| Sunday 5 August 2007 19:00 Port
of Rotterdam Tournament Final |
| Rotterdam |
 |
|
 |
| "Feyenoord" |
1 - 1 |
"Liverpool" |
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(1-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Drenthe 44 |
|
Gerrard 72 |
| |
- Sherif Ekramy
- Tim De Cler
- Andre Bahia
- Ron Vlaar
- Theo Lucius
- Nuri Sahin
- Jonathan De Guzman
- Giovanni Van Bronckhorst (c)
- Andwele Slory
- Royston Drenthe
- Roy Makaay
Subs:
- Diego Biseswar
- Luigi Bruins
- Jordy Buijs
- Danny Buijs
- Nicky Hofs
- Jacob Lensky
- Michael Mols
- Henk Timmer
- Georginio Wijnaldum |
|
25 Jose Reina
6 John Arne Riise
5 Daniel Agger
23 Jamie Carragher
17 Alvaro Arbeloa
7 Harry Kewell
14 Xabi Alonso
8 Steven Gerrard (c)
16 Jermaine Pennant
18 Dirk Kuyt
10 Andriy Voronin
Subs:
40 David Martin
3 Steve Finnan
4 Sami Hyypia
11 Yossi Benayoun
20 Javier Mascherano
22 Mohamed Sissoko
9 Fernando Torres
15 Peter Crouch
19 Ryan Babel |
| |
| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Sahin (P Buijs 46)
Slory (Bruins 46)
De Guzman (Hofs 79) |
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Kewell (Babel 55)
Pennant (Torres 65)
Voronin (Benayoun 80)
Alonso (Mascherano 85)
Gerrard (Sissoko 90) |
| |
| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Pieter Vink |
| Booked: Buijs 47, Lucius 59, Drenthe
84 |
|
Booked: Kewell 47, Pennant 54,
Arbeloa 70, Alonso 84, Carragher 87, Gerrard 89 |
| VENUE |
|
MANAGERS |
De Kuip St. (capacity 51,177)
Attendance: 46,000 |
|
(Feyenoord)
Rafael Benitez (Liverpool) |
 Price:
Notes:
- Mini Tournament
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|
REDS MISS OUT ON
SILVERWARE DESPITE DRAW
Liverpool have missed out on the Port of Rotterdam trophy after a 1-1 draw with
hosts Feyenoord on Sunday night.
A 73rd-minute strike from skipper Steven Gerrard cancelled out Royston Drenthe's
opener on the stroke of half time, but it wasn't enough to deny Porto, who win the
tournament on goals scored following their 3-0 victory over Shanghai.
The result completes preparations for the long campaign ahead, and while the
disappointment of missing out on silverware may spoil the journey back to Merseyside, it's
fair to say pre-season 2007 could hardly have differed more from its predecessor.
A year ago Gerrard and co went into the Premiership opener against Sheffield United
on the back of three straight friendly defeats, including a disappointing 5-0 reverse to
FSV Mainz 05. Just five goals were scored in as many run outs, while 10 were shipped at
the other end.
So, while pre-season is never an entirely accurate marker of how things will pan
out in the months that follow, there's surely reason to be optimistic ahead of next
weekend's curtain raiser at Villa Park.
In eight friendly matches, the Reds have notched up six wins, a draw and a single
penalties defeat to Portsmouth. Seventeen goals have been netted - just six conceded.
Against Feyenoord, donning their new black European away strip for the first time,
Rafa Benitez's men got the game off to a lively start. Just 21 seconds had passed when
Gerrard hit the first of his many shots on goal. Minutes later Dirk Kuyt, still a hero in
the De Kuip Stadium following three years and 71 league goals for Feyenoord, hit a smart
volley narrowly over.
The Dutchman thought he had scored on the quarter-hour mark after a thunderous
drive which hit the crossbar before seemingly bouncing over the line. Unfortunately
neither the referee nor his assistant were close enough to see it.
Instead of being a goal up, Liverpool went in at the break one down thanks to a
sucker-punch strike from Drenthe on the stroke of half-time, the young striker pouncing
after Andwele Slory hit the post.
Harry Kewell was booked immediately after the break for reacting to a foul from
Danny Buijs. Jermaine Pennant, Xabi Alonso, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Alvaro
Arbeloa later added their names to the book in what turned out to be a fiery second half.
Alonso forced a fine save from Sherif Ekramy with just under an hour gone, but the
travelling Kop had to wait until the 73rd minute to see their team equalise.
