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LIVERPOOL LEGENDS vs CELTIC LEGENDS
from GOLAZO MAGAZINE
by mattgroom151
Liverpool faces of old give the fans something to smile about amidst troubles for the youngsters in the league as the Legends win 2-0 at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
A powerful ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from all four sides of Anfield sets up what was going to be a great day for both teams, as both sides were packed full of experience.
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The proceeds from the match go to the official charities of both teams, which help the most deprived areas in their cities.
Celtic had a good start with several passes up the pitch, but the final touch just wasn’t there for the visitors.
The Celts thought their luck had changed after the Irishman Keane put the ball away, but the celebration of 4000 traveling Scotsmen was not to last after the linesmen put his flag up for offside.
The ball was smartly passed up to Robbie Keane again who headed it agonisingly wide of the open goal.
Martin Skrtel, with a shocking full set of hair, ran into the box at the Anfield Road end and was taken out by Darren O’Dea.
The penalty master himself, Steven Gerrard, stepped up against a sea of white and green to slot away the penalty with ease and then proceeded to over celebrate in front of the Celtic fans after being berated all game.
The first half was filled with lots of half chances for both sides, but the reds came out on top.
Mere moments into the second half, Mark Gonzales collected a through ball from Djibril Cisse to strike into the back of the net at the Kop end to seal a victory for the delighted home fans.
After having a fairly quiet afternoon between the sticks Jerzy Dudek sprung into action like it was 2005 to make a save after Ross Wallace’s attempt.
Bad luck was raining down on the Scottish legends as O’Dea looked to be forgiven for his earlier penalty mistake, but it was revealed that the ball went out of play during the build-up.
It ended 2-0 in a fairly even charity match for both sides, but Celtic fans may think that they deserved more.
Paul Lambert had this to say about Celtic’s ruled out goals, “The offside goal, I don’t know how a ball can go out the pitch and then hit the front of the bar? Unless there was a hurricane in that goalmouth, I don’t know? I think some decisions went against them.”
by Ella Percy
