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VORONIN
OFF THE MARK AS REDS BEAT BREMEN Andriy Voronin was a two-goal marksman as Liverpool maintained their unbeaten start to pre-season with a 3-2 victory over Werder Bremen in Grenchen, Switzerland. John Arne Riise was also on the scoresheet in a game that saw Fernando Torres, Ryan Babel and Yossi Benayoun make their debuts for the Reds. Ukraine striker Voronin netted his first goal for the club after just four minutes to open the scoring, capitalizing on a misplaced defensive pass and rounding the keeper before slotting into an empty net. Bremen then drew level through Schindler two minutes later but Riise restored the lead when smashing the ball home from 30-yards out in the 14th minute. The impressive Voronin was a constant threat up front and doubled his tally on the hour mark with well-taken finish after latching onto a defence-splitting through ball. Torres, who twice went close to opening his account, Babel and Benayoun all appeared as second half substitutes as Rafael Benitez took the opportunity to give the majority of his squad a run-out. Hugo Almeida managed to pull a goal back late in the game but Liverpool held on to claim a third successive summer win. Teams Werder Bremen (4-4-2): Wiese, Baumann, Fritz, Rosenberg, Andreason, Alberto, Borowski, Frings (c), Niemeyer, Schindler, Schulz. Subs - Almelda, Bischoff, Jensen, Loning, Pellatz, Vranjes, Wome, , , , . Liverpool (4-4-2): Carson, Riise, Hyypia, Paletta, Finnan, El Zhar, Gerrard MBE (c), Hobbs, Pennant, Crouch, Voronin. Subs - Agger, Alonso, Arbeloa, Babel, Benayoun, Carragher, Darby, Kuyt, Mihaylov, Sissoko, Torres. Referee: Daniel Wermelinger Conditions: Attendance: Unavailable Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Andriy Voronin Breakdown 18:17 GMT : Match Starts 1 min : Werder get the game under way 2 mins : Pennant wins free kick after run down right 2 mins : Gerrard free kick nodded back by Crouch to Hobbs who skies from close range 3 mins : GOAL! Andriy Voronin: Voronin uses pace to punish slapdash defending before rounding keeper and tucking the ball away 5 mins : El Zhar loses possession on edge of Werder box after good work from Crouch and Voronin 6 mins : GOAL! Kevin Schindler: Schindler tucks home after Paletta loses his man 7 mins : Crouch fires wide from 20 yards 9 mins : Pennant gives away free-kick midway in Reds half 9 mins : Gerrard charges down free kick 11 mins : Hobbs scuffs shot from 20 yards after El Zhar knock down 12 mins : Lively Pennant wins free kick in promising position 13 mins : GOAL! John Arne Riise: Riise rockets ball into roof of the net from 30 yards after Pennant lay off from free kick 20 mins : Voronin, Gerrard, El Zhar and Pennant combine well but move breaks down on edge of the box 21 mins : Carlos Albertos spoons shot from 25 yards 25 mins : Voronin shoots wide from distance after terrific link up play with El Zhar and Crouch 26 mins : Andreasen shot is well held by Carson 30 mins : Pennant and Gerrard combine but no one is there to meet the skipper's backheel in the box 31 mins : Reds knocking the ball around nicely 32 mins : El Zhar and Pennant switch flanks 35 mins : Gerrard storms through the middle before threading a fine ball to Voronin - but the Ukrainian is offside 36 mins : Tidy play by El Zhar in Werder half but pass lets him down 39 mins : Brilliant approach play by Carlos Alberto to sidestep both Gerrard and Carson - but he spoons it from eight yards 41 mins : Inviting cross by Riise down the left but Crouch just can't reach it 43 mins : Riise pings whopper of a ball 70 yards to turn defence into attack but Voronin runs out of ideas 44 mins : Pennant gets round of applause for keeping ball in play before pulling out a few tricks 19:04 GMT : Half Time Reached 46 mins : Substitution: Jamie Carragher for Sami Hyypia: 46 mins : Substitution: Daniel Agger for Gabriel Paletta: 46 mins : Substitution: Dirk Kuyt for Peter Crouch: 46 mins : Substitution: Momo Sissoko for Steven Gerrard MBE: 46 mins : Substitution: Xabi Alonso for Jack Hobbs: 19:18 GMT : Second Half Begins 46 mins : Substitution: Yossi Benayoun for Jermaine Pennant: 46 mins : Reds get second half under way 47 mins : Voronin shoots over after good footwork inside the box 46 mins : Substitution: Alvaro Arbeloa for John Arne Riise: 46 mins : Substitution: Stephen Darby for Steve Finnan: 48 mins : Brilliant vision by Benayoun to find Kuyt in the box. The Dutchman nets but not before the linesman raises his flag 46 mins : Substitution: Pierre Wome for Clemens Fritz: 53 mins : First Booking: Jamie Carragher: Carragher booked for late challenge in Reds half 46 mins : Substitution: Jurica Vranjes for Markus Rosenberg: 46 mins : Substitution: Hugo Almelda for Torsten Frings: 46 mins : Substitution: Daniel Jensen for Tim Borowski: 56 mins : Voronin beats two men but can't find a ball through 57 mins : Torres and Babel start to warm up 58 mins : Substitution: Amaury Bischoff for Carlos Alberto: 60 mins : Ace pass from Alonso puts Benayoun clean through but the Israeli unselfishly lays it off for Kuyt who forces fine save from Wiese from 10 yards 60 mins : GOAL! Andriy Voronin: Ukrainian bags his second with fine lob over keeper after Alonso throughball 63 mins : Substitution: Fernando Torres for Andriy Voronin: Torres makes Reds debut 65 mins : Torres wins free kick on edge of Werder box - but Alonso hits a tame effort straight at the keeper 73 mins : Substitution: Ryan Babel for Nabil El Zhar: Babel makes his Reds debut 73 mins : Werder think they've scored after Carra mistake but ref disallows it minutes later after lengthy talks with fourth official 76 mins : Carson nearly caught off guard as long Werder punt takes wicked deflection. He manages to put it out for corner, which comes to nothing 77 mins : Torres shows great skill to get through Werder defence before squaring for Babel - unfortunately a German is back to intercept 80 mins : Substitution: Frank Loning for Kevin Schindler: 82 mins : Alonso seemingly has the ball on a piece of string 84 mins : Own Goal! Stephen Darby: Darby knocks ball into own net after dangerous cross 87 mins : Brilliant turn by Kuyt before finding Torres who links up well with Benayoun. Unfortunatley the move then chokes 88 mins : Torres misses two glorious chances to mark his debut with a goal 90 mins : Remarkable skill from Babel to beat three men but his shot is too easy for the keeper 20:05 GMT : Match Over © Copyright of Official Site Liverpool FC |
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