B.P.L. is back...Woohoo!!!
First match of this 2008/2009 season was between Arsenal and promoted WBA. The Gunners look as if they brought blanks to fire at WBA. So much posession and flare as usual but Arsenal only came away with all 3 points through their debutant Nasri in the 4th minute.
ARSENAL 1-0 WBA
Middlesbrough started their campaign playing at home against Tottenham Hotspurs. Match started of with both side looking very cautious and it continued till the 2nd half when Dimitar Berbatov came in for Spurs. He really made the difference to the game. It opened up and more chances came for both teams. Deadlock was broken in the 71st minute by Jason Wheater followed up by ex-Spurs player Mido who came in so Alfonso Alves in the 83rd and scored in the 86th minute. Robert Huth had an own goal to help Spurs to score in the 90+1 minute but it was all a little to late for Tottenham. First openning match win for Middlesbrough in 8 years. Sorry Des...hehe!!!
MIDDLESBROUGH 2-1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS
And now for the match that I've been staying up the whole night for Sunderland vs LIVERPOOL!!! Kick off is later at 12.30am then its usual 12.15am but to watch Liverpool live is always worth the wait.
It's now 12.30am and kick off!!!
Match started with the home side settling into the game fast. Hyypia and the whole Liverpool team looked kind of jaded. No fluency at all in their passing and movement. Maybe it is only the first game of the season. 1st half has flown by with both teams not doing much but I would say the home side looked the more comfortable of the two. Keane and Torres were extemely quiet and the understanding was obviously not there yet. Sure hope Liverpool will pick up their game in the 2nd half...Come on you REDS!!!
2nd half and Liverpool came off the blocks with their guns blazing. Through they had much of the possession but the defensive play of Sunderland was just hard to break down though Alonso made some Sunderland heart especially their keeper Craig Gordon, skip a beat with an audacious lob from way inside Liverpool's half only too miss inches wide. It sent Gordon scrambling back and I can't imagine the relief of the keeper to see it go out and save him the embarrassment. Chances were limited as Sunderland continued to pack the midfield and defence. All looked destined for a draw as the minutes ticked away. Then come of the hour, come of the man and who else but Fernando Torres. A quick pass from Alonso and Torres with superb control, a quick turn to create half a yard from the defender and without hesistation he let fly a low shot into the bottom right corner of Craig Gordon's goal and LIVERPOOL WINS!!!
SUNDERLAND 0-1 LIVERPOOL
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