Liverpool: Champions League Final 2005 - Liverpool beat Milan on penalties!

Originally posted by toejam
hw many kicks does each side get?

5 each and then if its a draw then its sudden death (who misses first)....

Originally posted by toejam
hate to say this but milan seems to have a bit more energy at this point, they look fresher to me

it hard to believe but milan 2 of milans fittest players are 35 and 37

Milan miss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Serginho has ballooned it!

1-0 Liverpool... Hamann scored!

Pirlo to take....

He misses.... Dudek saved it!!!!!!!!!! :party-smiley-018:

i think Dudek is going a bit far off his line

Cisse up, he scores....

2-0 Liverpool!!!!!!

Thomasson scores for Milan....

2-1 to Liverpool....

Riise up, keeper saves.....

3 taken...

2-1 Liverpool

I thought Riise would have scored, he hits the ball so well.

Kaka up, he must score, he does....

2-2....

alot of pressure on the smicer now

Smicer up, to put Liverpool back in front, he scores... what a great Penalty...

3-2 Liverpool.....

Shevenko up, he has to score..............

OMG Dudek saves...

Dudek is the unlikely Hero!!!


LIVERPOOL WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL!!!!

Jerzy Dudek saved two penalties in the shoot-out as Liverpool were crowned European champions in dramatic fashion.
Paolo Maldini volleyed Milan ahead after just 50 seconds while Hernan Crespo scored twice to put the Italians 3-0 up at the break.

Steven Gerrard headed a reply, Vladimir Smicer fired the second and Xabi Alonso equalised after his penalty was saved.

Serginho fired his penalty over the bar and Dudek denied Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Shevchenko to secure the trophy.


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hehe... there wasnt much between the sides,

to me though, dudek's 2nd penalty save was way to far off the line.

is there anyword if liverpool can defend it?

Heh does it matter they won...

I think they are going to make a decision in the next week, if they can defend the title...

Liverpool won an astonishing Champions League final after the greatest comeback in the history of European club football. Liverpool were 3-0 down against AC Milan at half-time but fought back to make it 3-3 and force extra-time - and won the trophy on penalties. In one of the most thrilling European showpieces of its 50-year tenure, Paolo Maldini gave the Italians a volleyed lead in the first minute.

And Rafael Benitez's troops were reeling when Hernan Crespo grabbed two clinical goals on 39 and 44 minutes to give Carlo Ancelotti's dominant troops a 3-0 half-time lead. Benitez had sent on Vladimir Smicer for the injured Harry Kewell on 23 minutes and put Dietmar Hamann on for Steve Finnan at the break.

The Reds came out a different side and Steven Gerrard gave them some hope on 54 when he headed home Jon Arne Riise's cross. Smicer then fired a 25-yard angled drive into Dida's bottom corner on 56 and three minutes later the Reds won a penalty, which Xabi Alonso saw saved but reacted quickly to slam home the rebound for 3-3 and force extra-time.

Jerzy Dudek pulled off a stunning double save to deny Andriy Shevchenko in the extra period and the Reds held on for a penalty shoot-out. Dudek was then Liverpool's hero as he saw Serginho sky his effort over the crossbar and saved spot-kicks from Andrea Pirlo and Shevchenko to ensure successful attempts by Hamann, Smicer and Djibril Cisse captured a fifth European Cup for Benitez's incredible troops.

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