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Gerrard double seals Liverpool's expected win
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-20 09:44
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard came on as a late substitute and scored
twice in a minute as the European champions beat Total Network Solutions 3-0 to
reach the second qualifying round of the Champions League on Tuesday.
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| Liverpool's Steven Gerrard smiles from the bench during their UEFA
Champions League first qualifying round, second leg soccer match against
Total Network Solutions at the Racecourse ground, northern Wales, July 19,
2005. [Reuters] |
| Liverpool wrapped up the tie 6-0 on aggregate but TNS, playing at Wrexham's
Racecourse Ground because their own tiny ground in the village of Llansantffraid
did not reach UEFA standards, made Liverpool work for their win.
The Welsh side hit a post and had a goal ruled out for a narrow offside
decision after the Merseysiders missed a penalty.
Liverpool, 3-0 up from the first leg following Gerrard's hat-trick at Anfield
last Wednesday, went ahead when Djibril Cisse took advantage of a slip by Chris
King after 26 minutes to lash home a cross from John Arne Riise.
Substitute Gerrard then scored twice in a minute late in the game to wrap up
the win.
TNS goalkeeeper Gerard Doherty saved a weak 50th minute penalty from Dietmar
Hamann as the Welsh minnows gave the five-time European champions a tougher
workout than they did in the first leg last week.
They also went close to a goal after 67 minutes when Steven Beck hit the post
with a well-struck angled shot.
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