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Football.ua together with project partner Carlsberg summarizes the English Premier League sixth round match between Liverpool and Sheffield United.
October 25, 2020, 00:24
In the sixth round of the Premier League, Liverpool hosted Sheffield United. Allison returned to the goal of the hosts, who could not help but please the fans of the “red”. Jurgen Klopp’s defenses could have opened the scoring as early as the second minute after Mane pushed the ball past Ramsdale’s gate, but Egan didn’t let him get into the net. Minutes later Ramsdale returned to leave possession, which Alexander-Arnold tried to take advantage of, but his risk did not lead to a goal. Over time, the guests calmed the game, taking her away from her half of the field.
In one of the episodes, Fabinho lost the ball out of nowhere, after which McBurney was brought down at the penalty line, for which a penalty was awarded. Berge stepped up to the ball and converted a penalty with confidence – 0: 1. The hosts were able to recover quickly, winning two dangerous free throws, but their play led to nothing. But the “blades” could have scored again: McBurney responded to a pass from depth of field and shot past Alisson, but missed the goal. A few minutes later, the hosts’ goalkeeper had to rescue his team after Osborne hit the rally.
Soon after, Liverpool took full control of the ball, moving to the wrong side of the field. They spent a lot of time there, trying to open United’s tiered defenses. However, they were unable to do so in any way. The standards obtained did not help either. After a while Chris Wilder’s uploads settled the game, but this didn’t last long. In minute 41, the “red” still managed to level the score. Ramsdale deflected the blow to the head of Mane, but could not do anything with Firmino’s shot – 1: 1. Before leaving for the break, the hosts tried to score a second time, but no longer created dangerous moments.
Already in the debut of the second half of the match, the guests were able to get ahead again after a powerful blow from Boldock, but Wijnaldum got in the way of the ball, from whom the ball went to a corner. A few minutes later, Salah had a great chance to score, but instead of hitting the goal, Mohammed decided to drag the ball and eventually lost it. Already in the next attack, the Egyptian tried to spin the ball towards the goal from outside the penalty area, but he shot inaccurately. The hosts controlled the ball for a while, after which they took a break, giving the opponent the initiative.
“Blades” made several good attacks, one of which ended with a Burke kick from a vantage point, but Gomez did not let the ball reach the door and took over. A minute later, Salah scored and managed to celebrate the goal with his teammates, but then the goal was disallowed for offside. Two minutes later, the ball was back in Ramsdale’s net, this time within the rules. Manet gave exactly in front of Zhote, and Diogo only fired at the close angle – 2: 1. Taking the lead, Klopp’s protections didn’t stop there, trying to build on his own success.
The hosts had a lot of ball possession in the opponent’s half. Time and again they headed for the Ramsdale gates, but never came to a final blow. Then the guests took the lead for a while and could have scored with McGoldrick’s efforts, but his shot lacked a bit of accuracy. Almost immediately after that, Liverpool, out of harm’s way, returned the ball to himself, knocking the game out of its half of the field. Salah had a great opportunity to increase the lead, but Mohammed missed it, hitting the post.
Until the end of the fight, Wilder’s guards desperately tried to escape, attacking with great force, but failed to create a single dangerous moment. It no longer worried Ramsdale and the hosts, who played more to keep the winning score. As a result, the “reds” won a tough victory, which allowed them, at least for a time, to catch up on the points scored with the leader Everton.
On matchday seven, Liverpool will play West Ham and Sheffield United will try to add points to Manchester City.
Liverpool – Sheffield United 2: 1
Goals: Firmino, 41, Jota, 64 – Berge, 13 (penalty)
Liverpool: Alisson – Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Gomes, Robertson – Veynaldum, Henderson – Jota (Milner, 83), Firmino (Minamino, 83), Mane – Salah
Sheffield United: Ramsdale – Bashem, Igan, Ampadu – Boldock, Landstrem (McGoldrick, 76), Berg, Osborne, Stevens – McBurney, Brewster (Berk, 54)
Warnings: Landström, Stevens, Berge
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