hour mark when Giggs' cross > drifted across the area, evaded both attackers and defenders, and nestled > into the corner of the net with Dudek floundering. > With Smicer and Heskey both ineffective as an attacking force, it was left > to Kewell to carry the forward fight and the Australian's trickery created > a chance which he fired low at Howard. > But The Red Devils poached the second on 70 minutes when Diego Forlan's > cross found its way to Giggs at the far post and the Welshman's low shot > deflected off Sami Hyypia and Dudek before rippling the net. > The hosts forced the way back into the contest on 76 minutes and, > inevitably, it was Kewell, with the former Leeds United man side-footing > home at the far post after substitute Florent Sinama-Pongolle dug out a > cross. > Sinama-Pongolle then had a justifiable claim for a penalty waved away by > Graham Poll after he tumbled under a challenge from Rio Ferdinand, who > failed to connect with the ball. > The French youngster injected vigour into Liverpool's game and almost > capitalised on a Howard mistake while Mikael Silvestre produced a > last-ditch tackle to thwart Danny Murphy. > In injury time, Liverpool should have levelled after Murphy's threaded > ball into the box picked out Heskey but the much-maligned England > international slipped as he aimed to shoot and the match ebbed away. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/GtUolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
