The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019 in the FA Cup to “all the families connected with Hillsborough”.
Liverpool secured their second appearance in a domestic cup competition this season after coming back from a one-goal deficit to win the match 2-1 at Wembley. Everton striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nikica-Jelavic-c27906, continued his fine goal-scoring form by opening the scoring in
the first half.
A defensive mix-up left Jelavic with a simple enough chance and the Blues’ striker made no mistake, sending half the stadium into mass delirium. However, Liverpool seemed to want the game more after the break.
The Reds dominated the second half and Andy Carroll had a handful of chances which he wasted, much to the despair of the traveling Liverpool fans. However, the pressure from King Kenny’s men finally paid off when Sylvain Distin’s back-pass was far too casual.
Luis Suarez pounced on the opportunity and neatly finished with the outside of his foot before Andy Carroll rose the highest from a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Craig-Bellamy-c9471 free-kick and nodded the ball home in the last few seconds of the match.
The victory booked Liverpool’s place in the FA Cup final and the club’s local hero and captain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196, dedicated the win to everyone affected by the Hillsborough disaster.
“We’ve got to dedicate this win to all of the families connected with Hillsborough.” Said the talismanic skipper. “All of the players and the staff will be at Anfield tomorrow to pay our respects at the service, and it’s so nice to be able to dedicate a
win to those people.”
The match began with a minutes worth of silence, which both sets of fans observed with the utmost of respect. After that the match got off to a typical Merseyside derby pace, with both sides not holding back and the fans getting right behind their teams.
Liverpool will now face either http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Houllier.
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