Liverpool 3 - 1 Tottenham

Reina
Carragher Skrtel Agger Aurelio Carragher Skrtel Agger Aurelio
Mascherano Alonso Mascherano Alonso
Kuyt Gerrard Benayoun Kuyt Gerrard Benayoun
Torres Torres

Goals: Tujuan:
Torres 31' Torres 31 '
Kuyt 64' Kuyt 64 '
Keane 77' Keane 77 '
Benayoun 81' Benayoun 81 '

Another good performance despite the match being played at a typical last-day pace, unsentimental Rafa made us wait for Sami, and Robbie Keane's a jerk. Lain kinerja yang baik meskipun pertandingan yang dimainkan pada hari terakhir khas kecepatan, unsentimental Rafa membuat kita menunggu untuk Sami, dan Robbie Keane's a jerk. Sounds about right. Sounds about right.

Liverpool started brightly, with Gerrard's strike ending up on the roof of the net and Benayoun spooning over from six-yard on the half volley before five minutes were up. Liverpool mulai terang, dengan Gerrard's strike berakhir pada atap yang bersih dan Benayoun spooning lebih dari enam halaman pada setengah sebelum hujan itu atas lima menit. And an interruption in the stream (so much for technology) for about 20 minutes evidently coincided with Tottenham growing into the game as the game slowed down. Dan gangguan dalam streaming (so much untuk teknologi) selama sekitar 20 menit ternyata bertepatan dengan Tottenham berkembang menjadi permainan sebagai permainan diperlambat bawah.

But thankfully, normal service resumed just as Liverpool got off the mark, predictably thanks to #9. Tapi thankfully, dilanjutkan layanan normal seperti Liverpool got off the menandai, dapat diprediksikan berkat # 9. Torres jumped highest, in between Hutton and Corluka, to meet Kuyt's chipped cross at the back post, ricocheting a header off the underside of the bar giving Gomez no chance. Torres melonjak tinggi, di antara Hutton dan Corluka, untuk memenuhi Kuyt's sompek lintas di belakang pos, ricocheting header di bagian bawah baris Gomez tidak memberikan kesempatan. Tottenham rarely threatened for the rest of the half, with the lone chance coming on a ball over the top that Reina did well to close off under pressure from Defoe. Tottenham jarang terancam untuk sisa setengah, dengan satu-satunya kesempatan datang pada bagian atas bola lebih dari itu Reina yang baik untuk menutup mati di bawah tekanan dari Defoe. But neither did Liverpool, which wasn't all that surprising with a lead in the last match. Tetapi tidak melakukan Liverpool, yang tidak semua yang mengejutkan dengan mengarahkan pada cocok.

The second half saw better from the start, with Torres getting involved and Alonso nearly scoring from his own half (again), while Liverpool could have had a penalty in the 62nd (yes, yes, ball to hand, but his arms were out – and the situation was repeated in the 90th). Kedua setengah melihat lebih baik dari awal, dengan Torres dan Alonso terlibat mendapatkan angka hampir setengah dari sendiri (lagi), sementara Liverpool bisa mempunyai penalti di 62. (Ya, ya, bola ke tangan, namun senjata itu telah keluar -- dan situasi ini diulang di 90.). But two minutes later, Kuyt got the second, although it'll probably go down as a Hutton own goal. Tetapi dua menit kemudian, Kuyt mendapat kedua, meskipun mungkin akan turun sebagai tujuan Hutton sendiri. Kuyt and Benayoun passed their way through the box, with the Dutchman's effort deflecting off the defender past Gomes. Kuyt dan Benayoun mereka lulus melalui cara kotak, Belanda dengan upaya mematikan deflecting pembela terakhir Gomes.

Gerrard should have added another, hitting the post from an impossible angle and shooting surprisingly wide from a trademark position, before Keane ruined Reina's chance at a fourth-straight Golden Gloves. Gerrard harus ditambahkan lain, memukul pos yang mustahil dari sudut bidikan heran dan lebar dari posisi merek dagang, sebelum Keane rusak Reina's kesempatan di keempat-lurus Golden sarung tangan. The Irishman was barely onside, probably played on by Carra, and beat the keeper at the near post. Irlandia yang baru-baru ini telah onside, mungkin dimainkan oleh Carra, dan memukul dengan penjaga di dekat pos. Of course it was Keane. Tentu saja ia Keane. As if it was ever in doubt. Seolah-olah ia pernah ragu.

Benayoun made sure of the win, Liverpool's 10th in the final 11 games, after Mascherano won the ball back and Gerrard turned wonderfully to put the Israeli through. Benayoun dibuat dari yakin menang, dari 10. Liverpool di akhir permainan 11, setelah memenangkan Mascherano bola kembali dan Gerrard wonderfully berpaling untuk menempatkan Israel melalui. And the captain could have tallied three minutes later when a free kick was narrowly wide – had he taken his chances, he'd have finished level on goals with Anelka. Dan kapten dapat tallied ada tiga menit kemudian, ketika sebuah free kick yang sangat sempit - ia telah mengambil kesempatan itu, ia akan selesai pada tingkat tujuan dengan Anelka.

Finally, after the missed free kick, Hyypia came on to replace the man who replaced him as captain, taking up the armband for a final time. Akhirnya, setelah terjawab free kick, Hyypia datang untuk menggantikan orang yang menggantikan dia sebagai kapten, mengambil the armband untuk waktu terakhir. Once Hyypia's name wasn't on the team sheet, you knew he would replace Gerrard in the final few minutes, but it would have been nice to see him on from the start. Setelah Hyypia nama itu tidak ada dalam tim lembar, anda tahu dia akan menggantikan Gerrard dalam beberapa hari terakhir, akan tetapi telah bagus untuk melihat dia dari awal. The Kop spent the remaining time singing the Finn's name, and he almost finished the dream script with a header in the first minute of injury time, only for Gomes to scramble it away. KOP yang menghabiskan sisa waktu yang bernyanyi Finn nama, dan ia hampir selesai mimpi skrip dengan sebuah header di menit pertama dari cedera waktu, hanya untuk Gomes ke pertarungan itu pergi.

And that's the 2008-09 campaign. And that's the 2008-09 promosi. Second place, the most goals scored, and the highest points total in the Premiership. Kedua, yang paling tujuan nilai, dan total poin tertinggi di Premiership. And of course, we're left wanting much more. Dan tentu saja, kami ingin lebih kiri. August can't get here soon enough. Agustus tidak bisa segera di sini cukup.

I should have a bunch of post-season stuff in the next few days – a narrative review, the season awards, the top 10 goals, and a few other things. I should have a bunch of stuff pasca-musim dalam beberapa hari ke depan - sebuah cerita diperiksa, musim penghargaan, di atas 10 gol, dan beberapa hal lainnya. It's been a good year. It's been a year. The disappointment over second place can't override that. Kekecewaan di atas kedua tempat yang tidak dapat menimpa.