Monday, March 31, 2008

The 207th Merseyside derby

Liverpool have moved five points clear of Everton in the race for Champions League qualification after a 1-0 win in the 207th Merseyside derby. A goal from derby debutant Fernando Torres made Liverpool pride of Merseyside after a 1-0 win over Everton. The Spaniard expertly slotted the ball beyond Tim Howard for the only goal of the game after just seven minutes. The match began amid the usual banter between both sets of supporters. The Kop spent the opening minutes reminding their city cousins they're 'not Scousers anymore' due to the Toffees' proposed relocation to Kirby.

It wasn't long before the Reds were on top on the pitch, too. Seven minutes, in fact. That's how long it took Torres to get Liverpool's 100th goal of the campaign.

The chance came after Xabi Alonso robbed Yakubu on the edge of the visitors' box before a Dirk Kuyt touch sent his strike partner through. Tim Howard made himself big but Torres gave him no chance with a cool finish into the bottom corner. The number nine has now scored in six consecutive home games, a club record he shares with Fred Pagnam (1919), Roger Hunt (1964), Ian Rush (1983) and Michael Owen (1999).

The second very nearly did come six minutes before the break when Gerrard, who'd just delighted the majority of Anfield with a chainsaw of a tackle on centre-back Phil Jagielka, smashed a 25-yard volley against the post.

Though i was not really impress with The Reds but 1-0 is still satisfying. We really should've added 2 to 3 more goals.

Below are the pics of yesterday super sunday's match~










yes yes! this is owen who plays for newcastle..he is an ex-liverpool player though
I could not hav forgotten him as he is the main reason why i supported liverpool! although he plays for newcastle now, lacks pace and way behind the england 1st team squad line-up but i can't hide my joy after seeing him scoring everytime.


well~ to end this post, here is a great video of the two unstoppable pair
its a must watch video! a very cool video indeed but for liverpool fans onli i guess~