Monday, July 27, 2009
Singapore 0 Liverpool 5
Yesterday Singapore vs Liverpool kicked off at about 7:15 pm. Before that u could see majority of the supporters decked out in Liverpool shirts making it seem like Singapore was the away team and Liverpool the home team. There was even a banner saying "This is Anfield" which is the home ground of Liverpool. It clearly showed who the Singaporeans were supporting. Liverpool's starting line up was filled with reserve team players and those not of the previous season starting eleven. But Voronin made it 1-0 to LIverpool on the stroke of half time. After the break, quality players were brought on at 45,60 and 75th minutes. Thus destroying any hopes of a Singapore comeback. Liverpool reserve player managed to get 2 goals under his belt, a brace. Torres the star striker got 1 and Riera, Liverpool's left winger got 1 as well. That summed up the score at 5-0 to Liverpool. Liverpool's manager was pleased with the team's performance as it was their first win in pre season and the players played well. Kuyt the man of the match had 3 assists. He was fantastic. Before the match Daniel Bennett, a Singapore defender who is a Singaporean but was born in England supported Singapore to win but was dismayed that many Singaporeans chose to support a foreign team like Liverpool over their own country. After the match, other Singapore players also voiced their displeasure. One of them said that haven't since so many fans in the stadium for quite a long while but was disappointed that not more of them had supported the Singapore team. Another player voiced his disapproval on seeing the banner "This is Anfield" as he totally made Singapore team feel like it was not their home ground. The Liverpool players also commented that this was the place away from home that they felt it was the closest feeling to home with all the supporters and mood. Another epic case of club vs country just that this club belongs to another country.
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