LIVE - LIVERPOOL vs CARDIFF CITY - Carling Cup Final 2012.

It's been 16 years.. Perhaps today's the day... Good luck !!

1st Half:

00:00  Cardiff to start..
01:30  First blood by Liverpool - Johnson's strike hit the post..
06:00  Corner for Liverpool - wasted..
12:00  Corner for Liverpool - wasted again
14:00  Possession by Liverpool but still no good moves at goal.
18:00  Good move by Suarez to Carroll - but wasted.
18:30  GOAL !!! by Cardiff City's Joe Mason. 1-0 to Cardiff City.
           **That's the only attack by Cardiff - and it's a goal....
22.30  Good defending by Cardiff.
25:00  Liverpool still in possession, still attacking...
28:00  Still attacking - still couldn't shoot at goal.
30:00  Handball claim in Cardiff's penalty area - not given.
31:00  Good shot by Adam - missed by inches.
34:00  Liverpool's 4th corner - wasted again..
38:00  Gerrard missed the target again...
40:00  Free kick to Cardiff - straight to Reina.
42:00  Shot by Suarez - straight to keeper.
43:30  Free kick to Liverpool - offside given.
44:20  Chance to Gerrard - missed again.
45:00  1 minute added time.
45+1   End of first half - Cardiff City leading 1-0.

2nd Half:

46:00  Liverpool kicked-off..
49:00  Liverpool still in possession - Suarez squared in but nobody in front of goal..
50:00  Corner to Liverpool - still no strike at goal
51:00  Another corner to Liverpool - wasted again and again.. Seems like the strikers are having their "off-day" up in front.
54:00  Poor passing by Liverpool.
57:00  Attack after attack but still could not find the net..
57:30  Bellamy in - Henderson out.
59:00  GGGGOOOOALLLLLL !!!!  Martin Skrtel scores..... 1-1.
65:00  Game now evenly contested.
71:00  50-50 possession.
75:00  Bellamy producing a lot of good moves..
77:00  Good shot by Downing - saved by keeper.
79:30  Free kick to Cardiff - straight into wall.
81:30  Johnson's shot missed by inches.
83:00  Cardiff's shot at goal off target.
85:00  Adam's strike straight at keeper.
86:00  Corner to Liverpool - nothing...
90:00  4 minutes added time.
90+2   Corner to Liverpool - off target by Gerrard.
90+4   Full time. Game into extra time...

Extra Time - 1st Half:
01:00  Cleared off the line..(Cardiff's goal line).
06:00  Game going slow...
09:00  Long shot by Downing - off target.
12:00  Kuyt in - Carroll out...
14:00  Good move by Bellamy - shot on target, missed by inches..
15:00  Johnson's shot missed by inches
Break....

Extra Time - 2nd half:

16:00  Tired legs of Suarez... cannot strike...
17:30  GGGGGGGOOOOAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! Dirk Kuyt scores..... 2-1 Liverpool.
20:00  10 minutes to the 1st trophy in 6 years...
24:00  Players down here and there injured...
26:00  1st corner for Cardiff - comes to nothing.
27:00  Another corner to Cardiff - cleared off the line by Kuyt.
27:30  3rd corner - GGGOOAALLLL for Cardiff. 2-2.
29:00  Corner for Liverpool - the 18th. Nothing...
30:00  Game over : 2-2 draw...  Off to penalties....

PENALTY KICKS:

1.  Liverpool - 0      1.  Cardiff City - 0
2.  Liverpool - 0      2.  Cardiff City - 1
3.  Liverpool - 1      3.  Cardiff City - 0
4.  Liverpool - 1      4.  Cardiff City - 1
5.  Liverpool - 1      5.  Cardiff City - 0

LIVERPOOL won 3-2 on penalties....

I love you Gerrard (Anthony) of Cardiff City... **He missed the last penalty.

Steven Gerrard.... up to console Anthony Gerrard..

Have a nice day.........