El centrocampista español Juan Mata dirigió al Chelsea a la final de la Copa de Inglaterra, a la que regresó dos años después, tras golear en Wembley al Tottenham (1-5), para citarse con el Liverpool, que el sábado superó al Everton.
El internacional español marcó uno de los tantos, que no debió subir al marcador al no haber rebasado la línea de meta, y propició el tercero, el de la sentencia, anotado por el brasileño Ramires y el quinto, sellado por el francés Florient Malouda.
El Chelsea mostró su eficacia a tres días de la visita del Barcelona, al que espera reactivado por su presencia en la final de la Copa en un año inestable para el cuadro londinense, que logró su último título en la campaña 2009-2010.
Será la undécima final para los 'blues', que aspiran a su séptimo título después de un triunfo que encarriló al borde del descanso, con una acción individual del marfileño Didier Drogba, con un disparo dentro del área.
Fue un mazazo para el Tottenham, que mantenía el control del partido y que disfrutó de una estupenda ocasión con un disparo al palo del holandés Rafael Van der Vaart.
El Chelsea se arrimó a la final al inicio de la segunda parte. Mata, que antes había tenido una clara ocasión de gol desbaratada por el meta italiano Carlo Cudicini, se encontró con el tanto de forma inesperada. En una acción en la que Frank Lampard atropelló al portero transalpino. Con ambos en el suelo además de otro defensor, el español disparó a puerta. El balón no llegó a entrar, pero el árbitro señaló el centro del campo.
La acción marcó el partido a pesar de que Gareth Bale acortó distancias al aprovechar un contraataque llevado por el togolés Emmanuel Adebayor siete minutos más tarde.
El Chelsea sentenció en el tramo final. Mata llevó la jugada y asistió a la perfección a Ramires, que no erró en el mano a mano con Cudicini.
Una falta lanzada por Lampard redondeó el triunfo del Chelsea. A continuación, Fernando Torres entró por Drogba para participar en los últimos cinco minutos del partido, en los que el conjunto blue logró el quinto al aprovechar Malouda un centro de Mata.
Ficha técnica:
Tottenham: Carlo Cudicini, Kyle Walker, William Gallas, Ledley King, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Aaron Lennon, Scott Parker (Sandro, m.92), Luka Modric, Gareth Bale, Rafael van der Vaart (Defoe, m.75) y Emmanuel Adebayor.
Chelsea: Petr Cech, Jose Bosingwa, David Luiz (Cahill, m.59), John Terry, Ashley Cole, John Obi Mikel, Frank Lampard, Ramires (Malouda, m.82), Juan Mata, Salomon Kalou y Didier Drogba (Torres, m.85).
Goles: 0-1, m.43: Drogba; 0-2, m.49: Juan Mata; 1-2, m.56: Bale; 1-3, m.77: Ramires; 1-4, m.81: Lampard; 1-5, m.94: Malouda.
Árbitro: Martin Atkinson. Mostró tarjeta amarilla a Drogba, Gallas y Obi Mikel, del Chelsea y a Parker y a Adebayor, del Tottenham.
Incidencias: semifinal de la Copa de Inglaterra disputado en el estadio de Wembley ante cerca de 90.000 espectadores.
szólj hozzá: Chelsea Tottenham 1:0 Drogba
domingo, 15 de abril de 2012
Manchester United 4 - 0 Aston Villa
Wayne Rooney anotó el domingo dos veces en la aplastante victoria del Manchester United por 4-0 sobre Aston Villa 4-0 para recuperar su ventaja de cinco puntos sobre Manchester City, su adversario del otro lado de la ciudad, en la cima de la tabla de posiciones de la Liga Premier.
El ex jugador del Villa Ashley Young estuvo nuevamente bajo el escrutinio después de que pareció que exageró un contacto con el defensa Ciaran Clark para conseguir un tiro penal a los siete minutos de juego, el cual fue cobrado con éxito por Rooney.
