Deportivo Saprissa v Liverpool, 15 December 2005

Score3-0 to Liverpool
RefereeCarlos Chandia Alarcon
CompetitionFIFA Club World Cup Semi-final
VenueInternational Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance43,902

View Liverpool v Deportivo Saprissa head to head

Kick-off: 7.20pm local (10.20am GMT)

0 Deportivo Saprissa

Manager: Hernan Medford

3 Liverpool

Manager: Rafael Benítez

Goals:

Goals:

Peter Crouch 3 G
Steven Gerrard 32 G
Peter Crouch 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Porras
Defender Gabriel Badilla
Defender Try Bennett Grant
Defender Victor Cordero
Defender Jervis Drummond
Defender Ronald Gonzalez
Midfielder Randall Azofeifa
Midfielder Christian Bolaños
Midfielder Walter Centeno
Forward Ronald Gomez
Forward Alvaro Saborío

Starting lineup:

Pepe Reina Goalkeeper
Jamie Carragher Defender
Sami Hyypiä Defender
Josemi Defender
John Arne Riise Defender
Djimi Traore Defender
Steven Gerrard Midfielder
Xabi Alonso Midfielder
Djibril Cissé Forward
Peter Crouch Forward
Mohamed Sissoko Forward

Substitutions:

Alonso Solis for Try Bennett Grant 46
Gerold Drummond Johnson for Ronald Gomez 76
Allan Aleman for Alvaro Saborío 83

Substitutions:

Florent Sinama-Pongolle for Steven Gerrard 64
Luis García for Sami Hyypiä 72
Dietmar Hamann for Xabi Alonso 79

Cards:

Randall Azofeifa 29 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fausto Gonzalez Sibaja
Goalkeeper Keylor Navas
Defender Allan Aleman
Defender Juan Esquivel
Defender Jose Pablo Fonseca
Defender Reynaldo Parks
Midfielder Pablo Brenes
Midfielder Jose Luis Lopez Ramirez
Midfielder Andres Nunez
Midfielder Saul Phillips Fernandez
Midfielder Alonso Solis
Forward Gerold Drummond Johnson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek
Defender Steve Finnan
Defender/Midfielder Stephen Warnock
Midfielder Dietmar Hamann
Midfielder/Forward Harry Kewell
Forward Luis García
Forward Morientes
Forward Florent Sinama-Pongolle

Comments:

Liverpool had now created a new club record of keeping a clean sheet in 11 consecutive games in all competitions. The previous record had stood since the 1987-88 season.

0 Deportivo Saprissa

Manager: Hernan Medford

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Porras
Defender Gabriel Badilla
Defender Try Bennett Grant
Defender Victor Cordero
Defender Jervis Drummond
Defender Ronald Gonzalez
Midfielder Randall Azofeifa
Midfielder Christian Bolaños
Midfielder Walter Centeno
Forward Ronald Gomez
Forward Alvaro Saborío

Substitutions:

Alonso Solis for Try Bennett Grant 46
Gerold Drummond Johnson for Ronald Gomez 76
Allan Aleman for Alvaro Saborío 83

Cards:

Randall Azofeifa 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fausto Gonzalez Sibaja
Goalkeeper Keylor Navas
Defender Allan Aleman
Defender Juan Esquivel
Defender Jose Pablo Fonseca
Defender Reynaldo Parks
Midfielder Pablo Brenes
Midfielder Jose Luis Lopez Ramirez
Midfielder Andres Nunez
Midfielder Saul Phillips Fernandez
Midfielder Alonso Solis
Forward Gerold Drummond Johnson

3 Liverpool

Manager: Rafael Benítez

Goals:

Peter Crouch 3 G
Steven Gerrard 32 G
Peter Crouch 58 G

Starting lineup:

Pepe Reina Goalkeeper
Jamie Carragher Defender
Sami Hyypiä Defender
Josemi Defender
John Arne Riise Defender
Djimi Traore Defender
Steven Gerrard Midfielder
Xabi Alonso Midfielder
Djibril Cissé Forward
Peter Crouch Forward
Mohamed Sissoko Forward

Substitutions:

Florent Sinama-Pongolle for Steven Gerrard 64
Luis García for Sami Hyypiä 72
Dietmar Hamann for Xabi Alonso 79

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek
Defender Steve Finnan
Defender/Midfielder Stephen Warnock
Midfielder Dietmar Hamann
Midfielder/Forward Harry Kewell
Forward Luis García
Forward Morientes
Forward Florent Sinama-Pongolle

Comments:

Liverpool had now created a new club record of keeping a clean sheet in 11 consecutive games in all competitions. The previous record had stood since the 1987-88 season.