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Liverpool have ended a six-year trophy drought, beating Cardiff City on penalties after a 2-2 draw in the Carling Cup final at Wembley. More
2-3 Anthony Gerrard must score... MISSES!! Wide to the left!
2-3 Glen Johnson... SCORES! Into the roof of the net, great penalty.
2-2 Peter Whittingham... SCORES! Left corner, Reina dives the other way.
1-2 Stewart Downing... SCORES!! Bottom-left, Heaton goes the other way.
1-1 Rudy Gestede... MISSES!! Off the left-hand post!
1-1 Dirk Kuyt... SCORES! Bottom-left, Heaton dives the wrong way.
1-0 Don Cowie... SCORES! Top-left corner past Reina!
0-0 Charlie Adam... MISSES!! Atrocious, miles over!!
0-0 Kenny Miller... MISSES!! Off the right-hand post!
0-0 Gerrard... SAVED!! Incredible diving save onto the bar from Heaton!
120+1 Cardiff are just hacking the ball anywhere... and that's it! IT'S PENALTIES!
118' GOAL!!! CARDIFF ARE LEVEL!!! INCREDIBLE!!! BUNDLED IN FROM THE CORNER!! PANDEMONIUM!! Whittingham's delivery is flicked on and Turner reacts quickest, prodding the ball past Reina!! Amazing.
108' GOAL! DIRK KUYT FOR LIVERPOOL!! The Dutchman breaks through the middle, his attempted pass is half-cleared and Kuyt deposits the rebound into the right corner! Fresh legs from the Liverpool sub have made all the difference.
107' Cardiff sub: Darcy Blake replaces Kevin McNaughton, and both teams have now used all three changes.
106' Second half of extra time under way, and Liverpool are straight on the attack. It could be a long 15 minutes for Cardiff fans.
105' That's half-time in extra time. Fifteen more minutes - we either have a winning goal, or we have penalties.
105' BELLAMY!! Lets fly right-footed from the edge of the box, but he cannot get it on target! Great chasing down by Cardiff to deny him a clear sight of goal.
104' Liverpool sub: Dirk Kuyt replaces Carroll, who removes his headband to reveal that big, sweaty mane in all its, er, glory.
103' Carroll!! Meets Downing's corner with a back header that goes just half a yard wide!
99' Mark Hudson is absolutely finished, and he goes off to be replaced by Anthony Gerrard - cousin of Steven.
98' Kiss slides through Bellamy and that's going to be a yellow card for the Cardiff sub. Bellamy not happy.
92' SUAREZ!! Heads goalwards from the corner and it is cleared off the line by the man at the far post, Andrew Taylor!
91' Suarez! he strikes a low, rasping shot that is going wide but Heaton takes no chances and tips it behind anyway.
91' Extra time is under way! Cardiff kick us off, playing from left to right. Where is our match-winner?
91' Cardiff's first change: Filip Kiss replaces the goalscorer Joe Mason for Cardiff.
90' Into extra time we go! We will have another 30 minutes of action here!
90+2' Gerrard! Sidefoots over from 25 yards! We're in the second of four minutes of added time, incidentally.
90+1' Huge chance for Suarez as a Cardiff mix-up sees him get beyond the last man... but his touch is uncertain and he then sends an atrocious chip high and wide! What a disappointment.
88' Cardiff take a free-kick quickly and work it smartly for Miller inside the box - it's a great chance, but he blazes his shot over from eight yards!
87' Injury-enforced Liverpool change: Jamie Carragher replaces Daniel Agger.
86' And here come Liverpool on the break with Suarez, who tees up Adam for the shot... powerful strike, well held by Heaton!!
83' Cowie stands a fine cross from the left up to the back post... and Turner heads wide! Real chance for Cardiff.
74' Skrtel!! He strikes a powerful volley after the ball is headed high in the air - and it's an alert save from Tom Heaton to deny him!
60' GOAL! Liverpool are level through Martin Skrtel! The corner is headed on by Carroll, Suarez diverts it onto the woodwork and Skrtel pounces on the rebound, tucking it past Heaton!
58' Here's the change we expected - Craig Bellamy is on for Jordan Henderson. He will maraud down the Liverpool right.
53' Yellow card Henderson for a foul on Mason. Not his day.
46' Second half under way. Liverpool kick off, playing from left to right.
45+2' It's half-time, and Joe Mason has given Cardiff City a shock lead at Wembley! Well, well, well... back in a few minutes.
44' Gerrard floats a free-kick into the box for AGGER!!! His header is straight at Heaton, but that is a golden chance!
39' Glorious play by Stewart Downing, turning his man inside out on the left... he crosses towards Henderson who takes an airshot, and Gerrard sidefoots high over! Big chance for Liverpool.
32' A poor touch from Hudson tees up Adam, who slashes a shot just wide from the edge of the box! That's a real chance, and he should at least have hit the target.
19' GOAL! CARDIFF IN FRONT!! It's Joe Mason! A simple goal, as Miller finds him with a neat through pass, and the 20-year-old places the ball between Reina's legs!