Young había conseguido un penalti en el enfrentamiento previo del United en el estadio Old Trafford después de que pareció que cayó fácilmente en el área chica.
Danny Welbeck anotó el segundo gol del United a los 43 minutos, antes de que Rooney anotará nuevamente a los 74 y que el sustituto Nani agregara un gol más en tiempo de compensación, para ayudar al United a recuperarse de la sorpresiva derrota por 1-0 sufrida el miércoles ante el Wigan.
Con cuatro rondas por jugar, el triunfo deja al United en una posición de primera para asegurar su 20mo. título de liga.
Aston Villa sigue en la parte baja de la tabla, peleando más por no descender que otra cosa.
El ex jugador del Villa Ashley Young estuvo nuevamente bajo el escrutinio después de que pareció que exageró un contacto con el defensa Ciaran Clark para conseguir un tiro penal a los siete minutos de juego, el cual fue cobrado con éxito por Rooney.
Young había conseguido un penalti en el enfrentamiento previo del United en el estadio Old Trafford después de que pareció que cayó fácilmente en el área chica.
Danny Welbeck anotó el segundo gol del United a los 43 minutos, antes de que Rooney anotará nuevamente a los 74 y que el sustituto Nani agregara un gol más en tiempo de compensación, para ayudar al United a recuperarse de la sorpresiva derrota por 1-0 sufrida el miércoles ante el Wigan.
Con cuatro rondas por jugar, el triunfo deja al United en una posición de primera para asegurar su 20mo. título de liga.
Aston Villa sigue en la parte baja de la tabla, peleando más por no descender que otra cosa.
sábado, 14 de abril de 2012
Mancini ya amaga con repetir con Balotelli la marcha atrás que tuvo con Tevez
Las historias a veces se repiten. Y en Manchester parece que eso está pasando en el City. Como hace unos meses ocurrió con Carlos Tevez, ahora el enfrentamiento entre Roberto Mancini y Mario Balotelli también podría tener final "feliz". Es que pese a sus problemas disciplinarios tanto dentro como fuera de la cancha, que provocaron el enojo del técnico, Mancini reconoció que estará “contento” si el delantero italiano permanece en el club.
“Estaré contento si quiere quedarse. Pero si se queda, debe cambiar. Hablo mucho con él de esto y sé que no se quedará diez años aquí conmigo. Por lo que si un día cambia de equipo mañana, dentro de un año o dentro de tres, es importante para él que cambie de comportamiento. Si no lo hace, podría perder todas sus cualidades", resaltó Mancini, antes del choque de Premier League frente Norwich, donde Balotelli cumplirá el segundo de los tres partidos con los que fue sancionado por su roja ante Arsenal.
Los problemas de conducta del jugador italiano llevaron al entrenador a decir, hace apenas unos días, que si hubiera jugado con él “lo habría golpeado todos los días”. Es que, en ese momento, a Mancini le duraba todavía la bronca por la roja que le habían sacado (merecidamente) al delantero, por un terrible planchazo y una dura entrada a Alex Song, tras lo cual el DT dijo: “Quedan seis partidos y no va a jugar ninguno”.
Ahora, Mancini alivianó esa postura y aclaró que el joven delantero italiano de 21 años tiene todavía un porvenir en el club. Claro que destacó que deberá cambiar su comportamiento si quiere seguir en el City cuando él ya no esté o si quiere jugar en un club donde él no sea el técnico.
“Estaré contento si quiere quedarse. Pero si se queda, debe cambiar. Hablo mucho con él de esto y sé que no se quedará diez años aquí conmigo. Por lo que si un día cambia de equipo mañana, dentro de un año o dentro de tres, es importante para él que cambie de comportamiento. Si no lo hace, podría perder todas sus cualidades", resaltó Mancini, antes del choque de Premier League frente Norwich, donde Balotelli cumplirá el segundo de los tres partidos con los que fue sancionado por su roja ante Arsenal.
