Thursday, September 21, 2006
ALONSO HIGH AS A KUYT AS REDS WIN
Xabi Alonso scored one of the most spectacular goals in Anfield history as Dirk Kuyt got off the mark in a red shirt and Liverpool got back to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 home victory over Newcastle United on Wednesday.
Kuyt netted for the first time since his August arrival from Feyenoord when he opened the scoring by converting from close-range in the 29th minute.
But it was Alonso's stunning strike that people will be talking about for years to come. It came 11 minutes from time and was an almost carbon-copy of his famous long-range goal against Luton in January.
Dispossessing Charles N'Zogbia about 60-yards out, the Spaniard potted Steve Harper off his line and floated a delightful dipping effort high into the Kop net.
It put the seal on a well-deserved win for the Reds who dominated for long periods and have moved up six places in the Premiership table as a result.
Teams
Liverpool: Reina, Aurelio, Agger, Carragher, Finnan, Garcia (c), Alonso, Sissoko, Gerrard, Bellamy, Kuyt. Subs - Crouch, Dudek, Gonzalez, Hyypia, Warnock
Newcastle United: Harper, Babayaro, Moore, Ramage, Carr, Duff, Parker (c), , Milner, Ameobi, Martins. Subs - Butt, Krul, N'Zogbia, Rossi, Sibierski
Referee: Mark Halsey
Conditions:
Attendance: Unavailable
Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Xabi Alonso
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Kuyt netted for the first time since his August arrival from Feyenoord when he opened the scoring by converting from close-range in the 29th minute.
But it was Alonso's stunning strike that people will be talking about for years to come. It came 11 minutes from time and was an almost carbon-copy of his famous long-range goal against Luton in January.
Dispossessing Charles N'Zogbia about 60-yards out, the Spaniard potted Steve Harper off his line and floated a delightful dipping effort high into the Kop net.
It put the seal on a well-deserved win for the Reds who dominated for long periods and have moved up six places in the Premiership table as a result.
Teams
Liverpool: Reina, Aurelio, Agger, Carragher, Finnan, Garcia (c), Alonso, Sissoko, Gerrard, Bellamy, Kuyt. Subs - Crouch, Dudek, Gonzalez, Hyypia, Warnock
Newcastle United: Harper, Babayaro, Moore, Ramage, Carr, Duff, Parker (c), , Milner, Ameobi, Martins. Subs - Butt, Krul, N'Zogbia, Rossi, Sibierski
Referee: Mark Halsey
Conditions:
Attendance: Unavailable
Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Xabi Alonso
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