FT: MALAYSIA XI 3-6 LIVERPOOL

DATE: Saturday 16 July 2011
KICK OFF: 10:45
VENUE: Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
COMPETITION: Friendly
REFEREE: Unknown
BROADCAST: LFC TV, ESPN

Liverpool won their second pre-season match on Saturday afternoon against a Malaysia XI, and got another goal glut in the process.

It took until the 27th minute to get the first goal, and it was harsh on Malaysia, as Andy Carroll went down easily under a challenge from a defender and the penalty was given. Charlie Adam stepped up to put it away, but it had to be retaken. But Adam made no mistake once again and this time it counted.

But two minutes before half time, Malaysia were level after winning a free kick. Mohd Safiq Rahim stepped up to curl it in, although the wall did not do its job properly, and goalkeeper Brad Jones could have done better.

Once again the Reds sent out a completely different XI for the second half, and the stand out performer was unquestionably Alberto Aquilani. David Ngog got the second goal on 68 minutes following some good footwork, and eventually had a simple tap-in after a defensive calamity by Malaysia.

Two minutes later he also scored the third, as he was put through on goal and smashed it into the net. And five minutes later, Maxi Rodriguez made it four as he slotted in following Emiliano Insua's cross.

But, like against Guangdong, the Reds' defence suffered some lapses in concentration. On 79 minutes, Mohd Sali reduced the deficit with a close range tap in, and scored another three minutes later with a low shot after racing through on goal. And Malaysia threatened to get an unlikely equaliser on more than one occasion.

But Liverpool killed the game off in injury time, as Rodriguez headed in from Dirk Kuyt's cross. And Kuyt himself added the sixth in the fourth minute of stoppage time to wrap it up.

Liverpool hold a training session in Singapore before returning home to continue their pre-season against Hull City next Saturday.


LIVE SCOREBOARD

MALAYSIA XI - 3
Rahim 43'
Mohd Sali 79', 82'

LIVERPOOL - 6
Adam pen 27'
Ngog 68', 70'
Rodriguez 75', 90+1'
Kuyt 90+4'


TEAMS

MALAYSIA XI
Ramli
Ahmad (Ismail 73')
Mohd Shas
Putra
Mahali Jasuli
Subramaniam
Rahim (Ashari 64')
Rohidan (Mohd Sali 41')
Bakhtiar
Yahya (Ramian 39')
Saarani

SUBS: Che Mat, Ismail, Nasril Nourdin, Remeli, Mohd Sali,
Haidi Zainal, Shamsuddin, Muslin Ahmed, Suppiah, Ramian, Ashari, Rizal Fahmi, Shaari.

LIVERPOOL
Jones (Gulacsi 46') (Hansen 80')
Flanagan (Kelly 46')
Carragher (Kyrgiakos 46')
Agger (Wilson 46')
Robinson (Insua 46')
Meireles (Rodriguez 46')
Coady (Kuyt 46')
Spearing (Poulsen 46')
Adam (Aquilani 46')
Cole (Shelvey 46')
Carroll (Ngog 46')

SUBS: Hansen, Gulacsi, Rodriguez, Pacheco, Kyrgiakos, Kuyt, Wilson, Ngog, Poulsen, Shelvey, Kelly, Wisdom, Insua, Aquilani.


LAST MATCHES

MALAYSIA XI
N/A

LIVERPOOL
Sunday 22 May 2011
Barclays Premier League
Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool

HEAD TO HEAD
N/A