Los problemas de conducta del jugador italiano llevaron al entrenador a decir, hace apenas unos días, que si hubiera jugado con él “lo habría golpeado todos los días”. Es que, en ese momento, a Mancini le duraba todavía la bronca por la roja que le habían sacado (merecidamente) al delantero, por un terrible planchazo y una dura entrada a Alex Song, tras lo cual el DT dijo: “Quedan seis partidos y no va a jugar ninguno”.
Ahora, Mancini alivianó esa postura y aclaró que el joven delantero italiano de 21 años tiene todavía un porvenir en el club. Claro que destacó que deberá cambiar su comportamiento si quiere seguir en el City cuando él ya no esté o si quiere jugar en un club donde él no sea el técnico.
West Brom 1 - 0 Queens Park Ranger
West Brom piled more pressure on QPR with a 1-0 victory as a 30-yard Graham Dorrans strike settled a poor game at the Hawthorns.
Neither side could dominate the encounter and chances were at a premium with both goalkeepers rarely tested in the 90 minutes.
The game was won with the one moment of brilliance in the match as Dorrans fired an excellent long-range strike past Paddy Kenny and into the back of the net midway through the first half.
Bobby Zamora could have got QPR level but he was unable to direct any of the chances he had on goal.
The game started at a very slow pace with neither side showing any real signs of quality on the ball and as a result chances were few and far between.
The home side did create an opening in the eighth minute when Marc-Antoine Fortune robbed Shaun Derry deep inside the QPR half and rolled the ball into the path of Odemwingie, but he dragged his left foot shot wide of the goal.
Midway through the opening half the first real moment of quality brought the first goal and it was a lovely strike from Dorrans.
Odemwingie laid the ball into the path of the Scottish midfielder, and he fired a 30-yard strike into the back of the net with Kenny only able to get fingertips to it.
The visitors only were hardly in the game but they did create two good openings in the opening half, the first of which fell to Samba Diakite in the 33rd minute.
Jamie Mackie twisted and turned Liam Ridgewell inside out on the right-hand side before rolling the ball into the Mali midfielder inside the penalty area.
He was able to turn his defender but fired the wrong side of Ben Foster's left hand post.
Six minutes later QPR should have been level but Zamora was unable to get a header on target from inside the six-yard box.
Joey Barton delivered an inch-perfect cross from the right with the outside of his right boot and although Zamora got above his marker he sprayed his header wide.
West Brom began the second half keen to double their advantage and they came very close in the openings minutes as Billy Jones struck the post following a neat move.
The visitors began to press again and the introduction of Shaun Wright-Phillips gave them some extra impetus but Foster continued to be untested.
Zamora had another fantastic chance in the 75th minute but he made an absolute mess after great work from Adel Taarabt.
It was the Moroccan's last involvement in the game as he rolled a low pass onto the left foot of Zamora only for the striker to skew his shot harmlessly wide of goal, much to the frustration of his team-mate.
Substitute Shane Long should have doubled West Brom's lead in injury time but he fired wide of Kenny's goal from the edge of the penalty area.
Neither side could dominate the encounter and chances were at a premium with both goalkeepers rarely tested in the 90 minutes.
The game was won with the one moment of brilliance in the match as Dorrans fired an excellent long-range strike past Paddy Kenny and into the back of the net midway through the first half.
Bobby Zamora could have got QPR level but he was unable to direct any of the chances he had on goal.
The game started at a very slow pace with neither side showing any real signs of quality on the ball and as a result chances were few and far between.
The home side did create an opening in the eighth minute when Marc-Antoine Fortune robbed Shaun Derry deep inside the QPR half and rolled the ball into the path of Odemwingie, but he dragged his left foot shot wide of the goal.
Midway through the opening half the first real moment of quality brought the first goal and it was a lovely strike from Dorrans.
Odemwingie laid the ball into the path of the Scottish midfielder, and he fired a 30-yard strike into the back of the net with Kenny only able to get fingertips to it.
