{"id":735,"date":"2009-11-09T22:58:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T22:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2009\/11\/09\/2-2-at-anfield\/"},"modified":"2017-02-09T12:46:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T12:46:35","slug":"2-2-at-anfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2009\/11\/2-2-at-anfield\/","title":{"rendered":"2-2 AT ANFIELD"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liverpool failed to close the gap on Chelsea tonight as they could only manage a two all draw against Birmingham at Anfield.
\nDavid Ngog opened the scoring for the Reds with a thunderous volley into the roof of the net on 12mins.
\nHowever Birmingham were soon level when Christian Benitez headed a goal from a free kick on 28mins.
\nLiverpool has 75% of the play and were totally dominating the game.
\nAlbert Riera pulled up with a hamstring injury again and was replaced by Steven Gerrard on 45 mins.
\nThe Blues took a shock lead in first half injury-time through a wonder shot from Cameron Gerome from 35 yards out.
\nLiverpool came out fighting again in the second half and had numerous chances and shots at goal but it wasn’t until the 68min when Ngog won a penalty, he took a dive.
\nSteven Gerard blasted the ball into the bottom right corner to level the game.
\nBenayoun then went off with a suspected hamstring injury as well on 77mins to be replaced by Ryan Babel.
\nLiverpool kept attacking but Birmingham held firm.
\nAquilani came on for Lucas late in the game but we couldn’t find a way through, despite almost total dominance of the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Liverpool failed to close the gap on Chelsea tonight as they could only manage a two all draw against Birmingham at Anfield. David Ngog opened the scoring for the Reds with a thunderous volley into the roof of the net on 12mins. However Birmingham were soon level when Christian Benitez headed a goal from a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n