Two Late Strikes Earn Liverpool 3 Points

February 8, 2009

WHAT ANOTHER MEMORALE NIGHT IT HAS BEEN FOR ALL LIVERPOOL FANS’ OUT THERE. COMING FROM 1-0 DOWN TO BEAT PORTSMOUTH 3-2. WITH GERRARD OUT FOR 3 WEEKS, EVERYONE THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE WELL OUT THE TITLE CHALLENGE, WELL THEY PROVED FANS’ WRONG YET AGAIN. WITH TORRES, ALONSO, REIRA AND KUYT ALL ON THE BENCH, RAFA BENITEZ MADE A RISKY MOVE. WITH NO GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF, THE SECOND HALF WAS FUNFILLED. PORTSMOUTH OPENED THE SCORING WITH SOME BRILLIANT INDIVIDUAL WORK FROM DAVID NUGENT.

LIVERPOOL WERE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP SO EASILY THOUGH. A BRILLIANT FREE KICK BY FABIOAURELIO PUT THE VISITORS BACK IN THE GAME. BUT JUST AS EVERYONE THOUGHT THAT THIS MATCH WOULD END IN A DRAW, HRIENDSON SCORED ANOTHER FOR PORTSMOUTH AS THEY TOOK THE LEAD AGAIN. THAT LEAD WAS CUT SHORT AS DIRK KUTY LEVELLED THE SCORLINE IN THE 75TH MINUTE.

THAT WAS WHEN FERNANDO TORRES WAS BROUGHT ON FROM THE BENCH. WITH AN EXCELLENT CROSS FROM YOSSI BENAYOUN, TORRES SCORED A NICE CLEAR HEADER PAST THE GOALKEEPER. GAME OVER. YET AGAIN HAS TORRES SAVED LIVERPOOL FROM SOME BLUSHES.

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