The visitors only were hardly in the game but they did create two good openings in the opening half, the first of which fell to Samba Diakite in the 33rd minute.
Jamie Mackie twisted and turned Liam Ridgewell inside out on the right-hand side before rolling the ball into the Mali midfielder inside the penalty area.
He was able to turn his defender but fired the wrong side of Ben Foster's left hand post.
Six minutes later QPR should have been level but Zamora was unable to get a header on target from inside the six-yard box.
Joey Barton delivered an inch-perfect cross from the right with the outside of his right boot and although Zamora got above his marker he sprayed his header wide.
West Brom began the second half keen to double their advantage and they came very close in the openings minutes as Billy Jones struck the post following a neat move.
The visitors began to press again and the introduction of Shaun Wright-Phillips gave them some extra impetus but Foster continued to be untested.
Zamora had another fantastic chance in the 75th minute but he made an absolute mess after great work from Adel Taarabt.
It was the Moroccan's last involvement in the game as he rolled a low pass onto the left foot of Zamora only for the striker to skew his shot harmlessly wide of goal, much to the frustration of his team-mate.
Substitute Shane Long should have doubled West Brom's lead in injury time but he fired wide of Kenny's goal from the edge of the penalty area.
Swansea City 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
Swansea City overcame struggling Blackburn Rovers with relative ease at the Liberty Stadium today, banging in 3 goals without reply. With 4 games left for them to rescue themselves, things look bleak for Rovers now. And it can be safely said that Swansea will be playing Premier League football next season.
Date: 14 April 2012
Venue: Liberty Stadium, Wales
Scorers: Sigurdsson (37'), Dyer (43'), Scott Dann (og 63')
Yellow Cards: Hoilett (33'), Formica (90')
Teams
Swansea City: Vorm, WIlliams, Caulker, Taylor, Rangel (Garry Monk, 89'), Allen, Britton (Mark Gower, 70'), Graham (Leroy Lita, 85'), Sigurdsson, Sinclair, Dyer
Blackburn Rovers: Robinson, Hanley (Formica, 45'), Dann, Lowe, Orr, Dunn, Pedersen, Nzonzi, Olsson, Hoilett (Modeste, 56'), Yakubu (Goodwillie, 61')
In putting daylight between themselves and those stuck in the relegation mire, Swansea condemned Steve Kean's beleagured team to a fifth consecutive league defeat. That means Rovers stay 19th in the table, and are in real danger of going down unless they take more points than their opponents in each of the 4 games left for them. On the evidence of today's abject performance, that would seem as unlikely as Andy Carrol winning the golden boot this season.
After a few underwhelming performances of late, Swansea finally gave Brendan Rodgers some reason to smile as they dismantled a Rovers side that is sent out to the field more in hope than anticipation by the much maligned Kean. Rovers welcomed back Pedersen into their side, but Martin Olsson could only start from the bench. As expected, Nathan Dyer started in place of Routledge for the Swans, and it proved to be an inspired change as Dyer was at the centre of most of his team's moves.
After Yakubu had an early penalty appeal waved off by the referee, Swansea slowly increased the intensity of their attacks and started dominating. They had a penalty claim of their own that the ref refused to pay the slightest heed to- but Gylfi Sigurdsson, the man who along with Papiss Demba Cisse is the signing of the winter transfer window, got them the lead in the 37th minute with a left-footed finish that was as classy as it was expected. He had Joe Allen to thank for the assist. A few chances went begging thereafter, but the lead was doubled in the 43rd minute when Dyer scored after some good work from Scott Sinclair and Danny Graham. Blackburn only had themselves to blame as they repeatedly struggled to clear the ball from inside the box.
Swansea's relentless passing game continued in the second half, as the Blackburn players seemed to bide their team before losing it and putting the ball in the back of their own net in the 63rd minute. That came from Scott Dann, who was proven woefully inept at keeping Sigurdsson and Sinclair at bay. There was a brief period where Rovers pressed hard for a goal, during which David Dunn headed just over from close range and then hit the post, but Swansea defenders kept their cool and gave their team the clean sheet they had been craving for.
