Singapore National Team 0 - 5 Liverpool FC
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Dirk Kuyt made a complete fool out of the Singapore defence.
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good game to watch
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Yeah baby! I got the score correct, 5-0! Tomorrow go Sg Pools collect $ and have a good meal.
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All Pool fans, time to celebrate!! We thrashed one of the best teams in SEA.
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Lolx u treat those Liverpool Players a meal with ur winning money lor
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Thanks for helping mummy.
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Originally posted by marcteng:
ya you need the payout to repay your loan from loanshark.
owed 2k rite. owe $$ pay $$
LOL. Mad dog thinks I owe loanshark. Your mother needs money for treatment of diabetes lah, so I borrow from my relative to help her. You know, in her line, very easy to get this kind of disease. Im being helpful and yet some people dont appreciate. -
Thanks for helping mummy.
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TORRES VS ROONEY
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actually NT perform well in 1st half.....f*** for why raddy sub in so much jialat 2nd half substitutes......
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SINGAPORE 0-5 LIVERPOOL
Alonso back in action in rout
Young Hungarian striker Krisztian Nemeth scored twice and Xabi Alonso made his first pre-season appearance as Liverpool trounced Singapore 5-0 at the National Stadium.
Benayon celebrates with goalscorer Voronin
Seeking their first pre-season victory after draws with Thailand and Swiss side St Gallen and a 1-0 loss to Rapid Vienna, the Reds gave a disjointed appearance in the first half but took the lead with the final kick before half-time when Andriy Voronin's long-range effort found the net.
Albert Riera extended the advantage early in the second half before Nemeth struck twice in the final 17 minutes with a Fernando Torres effort wedged in between.
With Rafael Benitez including a number of unfamiliar faces including goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri, defenders Mikel Dominguez and Philipp Degen and forward David Ngog in his starting line-up, the Reds struggled to assert themselves in the first half against a defensively-minded Singapore side.
Ryan Babel rose above the Singapore defence to put a header straight at goalkeeper Hassan Sunny after seven minutes but apart from that, there was little to entertain the crowd in the first half as the Premier League side were restricted to shots from distance.
There were some moments of concern for the Reds as Javier Mascherano twice went to ground after heavy challenges by Mustafic Fahrudin and Noh Alam Shah and the hosts nearly took a shock lead in the 22nd minute when Shi Jiayi's through pass released Shahril Ishak whose weak shot was easily saved by Cavalieri.
But in stoppage time at the end of the half, Liverpool's opening goal arrived from out of the blue as Voronin got past the challenge of Fahrudin and, with the Singapore defence backing off, fired in an innocuous low shot that crept past a late-diving Hassan.
Buoyed by the unexpected goal, Liverpool were much improved after the break and extended their lead 10 minutes into the second half when Mascharano floated in a fine cross from the right for Riera, who chested the ball down at the far post before firing a low shot past Hassan.
The fans were clamouring for an appearance by Torres and got their wish just after the hour when he was brought on with Dirk Kuyt in place of Yossi Benayoun and Ngog.
It was the Dutchman that would make the bigger impression though setting up the last three goals, beginning in the 73rd minute when he crossed from the right for 20-year-old Nemeth to slide the ball past Hassan to make it 3-0.
Alonso came on in the 77th minute for Daniel Agger and just three minutes later started the move that ended with Kuyt crossing for an unmarked Torres to apply the finishing touch from point blank range for his first pre-season goal.
And with seven minutes left, another Kuyt cross found Nemeth, who headed home his second of the game. -
FIVE STAR REDS BEAT SINGAPORE
Liverpool recorded their first victory of the pre-season campaign with an emphatic 5-0 win over Singapore on Sunday afternoon.
Andriy Voronin put the Reds into the lead on the stroke of half-time with a deflected shot from distance before Albert Riera increased the visitors' advantage courtesy of a close-range volley shortly after the restart.
Krisztian Nemeth helped himself to a late brace, with a Fernando Torres goal sandwiched in between as Liverpool went goal crazy in the Far East to claim the Lion Cup.
A pre-match rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone rang out inside the Singapore National Stadium before the game got underway, with the away side sporting their stylish new black away strip.
Rafa Benitez took the chance to partner young centre-back Mikel San Jose with Jamie Carragher and handed Daniel Agger a role at left-back.
After a tentative opening, Ryan Babel had the first opportunity of the game when he nodded David Ngog's cross goalwards, but Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny was able to make a comfortable save.
Noh Alam Shah saw a low strike blocked by Diego Cavalieri on a rare sortie forward from the home side, though Ngog was inches away from breaking the deadlock at the other end when he sent a looping header narrowly wide of the far post from Andriy Voronin's centre.
