Well the Reds played Espanyol in a pre-season friendly tonight, unfortunately the score line did not go our way. There are some positives you can take from the game however our defense was very weak and made some horrible mistakes. Hopefully we can get Daniel Agger & Martin Skrtel back soon we need them.
- Starting XI: Reina, Johnson, Insua, San Jose, Carragher, Lucas, Mascherano, Gerrard, Benayoun, Kuyt, Torres.
- Subs: Cavalieri, Plessis, Degen, Voronin, Riera, Alonso, Kelly, Babel, Ngog, Spearing, Dossena.
- We are off
- Stevie & Fernando kick it off.
- First save of the game by Reina.
- Why to they have sponsorships on their butts?
- that was close from Espanyol.
- players are wearing the black arms bands in memory of Sir Bobby Robson.
- wooooah a Stevie G special spanks the woodwork.
- goal Espanyol – Luis Garcia.
- Espanyol 1 – Liverpool 0 (Luis Garcia 19″)
- I must say I am very impressed with Lucas in the pre season, he looks like a different player.
- Torres is brought down just outside the box.
- Stevie G takes the freekick and hits the woodwork again.
- This is a nice stadium
- Lucas gets a yellow :-)
- wooah, Luis Garcia takes a shot from outside the box and Pepe seems to struggle a little to save.
- 36″ Espanyol 1 – Liverpool 0
- Come on Reds.
- Carra gets a Yellow
- goal 2-0
- disallowed.
- 41″ Espanyol 1 – Liverpool 0
- Mascherano takes a bite out of Luis Garcia. THIS IS NOT THE LUIS GARCIA WHO USED TO DRINK SANGRIA.
- one minute of stoppage time left.
- HT Espanyol 1 – Liverpool 0 (Luis Garcia – not the former LFC player)
- 2nd half under way
- Ryan Babel, Degen, Dossena & Spearing on.
- Good save by Reina, corner for the Catalans, nothing from the corner.
- 48″ Espanyol 1 – Liverpool 0
- Degen looks like a weed-wacker with his tackles.
- goal 2-0 Espanyol
- That was a big mistake by Degen, he stops running and raises his hand, poor very poor.
- 65″ Espanyol 2 – Liverpool 0 (Luis Garcia, Ben Sahar)
- Riera,Ngog, Voronin & Plessis are on. Torres, Lucas, Kuyt, Torres & Gerrard off.
- Do not worry about the result, this means nothing we have had good moments.
- 72 minutes gone no sign of Alonso yet. I really think he will be gone by the next game.
- Good save by Riena 78″ ESP 2 – LIV 0
- Carra off Kelly on.
- Oh here comes on Xabi Alonso. Spearing off.
- Riera is being booed each time he touches the ball.
- Goal 3-0
- Ben Sahar scores his second for Espayol, huge mess up by the Liverpool defense.
- 88″ Espanyol 3 – Liverpool 0
- that was almost 4
- Degen again, sorry he is not cutting it.
- FT Espanyol 3 – Liverpool 0 (it was only a friendly but still painful to see the reds lose).