Date: 14 April 2012
Venue: Liberty Stadium, Wales
Scorers: Sigurdsson (37'), Dyer (43'), Scott Dann (og 63')
Yellow Cards: Hoilett (33'), Formica (90')
Teams
Swansea City: Vorm, WIlliams, Caulker, Taylor, Rangel (Garry Monk, 89'), Allen, Britton (Mark Gower, 70'), Graham (Leroy Lita, 85'), Sigurdsson, Sinclair, Dyer
Blackburn Rovers: Robinson, Hanley (Formica, 45'), Dann, Lowe, Orr, Dunn, Pedersen, Nzonzi, Olsson, Hoilett (Modeste, 56'), Yakubu (Goodwillie, 61')
In putting daylight between themselves and those stuck in the relegation mire, Swansea condemned Steve Kean's beleagured team to a fifth consecutive league defeat. That means Rovers stay 19th in the table, and are in real danger of going down unless they take more points than their opponents in each of the 4 games left for them. On the evidence of today's abject performance, that would seem as unlikely as Andy Carrol winning the golden boot this season.
After a few underwhelming performances of late, Swansea finally gave Brendan Rodgers some reason to smile as they dismantled a Rovers side that is sent out to the field more in hope than anticipation by the much maligned Kean. Rovers welcomed back Pedersen into their side, but Martin Olsson could only start from the bench. As expected, Nathan Dyer started in place of Routledge for the Swans, and it proved to be an inspired change as Dyer was at the centre of most of his team's moves.
After Yakubu had an early penalty appeal waved off by the referee, Swansea slowly increased the intensity of their attacks and started dominating. They had a penalty claim of their own that the ref refused to pay the slightest heed to- but Gylfi Sigurdsson, the man who along with Papiss Demba Cisse is the signing of the winter transfer window, got them the lead in the 37th minute with a left-footed finish that was as classy as it was expected. He had Joe Allen to thank for the assist. A few chances went begging thereafter, but the lead was doubled in the 43rd minute when Dyer scored after some good work from Scott Sinclair and Danny Graham. Blackburn only had themselves to blame as they repeatedly struggled to clear the ball from inside the box.
Swansea's relentless passing game continued in the second half, as the Blackburn players seemed to bide their team before losing it and putting the ball in the back of their own net in the 63rd minute. That came from Scott Dann, who was proven woefully inept at keeping Sigurdsson and Sinclair at bay. There was a brief period where Rovers pressed hard for a goal, during which David Dunn headed just over from close range and then hit the post, but Swansea defenders kept their cool and gave their team the clean sheet they had been craving for.
Sunderland 0 - 0 Wolves
Sunderland had the better of a tame first half, James McClean firing into the side netting after a neat move.
But the Black Cats created little after the break and Wolves looked likelier winners, Steven Fletcher's header smartly kept out by Simon Mignolet.
The stalemate meant a first clean sheet for Wolves in 31 matches.
How Terry Connor would have wished for this kind of endeavour, and the odd moment of similar fortune, throughout his brief tenure.
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Terry Connor
When he was appointed manager until the end of season in late February with 13 matches to play, Wolves were one of three clubs on 21 points and had Bolton and Wigan below them.
The team fought back valiantly from two goals down to claim a creditable draw at Newcastle in Connor's opening match but they have been bottom of the table since 10 March, when they suffered a second 5-0 reverse within a fortnight.
They might not have looked to this fixture with any relish, but history was on their side, with six wins in nine matches at Sunderland.
In addition Martin O'Neill's side, who amassed 23 points from the first 30 available in his reign, had claimed only nine from their last nine matches.
Wolves certainly acquitted themselves admirably, without looking much like converting their possession into goals, in a first half devoid of incisiveness from either side in key areas.
DID YOU KNOW?
This was only the second time in 75 Premier League matches that Wolves have been involved in a goalless draw.
