Gosh! i woke up just as Chris Kennedy, the referee, blew the half time whistle. I cursed myself for missing the first half actions. Now i had 15 minutes to made my self some coffee, take a quick bath and prepare myself for the second half.
I did so and was in front of the TV promptly as the ref signalled the beginning of the second 45 minutes of football match between Liverpool and AS Roma. From the commentator, i learnt that the halftime score was 1-1. AS Roma opened the score and was promptly retaliated by Liverpool's new signing Djibril Cisse.
Liverpool turned up with their usual lacklustre performance that made me wonder why i root for this club at the first place. It was all about deep defending and occasional counterattack.Riise and Murphy made sporadic runs at the left and right flank respectively but the crosses never found the right customer. It was Roma who came close to scoring at 55th minute. Panucci drove a fleeting cross from the left and Candela hit the post from less than 6 yards. Panucci had another go at the hour mark when his curved shot hit the bar with Dudek at no man's land. The rebound fell to Candela but he couldn't quite connect. This time Dudek was right where all Liverpool fans around the world wanted him to be. In response to this battery, Murphy fired a freekick a mile high.
It was beginning to look like a bad day at the office for Michael Owen who had been prowling harmlessly at the front without firing a single shot, until the 85th minute. Following a Liverpool counter-attack, Roma's defender clearance rebounded off Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamman and the ball fell right into the path of the last man you want to see unmarked in the box . Yep, Michael Owen. Calm as a coma, the Liverpool man fired a thunderous shot with surgical precision past the goalkeeper. The poor man didn't stand a chance whatsoever.
The goal sparked a new life to the match. In the last 5 minutes Roma players besieged the Anfield boys. They came close to equalizing several times but Liverpool fought tooth and nail to secure the victory and the Kops got what they came there to see. Final score: Liverpool 2 - AS Roma 1.
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