Sports - Football - Carling Cup Final - Cardiff 2:2 Liverpol AET
ET notes:
Mason off, Kiss on, Cardiff kick off.
1 Suarez shot saved by goalkeeper, out for a corner. Suarez header cleared off the line by Taylor, how vital is that!
2 Another corner for Liverpool, Bellamy takes it, Gerrard blasts chance far, far away.
7 Good Cardiff free kick collected cooly by Reina.
8 Scuffed shot by Kiss, collected by Reina. Kiss gives away free kick with fowl on Bellamy.
9 Steven Gerrard's cousin Anthony Gerrard on for Hudson. This could get interesting!
10 Downing shot high.
12 Carroll header off corner just wide.
13 Kuyt on for Carroll who lets his hair down.
14 Bellamy right-foot curl aimed at the top corner goes wide, JUST. First real chance for the Welshman against his boyhood team.
HT 1:1, not much to write about apart from a couple of wasted chances by Liverpool.
Liverpool kick off second half of ET.
16 McNaughton off, Blake on for Cardiff.
17 Kuyt breaks free from the right, crosses to Suarez in the box who fails to control it. Argh!
18 And the Dutchman is the hero! Super-sub! His energy pays off, run, cross, nets the rebound, looked like he was slipping, but he somehow got it in. Liverpool ahead for the first time, 1-2, 107:24.
112 Turner turns one in well, blocked, long throw-in by Gunnarson, defended and headed away well by Liverpool. Gunnarson can hardly walk!
114 Gestede down, referee stops play.
117 Cardiff win a corner, their first of the game! Reina deals with it, clears it. Another corner, Reina spills it, shot cleared off the line! Another corner!
118 Turner nets it right in front of goal, Kuyt and Reina unable to stop him! Unbelievable, 2:2, 117:22! Under 3 minutes left, time for another twist?!
120 Corner for Liverpool with seconds to go... Comes to nothing... Another corner, Kuyt tries overhead kick, blocked by Cardiff, 1 minute added on... Liverpool pressing, Cardiff have all men back...
Final whistle 2:2! What a final! Penalties it is! (I'm gonna throw up...)
Liverpool should have been walking home with the trophy with all the chances they had but wasted! Cardiff held on, fought hard, deserve the chance! See notes below on the shoot-out...
ET 1st & 2nd half stats:
Cardiff-Liverpool
Attempts: 1-3 & 4-1
On target: 0-1 & 3-1
Offsides: 0-1 & 0-1
Corners: 0-3 & 2-1
Free kicks: 1-1 & 0-0
Cardiff: Heaton; McNaughton (Blake 106), Hudson (A Gerrard 99), Turner (booked 98, scored 118), Taylor; Mason (scored 19, Kiss ET, booked 119), Whittingham, Gunnarson, Cowie; Miller, Gestede. 4-4-2
Subs not used: Marshall, Earnshaw, Conway, Naylor.
Liverpool: Reina; Johnson, Skrtel (scored 60), Agger (Carragher 86), Enrique; Henderson (booked 52, Bellamy 58), S Gerrard, Adam, Downing; Suarez, Carroll (Kuyt 103, scored 108). 4-4-2
Subs not used: Doni, Spearing, Kelly, Maxi.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
Assistant referees: Simon Beck and Mick McDonough
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
Penalty shoot-out:
Liverpool win toss, so the spot kicks will be taken at the red end of Wembley.
Gerrard to take first, Heaton saves it!!! What a save!
Miller opening for Cardiff, sends Pepe the wrong way but hits the post!
AWEFUL high shot by Adam, SHOCKER!
Cowie scores, over Pepe.
Kuyt scores, sending keeper the wrong way.
Gestede hits the post!
Downing scores, keeper wrong way again, first cool one.
Whittingham scores, Pepe wrong side.
Johnson for Liverpool, hits it into the roof of the net, his first spot-kick for the Reds. Pressure on Cardiff... Another miss! By Anthony Gerrard! Family curse today! Wide on the left!
Liverpool won! Welsh tears! Scouser smiles! What a drama!
Liverpool: x x 1 2 3
Cardiff: x 1 x 2 x
Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties! Their 8th league cup, record, first domestic trophy since 2006. With this Carling Cup Kenny Dalglish breaks another record, none other than Bill Shankly's (of seven trophies with Liverpool)! YNWA
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