McClean shot the wrong side of the left-hand upright after the best move of the opening period, when Stephane Sessegnon found him in space on the left edge of the area.
Sunderland were more assured going forward but were largely restricted to long-range efforts, Sessegnon forcing a save from Wayne Hennessey and Phil Bardsley firing wide from 30 yards.
Sessegnon began the second half in lively fashion and looked likely to inspire his side to victory, but he could not sustain his influence.
Instead a rare Wolves threat on goal saw 18-year-old Anthony Forde test Mignolet low at his near post with a 20-yard drive.
Wolves then fashioned an even better opportunity when Sylvan Ebanks-Blake played a neat one-two with Fletcher but lashed wide from 15 yards.
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O'Neill Wolves draw
With the home supporters increasingly exasperated by their side's inability to break down Wolves, it was the visitors who went close again as Fletcher's header from six yards, from a cross by substitute Matt Jarvis, was pushed out by Mignolet.
Given the 73 goals already conceded by Wolves this term there was always the possibility of a late blow and McClean almost provided it when he ghosted in with a close-range diving header from Craig Gardner's cross.
But Hennessey kept the ball out with his legs and his team have a mathematical chance of safety to take into their next match at home to Manchester City next weekend.
Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill:
"We didn't play well enough for prolonged periods, now and again we threatened but not enough for the victory and to please everyone.
"We knew it would be a difficult game, there is a still a good spirit about Wolves.
"It's been a heroic effort by the players but we looked tired today, and didn't keep possession for long enough."
Wolves boss Terry Connor:
"We thoroughly deserved the point and possibly should have nicked it.
"We defended really well, attacked with purpose and should have scored.
"It's what we've been working towards, it was nice we got some reward for a good defensive display.
"Things seem to go against you when you're down at the bottom but the lads have kept going and we'll keep going until the end."
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (1) & SUBSTITUTIONS (4)
Sunderland
22 Mignolet
02 Bardsley
04 Turner
11 Richardson
12 Kilgallon
07 Larsson
08 Gardner (Campbell - 78' )
14 Colback
23 McClean
28 Sessegnon
52 Bendtner
Substitutes
20 Westwood
03 Bridge
25 Kyrgiakos
15 Vaughan
18 Meyler
09 Campbell
17 Ji Dong-Won
Wolverhampton Wanderers
01 Hennessey
05 Stearman Booked
11 Ward
16 Berra
32 Foley (Zubar - 82' )
07 Kightly (Edwards - 76' )
08 Henry
26 Davis
37 Forde (Jarvis - 61' )
09 Ebanks-Blake
10 Fletcher
Substitutes
31 De Vries
14 Johnson
23 Zubar
04 Edwards
17 Jarvis
22 Jonsson
29 Doyle
Ref: Jones
Att: 37,476
But the Black Cats created little after the break and Wolves looked likelier winners, Steven Fletcher's header smartly kept out by Simon Mignolet.
The stalemate meant a first clean sheet for Wolves in 31 matches.
How Terry Connor would have wished for this kind of endeavour, and the odd moment of similar fortune, throughout his brief tenure.
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Terry Connor
When he was appointed manager until the end of season in late February with 13 matches to play, Wolves were one of three clubs on 21 points and had Bolton and Wigan below them.
The team fought back valiantly from two goals down to claim a creditable draw at Newcastle in Connor's opening match but they have been bottom of the table since 10 March, when they suffered a second 5-0 reverse within a fortnight.
They might not have looked to this fixture with any relish, but history was on their side, with six wins in nine matches at Sunderland.
In addition Martin O'Neill's side, who amassed 23 points from the first 30 available in his reign, had claimed only nine from their last nine matches.
Wolves certainly acquitted themselves admirably, without looking much like converting their possession into goals, in a first half devoid of incisiveness from either side in key areas.
DID YOU KNOW?
This was only the second time in 75 Premier League matches that Wolves have been involved in a goalless draw.