2' OFF THE BAR!! Glen Johnson hits a curling shot from the edge of the box that comes back off the underside of the crossbar! Gerrard blasts the rebound over, but that was so close! It came from a speedy Liverpool break.
1' Game on! Cardiff kick off, playing from left to right in blue and white. Liverpool all in red.
15:20 CARDIFF: Heaton; McNaughton, Hudson, Turner, Taylor; Cowie, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Gestede, Mason; Miller... Subs: Marshal, Kiss, Gerrard, Earnshaw, Conway, Naylor, Blake. /// LIVERPOOL: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique, Gerrard, Adam, Henderson, Downing, Suarez, Carroll... Subs: Maxi, Kuyt, Spearing, Carragher, Doni, Kelly, Bellamy.
2-3 Anthony Gerrard must score... MISSES!! Wide to the left!
2-3 Glen Johnson... SCORES! Into the roof of the net, great penalty.
2-2 Peter Whittingham... SCORES! Left corner, Reina dives the other way.
1-2 Stewart Downing... SCORES!! Bottom-left, Heaton goes the other way.
1-1 Rudy Gestede... MISSES!! Off the left-hand post!
1-1 Dirk Kuyt... SCORES! Bottom-left, Heaton dives the wrong way.
1-0 Don Cowie... SCORES! Top-left corner past Reina!
0-0 Charlie Adam... MISSES!! Atrocious, miles over!!
0-0 Kenny Miller... MISSES!! Off the right-hand post!
0-0 Gerrard... SAVED!! Incredible diving save onto the bar from Heaton!
118' GOAL!!! CARDIFF ARE LEVEL!!! INCREDIBLE!!! BUNDLED IN FROM THE CORNER!! PANDEMONIUM!! Whittingham's delivery is flicked on and Turner reacts quickest, prodding the ball past Reina!! Amazing.
108' GOAL! DIRK KUYT FOR LIVERPOOL!! The Dutchman breaks through the middle, his attempted pass is half-cleared and Kuyt deposits the rebound into the right corner! Fresh legs from the Liverpool sub have made all the difference.
105' BELLAMY!! Lets fly right-footed from the edge of the box, but he cannot get it on target! Great chasing down by Cardiff to deny him a clear sight of goal.
103' Carroll!! Meets Downing's corner with a back header that goes just half a yard wide!
92' SUAREZ!! Heads goalwards from the corner and it is cleared off the line by the man at the far post, Andrew Taylor!
91' Suarez! he strikes a low, rasping shot that is going wide but Heaton takes no chances and tips it behind anyway.
90+2' Gerrard! Sidefoots over from 25 yards! We're in the second of four minutes of added time, incidentally.
90+1' Huge chance for Suarez as a Cardiff mix-up sees him get beyond the last man... but his touch is uncertain and he then sends an atrocious chip high and wide! What a disappointment.
88' Cardiff take a free-kick quickly and work it smartly for Miller inside the box - it's a great chance, but he blazes his shot over from eight yards!
86' And here come Liverpool on the break with Suarez, who tees up Adam for the shot... powerful strike, well held by Heaton!!
83' Cowie stands a fine cross from the left up to the back post... and Turner heads wide! Real chance for Cardiff.
74' Skrtel!! He strikes a powerful volley after the ball is headed high in the air - and it's an alert save from Tom Heaton to deny him!
60' GOAL! Liverpool are level through Martin Skrtel! The corner is headed on by Carroll, Suarez diverts it onto the woodwork and Skrtel pounces on the rebound, tucking it past Heaton!
44' Gerrard floats a free-kick into the box for AGGER!!! His header is straight at Heaton, but that is a golden chance!
39' Glorious play by Stewart Downing, turning his man inside out on the left... he crosses towards Henderson who takes an airshot, and Gerrard sidefoots high over! Big chance for Liverpool.
32' A poor touch from Hudson tees up Adam, who slashes a shot just wide from the edge of the box! That's a real chance, and he should at least have hit the target.
19' GOAL! CARDIFF IN FRONT!! It's Joe Mason! A simple goal, as Miller finds him with a neat through pass, and the 20-year-old places the ball between Reina's legs!
2' OFF THE BAR!! Glen Johnson hits a curling shot from the edge of the box that comes back off the underside of the crossbar! Gerrard blasts the rebound over, but that was so close! It came from a speedy Liverpool break.
15:20 CARDIFF: Heaton; McNaughton, Hudson, Turner, Taylor; Cowie, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Gestede, Mason; Miller... Subs: Marshal, Kiss, Gerrard, Earnshaw, Conway, Naylor, Blake. /// LIVERPOOL: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique, Gerrard, Adam, Henderson, Downing, Suarez, Carroll... Subs: Maxi, Kuyt, Spearing, Carragher, Doni, Kelly, Bellamy.
Cardiff CityManager: Malky MacKay
LiverpoolManager: Kenny Dalglish
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