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COAST TO FRIENDLY WIN AT CREWE Liverpool will head off on their annual training camp to Switzerland next week on the back of a second successive pre-season victory as goals from Lee Peltier, Peter Crouch and Ray Putterill gave the Reds a comfortable 3-0 win at League One side Crewe. Peltier and Crouch struck within a three minute spell in the first half while Putterill added a further goal after the break to seal an emphatic success at the Alexandra Stadium. While new signings Fernando Torres, Yossi Benayoun and Ryan Babel are still waiting for their club debuts, Ukrainian striker Andriy Vorinin impressed during his first appearance in a red shirt and looked strong and sharp during his 45 minutes on the field. Inspired by Steven Gerrard from the midfield, the Reds controlled the opening exchanges and could have been ahead as early as the fourth minute when the skipper took Voronin's pass in his stride and curled a delightful left footed shot which crashed back off the crossbar. Liverpool's dominance was eventually rewarded after 21 minutes when Voronin saw a powerful close range drive parried out by Ben Williams, but the Crewe goalkeeper had no answer to Lee Peltier's follow-up shot which was drilled hard and low into the back of the net. Peter Crouch added a second just three minutes when he was quickest to react to John Arne Riise's cross and expertly flicked the ball beyond the reach of Williams into the far corner. Nicky Maynard had a chance to pull a goal back for Crewe when he charged through before clipping the ball wide, but it was a rare attack for the home side who spent much of their time trying to repel Liverpool attacks. Gerrard almost embarrassed Williams with a 60 yard shot which was heading for goal before the Crewe number one got across his goal to hold while Riise came within inches of adding a third with a trademark left footed drive which rebounded off the post and away to safety. Rafael Benitez changed all eleven players at half time but the pattern of the game didn't alter as Liverpool continued to ask all the questions. Youth Cup hero Ray Putterill added the Reds' third of the afternoon after 58 minutes with a well placed shot from the edge of the area. Fellow youth star Craig Lindfield should have added his name to the scoresheet eight minutes later when Dirk Kuyt's clever left wing cross left him with a free sight of goal, but he glanced his effort well wide of the target. Xabi Alonso almost smashed home a spectacular fourth goal in the closing stages of the match but the Crewe goal survived as the ball flew inches wide. With two warm up wins now behind them, Werder Bremen and Auxerre lie in wait next week for the Reds as they take their new season preparations to the next level in Switzerland - but it's so far so good for Rafa's new look squad as we continue to gear up for the real action next month. Teams Crewe Alexandra: Williams, McCready, Cox, Jones, O'Donnell, Baudet, Carrington, Schumacher, Maynard, Lowe, Roberts. Subs - Bailey, Bailey, Bopp, Daniel, Lynch, Moore, Pope, Stones, Thomas, Tomlinson, Williams. Liverpool: Reina, Riise, Hyypia, Roque, Finnan, El Zhar, Peltier, Spearing, Gerrard MBE, Crouch, Voronin (c). Subs - Agger, Alonso, Arbeloa, Carragher, Kuyt, Lindfield, Martin, Paletta, Pennant, Putterill, Sissoko. Referee: Scott Mathieson Conditions: Attendance: Unavailable Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Andriy Voronin Breakdown 14:05 GMT : Match Starts 1 min : Crewe Alexandra get the game underway 3 mins : Gerrard hits the bar with a sublime left-foot curler from 20 yards 6 mins : Riise mis-times challenge midway inside his own half but Gerrard heads clear the resulting free-kick 8 mins : Newboy Voronin shows fighting spirit with excellent challenge to win possession deep inside Crewe's half 11 mins : El Zhar ticked off for late challenge near halfway line 11 mins : Peltier sends inviting cross but Crouch is just beaten to it. The resulting corner comes to nothing 18 mins : Roque clears the danger with a superb tackle inside Reds box after Crewe carve out their first opening 21 mins : GOAL! Lee Peltier: Peltier fires home from close range after Voronin has volley saved 24 mins : GOAL! Peter Crouch: Crouch tucks home Riise's excellent low cross 26 mins : Nicky Maynard dips ball over Reina after finding himself one-on-one but the ball goes wide 28 mins : Riise hits the post with fierce effort from the edge of the box 31 mins : Williams parries Gerrard's right-foot effort but there's no one in a red shirt to capitalise 32 mins : Crouch forces Williams into an easy save with a soft header from six yards 39 mins : Gerrard tries 60 yards blast but there's not enough power to take it over Williams 42 mins : Voronin tees up El Zhar after mazy run but the youngster's 30-yard stinger sails over the crossbar 14:47 GMT : Half Time Reached 46 mins : Substitution: Stuart Tomlinson for Ben Williams: 46 mins : Substitution: Tom Pope for Chris McCready: 46 mins : Substitution: Byron Moore for Billy Jones: 46 mins : Substitution: Eugen Bopp for Neil Cox: 46 mins : Substitution: Colin Daniel for Danny O'Donnell: 46 mins : Substitution: Greg Stones for Julien Baudet: 46 mins : Substitution: James Bailey for Mark Carrington: 46 mins : Substitution: Ryan Lynch for Steven Schumacher: 46 mins : Substitution: Owain Williams for Nicky Maynard: 46 mins : Substitution: Jomo-Faal Thomas for Ryan Lowe: 46 mins : Substitution: Matthew Bailey for Gary Roberts: 46 mins : Substitution: David Martin for Pepe Reina: 46 mins : Substitution: Gabriel Paletta for Steve Finnan: 46 mins : Substitution: Daniel Agger for Sami Hyypia: 46 mins : Substitution: Alvaro Arbeloa for John Arne Riise: 46 mins : Substitution: Jermaine Pennant for Lee Peltier: 46 mins : Substitution: Xabi Alonso for Steven Gerrard MBE: 46 mins : Substitution: Ray Putterill for Nabil El Zhar: 46 mins : Substitution: Jamie Carragher for Miki Roque: 46 mins : Substitution: Momo Sissoko for Jay Spearing: 46 mins : Substitution: Dirk Kuyt for Peter Crouch: 46 mins : Substitution: Craig Lindfield for Andriy Voronin: 15:05 GMT : Second Half Begins 46 mins : Kuyt and Lindfield get the second half underway 50 mins : Pennant tries to thread Carragher through after excellent footwork but the pass is too heavy 52 mins : Alonso tries 50-yard punt but it goes well wide 52 mins : Crewe win corner after Paletta interception but the chance breaks down following an offside flag 54 mins : Surging run from Sissoko but the 54 mins : Surging run from Sissoko but the 54 mins : Surging run from Sissoko but his 25-yard shot trickles well wide 57 mins : Poor communication between Agger and Martin nearly lets Crewe forward in but the young keeper keeps his head to gather 58 mins : GOAL! Ray Putterill: Youth Cup hero Putterill makes it three with a low strike from 20 yards 66 mins : Lindfield sends tame shot wide after superb ball from Kuyt down the left 75 mins : Alonso hits fine effort narrowly wide from edge of the box after corner 77 mins : Kuyt works his way into shooting position on edge of the box but fires beyond the post 80 mins : Carra tries his luck from 30 yards but the ball ends up well in the stands 82 mins : Lindfield beaten to the ball after Carragher cross but Reds win a corner 83 mins : Paletta heads over from corner 15:51 GMT : Match Over © Copyright of Official Site Liverpool FC |
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