Football Focus Highlight

Liverpool striker, Fernando Torres, ending suffering Liverpool never win with a decisive score 2-1 victory over Wigan Athletic in the Premier League duel continued, at Anfield on Wednesday (16/12/2009). Although still perched on the sixth, Liverpool maintain their coverage of the big four.

In two previous fight, Liverpool and reap the results of a series of defeats. It threatened to make Liverpool more distant from the four major competition. To avoid disappointment grew, they were determined to beat Wigan.

Utilizing the support Liverpudlian, Liverpool appear confident and aggressive since the early minutes. The result, they are able to excel through David Ngog in the ninth minute. Utilizing feedback Fabio Aurelio, Ngog send the ball into the goalkeeper Chris Kirkland.

On the one hand, the goal was to add the spirit of Liverpool match. On the other hand, Wigan instead challenged to play open and balance the Liverpool game. Both sides then engaged the struggle that characterized the action exciting exchange of threats. Unfortunately, the performance of Kirkland and Pepe Reina to make an effort both camps did not produce new goals until the halftime whistle.



Entering the second half, returned two camps involved in scuffles. Both were re-exchanged threats several times. After Wigan threatened by Charles N'Zogbia in the 50th minute, Liverpool under attack by Dirk Kuyt. Unfortunately, none of them managed to produce business goals.

Furthermore, Liverpool managed to improve the mastery of the ball and dominated the action. A number of opportunities they could scatter in the Wigan goal mouth. However, the second goal in Liverpool had created 79 minutes, from the foot of Torres.

At that time, after stealing the ball from Emmerson Boyce, Torres led into the penalty box, past Kirkland adangan in a duel one on one, and shoot the ball. This effort failed because the ball is blocked Titus Bramble. However, the ball back to Torres who fired straight back to the middle of the goal. This time, the ball rolled smoothly into the goal and change the position of the 2-0.

Viewing time is still allowing the third goal, Liverpool were to maintain its dominance. Unfortunately, instead of adding a goal, they conceded a goal Wigan, N'Zogbia scored in minute 90. Utilizing the feedback Hugo Rodallega, N'Zogbia sent the ball into the bottom left corner of Reina's goal.

This time, Liverpool had no time to launch a counter because referee Philip Dowd trigger a long whistle blew. "The Reds" had to be content to see their dominance led only 2-1 victory.

With these results, Liverpool climbed to sixth position standings by 27 points or less five points from Aston Villa in fourth place. Meanwhile, Wigan itself stuck in ranked 14th with 18 points. (*)

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