Substitute Ryan Babel set Gerrard off on a trademark striding run into the box
before the skipper squeezed the ball past Ekramy.
Pepe Reina made three fine saves late on to keep the scores level, most notably a
penalty from Buijs after Arbeloa was wrongly adjudged to have handballed inside the box.
Teams
Feyenoord: Ekramy, de Cler, Bahia, Vlaar, Lucius, Sahin, De Guzman, Van Bronckhorst
(c), Slory, Drenthe, Makaay. Subs - Biseswar, Bruins, Buijs, Buijs, Hofs, Lensky, Mols,
Timmer, Wijnaldum.
Liverpool: Reina, Riise, Agger, Carragher, Arbeloa,
Kewell, Alonso, Gerrard (c), Pennant, Kuyt, Voronin. Subs - Babel, Benayoun, Crouch,
Finnan, Hyypia, Martin, Mascherano, Sissoko, Torres.
Referee: Unavailable
Conditions: Unavailable
Attendance: Unavailable
Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Pepe Reina
Breakdown
18:02 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : Liverpool kick off in their new Euro black away shirt
3 mins : Reina gets his first touch of the game as he comes smartly off his line to gather
a right wing cross
8 mins : Good play by Liverpool in the searing heat as Kuyt finds space in the area but
fires just over the Feyenoord goal
12 mins : Pennant pulls the ball back to Gerrard who drives a first time shot just over
13 mins : It's getting hotter and hotter inside the stadium - how can anyone play football
in this?
14 mins : More good play from the skipper as he charges into the box but pulls his cross
into an area where there are no black shirts
15 mins : Another near miss for Kuyt as he drives a fierce shot off the underside of the
bar. Almost a dream return to Dep Kuip for Dirk
18 mins : Carragher and Agger do well between them to clear the danger as the Dutch
threaten down the right
19 mins : Drenthe drives down the left and fires a low shot goalwards which Reina saves
comfortably
22 mins : Mazy run from Agger through the middle before he is dragged down. Free kick for
us in a good area outside the box
28 mins : Reina is quickly out of his goal and shows a neat first touch to out-wit the
Feyenoord defender and clear the danger
33 mins : Foul by Arbeloa on Drenthe gives the home side a free kick on the left hand side
36 mins : Excellent wing play from Pennant on the right as he swivels and gets away from
his marker before delivering a fine cross which is well defended
39 mins : More impressive play from Drenthe as he skips away from Arbeloa before being
brought down on the edge of the box
43 mins : Riise thrashes a left footed shot goalwards which whistles past the far post
44 mins : GOAL! Royston Drenthe: Drenthe taps the ball home after a low shot had come back
off the base of the post
18:48 GMT : Half Time Reached
19:05 GMT : Second Half Begins
49 mins : Quick calculations in the press box tell us a 1-1 draw is no good for Liverpool
as Porto would win the tournament. We need to win
51 mins : Injury scare for the Reds as Gerrard goes down but it looks like he'll be fine
52 mins : Kewell and Riise combine down the left to good effect as Feyenoord need to be
alert to clear the danger from Riise's cross
53 mins : Agger rises highest in the area from the resulting corner but his header is way
off target
54 mins : First Booking: Jermaine Pennant:
56 mins : Substitution: Ryan Babel for Harry Kewell:
57 mins : Alonso goes for goal with a well struck shot which is well stopped
57 mins : Good play by Babel down the left and a nice pull back for Voronin who drives a
shot wide
59 mins : First Booking: Theo Lucius:
61 mins : Almost a nightmare moment for the Feyenoord keeper who just gets the ball away
from Voronin after losing his footing
65 mins : Substitution: Fernando Torres for Jermaine Pennant:
47 mins : First Booking: Harry Kewell:
47 mins : First Booking: Danny Buijs:
71 mins : GOAL! Steven Gerrard: Gerrard slides the ball under the keeper after good play
by Babel to level the scores
75 mins : Babel drives a low shot goalwards which is well stopped. Good effort
79 mins : Substitution: Nicky Hofs for Jonathan De Guzman:
80 mins : Substitution: Yossi Benayoun for Andriy Voronin:
82 mins : Agger makes a mess of a clearance but Reina is there to save the day with a
smart save from Makaay
86 mins : Reina saves Buijs penalty after Arbeloa is wrongly adjudged to have handballed
inside the box
90 mins : Substitution: Momo Sissoko for Steven Gerrard:
19:50 GMT : Match Over
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