The young French striker was looking lively and he was unfortunate to see a shot on the turn deflected over the bar by Baihakki Khaizan on the half hour mark, after some excellent link-up play involving Yossi Benayoun.
For all their possession, the Reds were struggling to break down a stubborn Lions rearguard.
However, the visitors finally opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time when Voronin's low drive from 25 yards took a deflection off Daniel Bennett to beat Sunny and put Liverpool into a well deserved lead heading into the break.
Benitez made three changes during the interval, with Peter Gulacsi, Emiliano Insua and Riera replacing Cavalieri, Mikel San Jose and Babel.
The Reds started the second period quickly and Benayoun clipped an attempt just over the bar from inside the box prior to Riera doubling Liverpool's advantage.
Mascherano's deep cross from the right picked out the Spain winger, who chested the ball down and drilled an unstoppable volley beneath Sunny on 54 minutes.
The Reds opted to make wholesale changes on the hour mark, with Torres taking to the field, much to the delight of the local fans who cheered his every touch.
It wasn't long before Liverpool furthered their lead. Substitute Dirk Kuyt pounced on a wayward header before crossing for Nemeth, who dispatched a clinical shot into the bottom corner from 12 yards.
With just under 15 minutes remaining, Xabi Alonso was handed his first-run out of pre-season after recovering from the ankle injury that had kept him out of the clash with Thailand.
Moments later, the visitors made it four and it was the goal the whole stadium had been praying for as Torres got his name on the scoresheet.
Kuyt was again the provider, racing into the box from the right and squaring across goal to give the Reds' No.9 the simple task of tapping home from close-range.
The Dutch ace made it a hat-trick of assists on 83 minutes when he directed Agger's pass into the path of Nemeth, who headed beyond the Lions' replacement custodian Lionel Lewis to make it 5-0 and put the seal on a fine evening's work for Liverpool. -
next year will be world cup 2010. No more club tours.
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So much for being a strong Asian contender. Even Thailand put up a better fight than that.
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Originally posted by Keii:
So much for being a strong Asian contender. Even Thailand put up a better fight than that.
Singapore cannot lah. Face strong opposition 9 times out of 10 sure fail.. -
Originally posted by chrisbenoit:
Singapore cannot lah. Face strong opposition 9 times out of 10 sure fail..I just find it very... I dunno how to put it. Government want Singaporean sports to be pushed to the next level. But they don't even want to pump a single cent into it. How to see SG soccer team qualify for WC2010, can't even hire a proper coach because of funding.
So much so even locals have turned to foreign sports like BPL, NBA, or even the MLB (Major League Baseball) for 'entertainment and idolism'. No faith in local sports team.
Maybe SEA games, let alone Olympics, look at our own Olympic stars, if there's any.
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Give some credits to the Singapore players, they played well tonight to hold up the attack from Liverpool.
The reason why we are leaking goal is that Raddy switched from defensive to offensive so it leave holes at the back.
As for the Liverpool players, they did not play well in thailand cos they have too many tom yam soup and they were in holiday mood.
They woke up tonight and decided to play well.
It is strange that we are paying so much money to a prataman to watch soccer.
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Originally posted by Keii:
I just find it very... I dunno how to put it. Government want Singaporean sports to be pushed to the next level. But they don't even want to pump a single cent into it. How to see SG soccer team qualify for WC2010, can't even hire a proper coach because of funding.
So much so even locals have turned to foreign sports like BPL, NBA, or even the MLB (Major League Baseball) for 'entertainment and idolism'. No faith in local sports team.
Maybe SEA games, let alone Olympics, look at our own Olympic stars, if there's any.
maybe parents also have to shoulder a small part of the blame.. how many of them will let their children play sports as a career?
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Originally posted by Redster:
maybe parents also have to shoulder a small part of the blame.. how many of them will let their children play sports as a career?
Very true. It's all about the paper.
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Originally posted by Jamie Zawinski:
Dirk Kuyt made a complete fool out of the Singapore defence.
agreedhe was e 1 who orchestrated most of the play
so was Albert Reira's brilliant 1st touch n control
i tot it was world class
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Originally posted by Medicated Oil:
Give some credits to the Singapore players, they played well tonight to hold up the attack from Liverpool.
The reason why we are leaking goal is that Raddy switched from defensive to offensive so it leave holes at the back.
As for the Liverpool players, they did not play well in thailand cos they have too many tom yam soup and they were in holiday mood.
They woke up tonight and decided to play well.
It is strange that we are paying so much money to a prataman to watch soccer.
the lion's strategy failed right from the start
they should have gone for the jugular right in e beginning
instead of "winning the ball in their area" instead
in the end liverpool took control