McClean shot the wrong side of the left-hand upright after the best move of the opening period, when Stephane Sessegnon found him in space on the left edge of the area.
Sunderland were more assured going forward but were largely restricted to long-range efforts, Sessegnon forcing a save from Wayne Hennessey and Phil Bardsley firing wide from 30 yards.
Sessegnon began the second half in lively fashion and looked likely to inspire his side to victory, but he could not sustain his influence.
Instead a rare Wolves threat on goal saw 18-year-old Anthony Forde test Mignolet low at his near post with a 20-yard drive.
Wolves then fashioned an even better opportunity when Sylvan Ebanks-Blake played a neat one-two with Fletcher but lashed wide from 15 yards.
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O'Neill Wolves draw
With the home supporters increasingly exasperated by their side's inability to break down Wolves, it was the visitors who went close again as Fletcher's header from six yards, from a cross by substitute Matt Jarvis, was pushed out by Mignolet.
Given the 73 goals already conceded by Wolves this term there was always the possibility of a late blow and McClean almost provided it when he ghosted in with a close-range diving header from Craig Gardner's cross.
But Hennessey kept the ball out with his legs and his team have a mathematical chance of safety to take into their next match at home to Manchester City next weekend.
Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill:
"We didn't play well enough for prolonged periods, now and again we threatened but not enough for the victory and to please everyone.
"We knew it would be a difficult game, there is a still a good spirit about Wolves.
"It's been a heroic effort by the players but we looked tired today, and didn't keep possession for long enough."
Wolves boss Terry Connor:
"We thoroughly deserved the point and possibly should have nicked it.
"We defended really well, attacked with purpose and should have scored.
"It's what we've been working towards, it was nice we got some reward for a good defensive display.
"Things seem to go against you when you're down at the bottom but the lads have kept going and we'll keep going until the end."
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (1) & SUBSTITUTIONS (4)
Sunderland
22 Mignolet
02 Bardsley
04 Turner
11 Richardson
12 Kilgallon
07 Larsson
08 Gardner (Campbell - 78' )
14 Colback
23 McClean
28 Sessegnon
52 Bendtner
Substitutes
20 Westwood
03 Bridge
25 Kyrgiakos
15 Vaughan
18 Meyler
09 Campbell
17 Ji Dong-Won
Wolverhampton Wanderers
01 Hennessey
05 Stearman Booked
11 Ward
16 Berra
32 Foley (Zubar - 82' )
07 Kightly (Edwards - 76' )
08 Henry
26 Davis
37 Forde (Jarvis - 61' )
09 Ebanks-Blake
10 Fletcher
Substitutes
31 De Vries
14 Johnson
23 Zubar
04 Edwards
17 Jarvis
22 Jonsson
29 Doyle
Ref: Jones
Att: 37,476
FA CUP Liverpool 2 - 1 Everton
Andy Carroll anotó con un cabezazo a tres minutos del final y Liverpool derrotó el sábado 2-1 a Everton para avanzar a la final de la Budweiser FA Cup.
Liverpool perdía desde los 24 minutos por un gol de Nikica Jelavic y la ventaja de Everton se mantuvo durante un cerrado primer tiempo que careció de oportunidades claras para ambos equipos.
Liverpool inició el segundo tiempo con mejor desempeño y su dominio fue recompensado a los 62 minutos cuando el uruguayo Luis Suárez empató por los Reds al aprovechar un error en la entrega de una pelota del defensa Sylvain Distin al arquero Tim Howard.
Liverpool avanzó a su primera final de la Copa de la FA en seis años, y disputará el trofeo contra el ganador de la semifinal del domingo entre Chelsea y Tottenham.
Cuando el juego parecía dirigirse a tiempo extra y un posible desenlace en tiros penales, Carroll remató de cabeza un tiro libre de Craig Bellamy para asegurar el primer pase del Liverpool a la final de la FA Cup desde 2006.
El gol marcó un cambio de suerte para Carroll, quien a inicios del segundo tiempo falló un fácil remate directo de cabeza que habría representado el empate para Liverpool.
Carroll, quien además anotó el gol ganador de Liverpool a media semana en juego de liga contra Blackburn, había batallado para estar a la altura de su transferencia el año pasado del Newcastle por 35 millones de libras esterlinas (entonces 56 millones de dólares).
"Es el mejor sensación en el mundo", dijo Carroll. "Trabajamos duro y conseguir el gol justo al final fue grandioso", agregó.
Steven Gerrard, capitán del Liverpool, admitió que el equipo ha tenido esta temporada de liga un desempeño menor al esperado y fracasó en seguir adelante luego del triunfo en febrero en la Copa de Liga.
"Nuestra posición en la liga no es suficientemente buena .... como escuadra necesitamos ser mejores en la liga", señaló Gerrard.
"Si seguimos avanzando y ganamos esta copa, podemos ver esta temporada como un éxito", agregó.
Sólo en tres ocasiones un mismo equipo ha ganado ambas copas inglesas, y el Liverpool lo consiguió en una ocasión.
El enfrentamiento entre los clubes vecinos fue jugado un día antes del 23er aniversario de la tragedia de Hillsborough en la cual murieron 96 aficionados del Liverpool. Fue el primer encuentro en Wembley entre los equipos desde la final de la FA Cup en 1989, la cual ganó Liverpool unas semanas después de lo ocurrido en Hillsborough.
Liverpool ya ha derrotado dos veces a Everton en la liga esta temporada.
Liverpool perdía desde los 24 minutos por un gol de Nikica Jelavic y la ventaja de Everton se mantuvo durante un cerrado primer tiempo que careció de oportunidades claras para ambos equipos.
Liverpool inició el segundo tiempo con mejor desempeño y su dominio fue recompensado a los 62 minutos cuando el uruguayo Luis Suárez empató por los Reds al aprovechar un error en la entrega de una pelota del defensa Sylvain Distin al arquero Tim Howard.
Liverpool avanzó a su primera final de la Copa de la FA en seis años, y disputará el trofeo contra el ganador de la semifinal del domingo entre Chelsea y Tottenham.
Cuando el juego parecía dirigirse a tiempo extra y un posible desenlace en tiros penales, Carroll remató de cabeza un tiro libre de Craig Bellamy para asegurar el primer pase del Liverpool a la final de la FA Cup desde 2006.
El gol marcó un cambio de suerte para Carroll, quien a inicios del segundo tiempo falló un fácil remate directo de cabeza que habría representado el empate para Liverpool.
Carroll, quien además anotó el gol ganador de Liverpool a media semana en juego de liga contra Blackburn, había batallado para estar a la altura de su transferencia el año pasado del Newcastle por 35 millones de libras esterlinas (entonces 56 millones de dólares).
"Es el mejor sensación en el mundo", dijo Carroll. "Trabajamos duro y conseguir el gol justo al final fue grandioso", agregó.
Steven Gerrard, capitán del Liverpool, admitió que el equipo ha tenido esta temporada de liga un desempeño menor al esperado y fracasó en seguir adelante luego del triunfo en febrero en la Copa de Liga.
"Nuestra posición en la liga no es suficientemente buena .... como escuadra necesitamos ser mejores en la liga", señaló Gerrard.
"Si seguimos avanzando y ganamos esta copa, podemos ver esta temporada como un éxito", agregó.
Sólo en tres ocasiones un mismo equipo ha ganado ambas copas inglesas, y el Liverpool lo consiguió en una ocasión.
El enfrentamiento entre los clubes vecinos fue jugado un día antes del 23er aniversario de la tragedia de Hillsborough en la cual murieron 96 aficionados del Liverpool. Fue el primer encuentro en Wembley entre los equipos desde la final de la FA Cup en 1989, la cual ganó Liverpool unas semanas después de lo ocurrido en Hillsborough.
Liverpool ya ha derrotado dos veces a Everton en la liga esta temporada.
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